April 18, 2010
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April 17, 2010 An Appeal from the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa on Behalf of Victims of the Xinghai Earthquake The large earthquake in Yushu County, Xinghai Province, has caused great loss of life and injured many people. To date the death toll has risen above 1000 and the number of those... read more →
Apr
14
April 14, 2010 I was extremely saddened to hear of the catastrophic loss of human life and the severe destruction caused by the recent earthquake in the region of Yushu in Tso-ngön [Qinghai Province]. I am now leading a group of Kagyü monasteries in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and other areas... read more →
Apr
08
April 8, 2010 The Kagyu Office regrets to inform everyone that the proposed visit of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa to Europe in May/June 2010 has had to be cancelled, due to circumstances beyond our control. We hope that this will be a temporary setback and that His Holiness... read more →
Mar
27
March 27, 2010 - Dharamsala This beginning of the 15th Shoton festival, an annual celebration of Tibetan Opera (Lhamo), was blessed and inaugurated by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. The event opened at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala on 27th March, 2010. His... read more →
Mar
12
March 12, 2010 - Gyuto His Holiness presided over the two-day Tantric Dialectical Examination of Gyuto Tantric University. The examination is held every three years. In the presence of His Holiness and Khenpos, over 70 Geshe Lharimpas who have completed their studies of the four classes of tantra: Kriya Tantra,... read more →
Mar
04
March 4, 2010 - Gyuto At 7 am this morning, His Holiness bestowed the inaugural prayers for the appointment of new office bearers who have now been assigned to look after the different sections of Karmapa's Office of Administration (Tsurphu Labrang). The prayer was attended by both Chagzoes, Ngodup Palzom.... read more →