Setting the Scene - Early Morning, Tergar Monastery Session One : Sunday AM The following summary of the morning’s teachings is based on Ringu Trulku Rinpoche’s translation from Tibetan into English, except where the Gyalwang Karmapa spoke directly in English. The teachings should have begun promptly at nine o’clock. Gyalwang... read more →
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December 22, 2009 - Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya 2nd Annual Teaching for Foreign Students: Day 3 An extraordinary series of teachings by the Gyalwang Karmapa drew to its reluctant close today, as His Holiness completed the oral transmission of Nagarjuna’s "Letter to a Friend" (Suhrllekha) and selected verses for which he... read more →
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December 22, 2009 - Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya This afternoon, in the packed assembly hall of Tergar Monastery, His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa formally launched www.khoryug.com, a Tibetan and English-language website dedicated to environmental protection. The website offers educational resources on environmental protection, news on environmental projects underway in Kagyu monasteries... read more →
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December 21, 2009 - Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya 2nd Annual Teaching for Foreign Students: Day 2 An audience approaching 2,000 people shared four extraordinary hours today with His Holiness, as the teachings on Nagarjuna’s "Letter to a Friend" continued into their second day. His Holiness’ exceptional range as a teacher was... read more →
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December 18, 2009 - Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya His Holiness was requested to attend the 8th Jonang Monlam and to lead the prayer ceremonies. At the Jonang Monlam entrance gate, His Holiness was welcomed by Khen Rinpoche Choe-kyi Nangpa Chog of the Jonang Tradition. His Holiness was escorted to the main... read more →
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December 18, 2009 - Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya 2nd Annual Teaching for Foreign Students: Day 1 Today His Holiness began his long-awaited annual teachings for foreign students. For three days at Tergar Monastery in Bodhgaya, His Holiness will be giving a commentary on Nagarjuna’s "Letter to a Friend"- a text mainly... read more →
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December 13, 2009 - Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya At His Holiness’ request, this year’s Winter Debate Session includes a five-day conference entirely devoted to the vinaya, or monastic discipline. In preparation for the event, in the fall of this year, each of the Kagyu monasteries had sent delegates to Dharamsala for... read more →
