This is the link where the chinese teaching is live webcasting: http://www.karmapa-video.blogspot.com/
Jan
03
Jan
02
Thursday January 2, 2009 On the last morning of the teachings Gyalwang Karmapa conferred the Bodhisattva Vow and spoke about developing bodhichitta. He began by detailing the necessary conditions when taking the Bodhisattva Vow. First came motivation and then there needed to be a support - either a human, a... read more →
Jan
01
Thursday 1st January 2009 His Holiness made a surprise visit to the Mahabodhi Stupa as guest-of-honour at an inter-faith prayer meeting, under the bodhi tree, where a small crowd was gathered, mainly Indian sangha, local schoolchildren, and representatives of the faith communities in Bodh Gaya. A few Tibetans and Westerners... read more →
Jan
01
Wednesday 31st December, 2008 These teachings, sponsored and organized by the Hwa-Yue Foundation from Taiwan, are the third in a series of teachings entitled: Lineage Practice Teachings. More than one thousand five hundred people filled the main assembly hall at Tergar Monastery to listen to His Holiness deliver the teachings... read more →
Jan
01
Thursday January 1, 2009 The morning session was devoted to the Refuge Vow, which was given in Tibetan, Chinese and Korean. His Holiness began by explaining the meaning of refuge and why we needed a refuge. First he pointed out that from the time of our birth until our death... read more →
Dec
26
Friday 26th December, 2008 His Holiness Karmapa graciously accepted an invitation from the Root Institute, the F.P.M.T. Dharma centre in Bodh Gaya, and addressed the staff and a general audience which included a group who were about to undertake a short retreat course on the Bodhisattva Vow. His Holiness was... read more →
Dec
25
Before returning to Tergar Monastery, His Holiness visited the Royal Bhutanese Monastery in order to check on progress in making the Kagyu Monlam torma (butter sculptures). This year a film crew from US is making a documentary about the unique Tibetan tradition of butter sculptures, so His Holiness drew the... read more →
