Today we are happy to bring you the sixth episode in the new Podcast series containing selected talks and teachings by His Holiness the 17th Karmapa. This episode is from the Karmapa's recent visit to the Root Institute in Bodhgaya. His Holiness has been visiting the center for years to... read more →
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23 March 2016—Vajra Vidya Institute, Sarnath, India From March 21, the day after the Gyalwang Karmapa arrived in Sarnath from Bodh Gaya, he began pujas in the radiant shrine hall of Vajra Vidya Institute. Also in attendance was its abbot and great scholar, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. Two hundred monks and... read more →
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21 March 2016 —Vajra Vidya Institute, Sarnath, India From March 21 to 24, the Gyalwang Karmapa convened a conference for representatives from his environmental organization known as Khoryug (Tibetan for environment). Over sixty monks and nuns came from 55 monasteries and nunneries from across the Himalayan region. Along with a... read more →
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20th March, 2016 - Sarnath: His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje will convene the 7th Khoryug Conference for Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries and Nunneries on the topic of Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction tomorrow. Lasting from the 21st of March to the 24th of March, the conference will be... read more →
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15 March, 2016 -Bodh Gaya, India Noting that he had been coming to Root Institute for many years, the Gyalwang Karmapa greeted everyone warmly and said that it would be good to have a question and answer session. Question: Your Holiness, Sometimes when you do a lot of practice, you... read more →
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10 March, 2016 -Tergar Monastery, Bodh Gaya, India This year the Winter Debates lasted for fifteen days and encompassed a wonderful variety of ways to train the mind and deepen understanding. In addition to daily meditation, there were traditional debates on the philosophical positions of the Vaibhashika and Sautrantika Schools... read more →
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8 March, 2016 -Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya. On the morning of March 8, His Holiness the Karmapa walked from Tergar over to the Pavilion where he met with Padma Shri V. R. Metha(Executive President of BMVSS) and Ms. Mohini Daljeet Singh( CEO of Max India Foundation). Together they toured the virtual... read more →