May 22

The Gyalwang Karmapa Teaches Meditation on the Breath

May 21, 2016 -Geneva, Switzerland The stage at the Theater of Geneva had been transformed into a stunning shrine, brilliant in color yet intimate and warm in feeling. The back of the stage was hung with tall scroll paintings of the Buddha flanked by Avalokiteshvara and the Medicine Buddha while... read more →
May 21

The Gyalwang Karmapa Visits Nyingma Dharma Center

May 20, 2016 -Lausanne, Switzerland Today the Gyalwang Karmapa traveled northeast to Lausanne along the Lake of Geneva with its vistas of snowy peaks. His destination was the Nyingma Dharma center of Namkha Rinpoche, Thegchok Ling, a part of his Rigdzin Community that organized the Karmapa’s visit to Switzerland. Tucked... read more →
May 19

The Gyalwang Karmapa Arrives in Europe for His Third Visit

18 May 2016 -Geneva, Switzerland During the late afternoon the Gyalwang Karmapa touched down for the first time at the Geneva airport in southern Switzerland with its soaring Alps. The Karmapa was formally received by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, President of Karmapa Foundation Europe, Ngodup Dorjee, the representative of His Holiness... read more →
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Mar 24

The Gyalwang Karmapa Leads Three Days of Puja in Sarnath

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 →
Mar 23