29 December 2014 Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya, The Sutra in Three Sections During the first session His Holiness gave a short teaching on this prayer, before it was recited as part of the thirteenth section–Confession of Wrongdoing–of the Twenty Branch Monlam. This prayer is used particularly for confession and purification following transgressions... read more →
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The Gift of Pure Intention: Gyalwang Karmapa Thanks the Guru Sevakas As the Monlam expands into a major festival, the infrastructure grows with it. This year there are twelve thousand people attending from fifty countries. Currently four hundred volunteers are divided into twenty teams to provide the infrastructure: cleaning, serving... read more →
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29 December, 2014-12-30 Monlam Pavilion Clusters of people were already making their way through the security check, when His Holiness arrived at the Monlam Pavilion for the first session of the 32nd Monlam at just turned 5.00am. A new concrete road, laid specially for the International Buddhist Conclave, held at... read more →
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Vows in a New Light Day 1 Session 1 26 December, 2014 Monlam Pavilion In his Foreword to the new translation of The Torch of True Meaning, the Karmapa writes: Many people, when they hear of the highest stages of Dharma study and practice, such as "emptiness" or "mahamudra" want to... read more →
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25 December, 2014 Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya, After five glorious days of transmissions the participants are treated to one final empowerment, specially requested by the Gyalwang Karmapa. In the afternoon session on the final day, Kyabje Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche offers the Vajrasattva empowerment, bringing the “Knowing One Frees All” empowerments to... read more →
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December 24, 2014 Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya In the chill of the late afternoon, the Pavilion is surrounded by the warm light of candles, tracing the edges of the roof above, and below, the curving lines of the walls around the offering hearths. Across the fields, the walls of the main... read more →
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The Many Forms of Tara Day Two: The Initiations of ‘Knowing One Frees All’ Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya 21 December, 2014 At 5.30am His Holiness’ car left Tergar Monastery, its headlights cutting through the early morning fog, as he made his way to the Monlam Pavilion to begin the preparations for this... read more →