April 4, 2014 - New Delhi, India The International Buddhist Confederation invited the Gyalwang Karmapa to give a day of teachings on Milarepa, the great Tibetan yogi, in the lovely and intimate theater of the Sri Sathya Sai International Center. On the stage, a painting of Milarepa hung behind the... read more →
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Sarnath, Varanasi, March 21, 2014 On the beautiful full moon day of March 16, five days of long life practice (tsedrup) for the Gyalwang Karmapa began at Vajra Vidya Institute in Sarnath, India. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, lamas are often requested to remain in the life for a long... read more →
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15 March 2014 – Vajra Vidya Monastery, Sarnath After resting well for the past few weeks, in a sign of his steadily improving health the Gyalwang Karmapa presided over the first session of an annual Milarepa puja at Vajra Vidya Monastery. The day marked the parinirvana anniversary of Milarepa, Tibet’s... read more →
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12 March 2014, – Vajra Vidya Monastery, Sarnath Four days after the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, as so many people wait, distressed and puzzled, to discover the fate of the passengers, His Holiness held a candlelight vigil at Vajra Vidya Institute in Sarnath, to make prayers for the... read more →
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9 March, 2014 - Vajra Vidhya Institute, Sarnath On the occasion of Kyabje Jamgon Tai Situ Rinpoche's 60th birthday, His Holiness Karmapa, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, monastics and lay practitioners gathered on the lawn in front of Vajra Vidya Institute in Sarnath to celebrate with long life prayers for Tai Situ... read more →
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6 March 2014 – Vajra Vidya Monastery, Sarnath In the fresh warmth of an early spring afternoon, just a few days into the Tibetan new year, more than five hundred people crowded into the Vajra Vidya Monastery shrine room eager to hear the Gyalwang Karmapa’s words of wisdom. For days... read more →
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2 March 2014 – Vajra Vidya Monastery, Sarnath A week after his arrival in the holy Buddhist town of Sarnath the Gyalwang Karmapa enjoyed Losar, or Tibetan New Year, with his main tutor Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. It was standing-room-only inside Vajra Vidya Monastery’s main shrine hall on the morning of... read more →
