January 1, 2014 - Bodhgaya. For most people the first day of 2014 was a holiday, but the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s day was filled with a range of activities combining duty, social activism and ritual. It began with a Massed... read more →
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December 27, 2013 Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya, India In the main shrine hall of Tergar Monastery, a large chair with a curving back covered in luminous white silk has been placed in front of the Buddha. His Holiness the Karmapa has taken his seat there to witness and participate in today's... read more →
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As one of the major events of the upcoming 31st Kagyu Monlam Chenmo prayer gathering, on 10 January 2014 the Gyalwang Karmapa will lead a historic performance of the Guru Chöwang Tse Chu lama dance in Bodhgaya. The day-long event heralds the revival of the unique Tsurphu tradition of the... read more →
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5 December 2013 – Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya On the anniversary of the parinirvana of the great First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa led several special celebratory events in the holy place of Bodhgaya. After continuing the scheduled Kagyu Gunchö program in the morning, in the afternoon the... read more →
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3 December, 2013 - Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya. The 17th Kagyu Gunchoe - Winter Debates began this year on December 3rd at Tergar Monastery in Bodhgaya, India. The daily schedule includes debates during the morning and in the afternoon, the Karmapa's teaching on a text by the Eighth Karmapa, Mikyö Dorje,... read more →
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30 November 2013 – Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya Gyalwang Karmapa today celebrated Mingyur Rinpoche’s 38th birthday by leading the monks of Tergar monastery in a dedicated long-life Tsedrup puja. The sound of gyaling horns echoed down the stairwells from the roof of Tergar monastery, heralding the Gyalwang Karmapa’s arrival as he... read more →
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24 November, 2013 - Martam Sikkim. On Lhabab Düchen, the 24th November, 2013, Kyabje Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche led the prayers and blessing ceremonies to inaugurate Drub De Yid Wong Sam Ten Ling, the new Dharma Chakra Centre retreat centre at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim. He also offered prayers during the... read more →
