His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa will give a 4 day teaching at the Vajra Vidya Institute in Sarnath, India. Starting on February 6th thru February 9th, the leader of the Karma Kagyu school, will teach on his predecessor's, the 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje's text, Aspiration of the Mahamudra of Definitive Meaning.

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Video of the teaching with Tibetan, Chinese and English will be available with 1 or 2 day's delay on this site.

Gyalwang Karmapa Arrives at Vajravidya Institute in Sarnath
Sarnath, Varanasi

  Formally concluding the Bodhgaya leg of his winter tour, His Holiness departed the holy site of Buddha’s enlightenment just after mid-day and set out for Sarnath, repeating the journey Buddha Shakyumuni himself took after his enlightenment in order to teach his first circle of disciples to set the wheel of Dharma in motion.

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Gyalwang Karmapa Receives Disciples on Eve of Departure from Bodhgaya

Bodhgaya, India


 On the eve of their departure from Bodhgaya after the teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, over 1,500 disciples attended a public audience granted by the Gyalwang Karmapa at Tergar Monastery. Gyalwang Karmapa offered an oral transmission and words of advice on putting His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings into practice. He spoke in Tibetan and Chinese to the large gathering, comprised predominantly of Tibetan and Bhutanese, with many international students in attendance as well.

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Gyalwang Karmapa Attends Long Life Puja for His Holiness Dalai Lama;
Receives White Tara Initiation


 Gyalwang Karmapa received a White Tara initiation and attended a long-life puja for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The initiation and puja marked the conclusion of a series of teachings offered by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to a large gathering in Bodhgaya. Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche was also present, as were the Ganden Tri Rinpoche and many other high lamas.

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Gyalwang Karmapa Receives Teachings from His Holiness Dalai Lama


 Bodh Gaya, India


Gyalwang Karmapa is currently attending teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodhgaya. From January 5 through 9, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is conferring the teachings to a crowd of over 30,000 devotees from across the Himalayan region as well
as worldwide.

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Gyalwang Karmapa’s Play of Life of Milarepa Performed in Bodhgaya



After three years of reading the biography of Milarepa to Kagyu Monlam attendees, two hours at a time, His Holiness transmitted the entire life of Milarepa in a single, magnificent evening. In what was nothing short of a world-class theatrical event, approximately 12,000 people turned out and many viewers were watching live online to view a play of Milarepa’s life created by His Holiness and performed by actors from the Tibetan Institute for the Performing Arts (TIPA). Adding the title of playwright to a list of accomplishments that already seems impossibly diverse, Gyalwang Karmapa himself composed the script for the six-act play.  Over the past months, His Holiness has also overseen stage design, rehearsed actors in his temporary residence in Gyuto and generally provided creative direction at all stages of the production. According to TIPA, this was the largest theatrical event in Tibetan history.

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Day Eight – 27th Kagyu Monlam Comes to a Rousing Conclusion



The tremendous efforts undertaken by organizers seeking to fulfill His Holiness’ vast vision for this year’s monlam came to their fullest fruition today, as the 27th Kagyu Monlam drew to a joyful close. From early morning until the deep chill of the night, thousands of disciples who had gathered from all corners of the planet spent the final day of 2009 in the presence of His Holiness. During the first session of the day, students were able to receive Mahayana sojong vows directly from His Holiness, who began by reminding students of the great purpose of taking such vows.

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