His Holiness Karmapa to Visit the
United States in May
The Karmapa's Office of Administration joyfully announces that His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, will visit the United States from May 15 through June 2, 2008. In late February, we received confirmation from the Government of India via Mr. Tempa Tsering, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi and Cabinet Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, and Mr. Tashi Wangdi, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Americas. The formal announcement is linked here.
Schedule of the tour in the United States
May 15 through June 2, 2008
Click on the image below to go to the announcement of His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa's preliminary travel schedule in the United States, which has been released by the Karmapa's Office of Administration, United States:
This schedule is being provided for travel and vacation days planning. Since confirmation of the trip was only recently received, the schedule currently being made available is necessarily preliminary and subject to change. The final confirmed schedule will be posted by our office as soon as as possible.
Venerable Tenga Rinpoche
Teaching HH Karmapa
18th March,2008. As requested by Tsurphu Labrang (Karmapa's Office of Administration) Dorlob Tenga Rinpoche arrived at Gyuto on March 18, Rinpoche will teach His Holiness from 20th March Tam-din Lha-nga, Gye-dor Lha-nga, Dolma Lha-nga, Phag-mo Lha-nga and De-chog Lha-nga daily at 5 pm to 6:30 pm. - Tashi Paljor
HE Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche
Teaching HH Karmapa
As requested by Tsurphu Labrang (Karmapa's Office of Administration) His Eminence Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche arrived at Gyuto Monastery on 11th of March, from the 14th of March 2008 the oral transmission of Shang-pae Ser-choe which is from the Shangpa Kagyu Lineage and teaching of Choe-nyi Nam-je composed by Mipham Rinpoche, His Holiness receives the teaching every morning from 6 to 8 am from His Eminence. - Tashi Paljor
The Karmapa Returns
to Gyuto Ramoche Temple
 2 March 2008: The Gyalwang Karmapa concluded his visit to Mindrolling Monastery at the end of the third week parinirvana of His Holiness Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche. In the afternoon of March 2d, His Holiness arrived back in Gyuto monastery. From 5th to 12th March, the Gyalwang Karmapa will be attending the Sang-wa-duepa teachings in Dharamsala from His Holiness Dalai Lama. More
Final ceremonies for the parinirvana of HH Mindrolling Rinpoche, with His Holiness Karmapa in the lead
His Holiness on Tour in Deradhun
29 February 2008:
During the stay at Mindrolling monastery in Dehradun, numerous area monasteries requested the visit and blessing of the Gyalwang Karmapa, and the Karmapa complied by touring numerous institutions in the area. More
HH Karmapa at HH XIth Mindrolling Parinirvana Ceremonies
23rd February, 2008:
His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa arrived at Mindrolling Monastery in Dehradhun for the third week paranirvana puja of the His Holiness the XIth Mindrolling Trichen Jurme Kunzang Wangyal, Rinpoche, the head of the Nyigmapa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The Karmapa will preside over the Gyawa Gyatso puja from 24th February. It will last for one week, in the Lhabab Choe-ten shrine hall of Mindrolling Monastery. More then 20 monks have specially come from Rumtek to assist His Holiness in performing the puja. More
His Holiness Performs a Smoke Offering Puja on February 14 in Dharamsala more
His Holiness Celebrates New Year in Dharamsala
7th February, 2008 begins the Tibetan New Year (Losar) and is the inception of 2135, the Earth Mouse Year, according to Tibetan Calendar. The Gyalwang Karmapa celebrated his Losar at Gyuto Ramoche Monastery in Dharamsala. In the morning of Losar, His Holiness presided over prayer at the main shrine hall. All the monks of Gyuto, staff of Tsurphu Labrang and many devotees attended the prayer. More
Offering a mandala to His Holiness Gyalwang Karmapa during Losar on February 7, 2008
His Holiness, in Sarnath, Leads Prayers and Teaches Reliance on the Mind
14-21 January, 2008: The Gyalwang Karmapa visited the Central Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath on January 14 and 16. He was greeted by the director, Prof. Geshe Ngawang Samten and the director, faculty, workers, and exchange students from abroad offered His Holiness khatas. His Holiness gave a talk on relying on the mind rather than becoming overly dependent on technology.
On January 15, His Holiness visited Dhamekh Stupa, which commemorates where the Buddha began teaching the dharma. He led Khenchen Yongzin Thrangu Rinpoche and the monks of the Vajra Vidya Institute in the monlam prayer. The Karmapa subsequently left Sarnath for Delhi, and returned to his temporary camp near Dharamsala on 21 January.
Developing Mental Peace and Happiness in a Technological Age
10 January, 2008: Visiting the Alice Project in Varanasi, His Holiness discussed the importance of mental peace and happiness in our technological age. More
His Holiness in Varanasi
3-6 January, 2008: At Vajra Vidhya Monastic complex in Varanasi, Thrangu Rinpoche's headquarters in Uttar Pradesh, a Tenshug ceremony was held for His Holiness and the Karmapa performed an Amitabha ceremony. More
His Holiness Creates a Logo for the Environment
28-29 December, 2007: The Karmapa gave an important speech on the environment and explained the 25th Anniversary Monlam logo in his concluding speech in Bodhgaya for this year. A transcript is now available at the linked page. Also available is a transcript of His Holiness' concluding talk to organizers and participants in Bodhgaya on December 28th. Transcripts
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