Welcome to The Karmapa Documentary Project
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A Project to document the life of H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje
Welcome to the website of The Karmapa Documentary Project.
The life of H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje is documented with photos and videos since 1994.
Enjoy following his activities with us.
News:
Teachings and Empowerments of Gyalwa Karmapa in KIBI, March 10 - 11, 2010
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After the end of this year's study course, during two days (from March 10 to 11) the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa will be giving teachings and initiations at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (KIBI) in New Delhi, India.
This extraordinary event marks the end of the KIBI term, but is also open to practitioners who have not participated in the study course. The subject of the teaching will be Nagarjuna's "Letter to a Friend" (continuation of last year's teaching), and Gyalwa Karmapa will be giving the initiations of Manjushri, White Tara and Marpa.
For more information, visit www.kibi-edu.org
New Delhi, December 5 - 6: Celebration of KIBI’s twentieth anniversary
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On December 5, devotees from many different parts of the world gathered to celebrate the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute´s twentieth anniversary.
Gyalwa Karmapa and Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche were present for the occasion, and many devotees went to meet them and receive their blessing.
See pictures and read a report here.
November 27 to December 3, 2009: Gyalwa Karmapa and Kunzig Shamarpa at the Kagyu Monlam in Bodh Gaya, India
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The Kagyu Monlam 2009
Once again this year, between November 27 and December 3, the Kagyu Monlam was held at the holy site of Bodh Gaya. Approximately 5,000 practitioners gathered to join in this outstanding event.
As during previous Monlams, the practices were led by Gyalwa Karmapa and Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche. Other distinguished participants included forty incarnate lamas (tulkus), as well as many other high-ranking and accomplished practitioners from various parts of the world.
Read a report here.
June 9 to 26, 2009: Gyalwa Karmapa visited Russia for the First Time
- June 9 to 11: St. Petersburg
- June 11-14: Kalmykia, Elista
- June 15-17: Moscow
- June 18-19: Sibiria, Irkutsk
- June 20-21: Sibiria, Ulan Ude
- June 24-26: Sibiria, Vladivostok
- June 26: Moscow
See our reports here:
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The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje visited Europe from June to August 2009
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Thousands of people came to meet Gyalwa Karmapa in 11 countries.
See the program and our reports here.
New DVD Release!
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From Youth to Mastery - Glimpses of the 17th Karmapa’s Life
The Karmapas, whose line of reincarnations dates back to the 12th century, have always been among the most outstanding masters in Tibetan Buddhism. This film affords an insight into the Karmapa’s life from 1994 to 2008.
For detailed information, check it out here!
For video preview, click here.
For video order, click here.
Gyalwa Karmapa's Teaching and Empowerments in KIBI, March 4 - 10, 2009
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The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinle Thaye Dorje, who had just returned from his spectacular travel to Hong Kong, offered again a week-long course with teachings and empowerment for an audience of international students at his Karmapa International Buddhist Institute, New Delhi.
For more details, see report and pictures here.
Gyalwa Karmapa visited Hong Kong, 2009
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H.H. the 17th Karmpa Trinley Thaye Dorje visited Hong Kong for his first time 28 years after the visit of H.H the 16th Karmapa. His Holiness was delightfully received by thousands of people during his stay in Hong Kong from Feb 3 to 16, 2009.
For more details, see report and pictures here.
Copyright:
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No copying, printing, publishing of any kind without permission.
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