June 20 to 21, 2009: Gyalwa Karmapa visits Ulan Ude

Ulan Ude, June 2013
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Arrival in Ulan Ude, Welcoming Ceremony in the Karma Kagyu Center 
Ulan Ude, June 2041
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Visit of Ivolginsky Datsan, Meeting with Hambo Lama 
Ulan Ude, June 2024
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Guru Rinpoche Empowerment at MUP “KSK” 
Ulan Ude, June 2112
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Departure to Vladivostok. Meeting Buddhists from Chita. 

Photos: Thule G. Jug and Gunhild Jug

 

 

  • 2009-06-20:

    • Arrival from Irkutsk

    • TV-Interview at the Baikal Plaza Hotel

    • Welcoming Reception at the Karma Kagyu Center

    • Visit of Ivolginsky Datsan

    • Meeting with Hambo Lama

    • Guru Rinpoche Empowerment at MUP “KSK”, 1100 people

  • 2009-06-21:

    • Departure for a 3-day Tour on the Trans-Siberian Railway to Vladivostok

    • Late Night in Chita: Blessing members of the Buddhist Center from Chita at the Railway Station

 

On June 20, the Gyalwa Karmapa was given a warm welcome at the railway station of Ulan-Ude.

After a press conference at the Baikal Plaza Hotel, Gyalwa Karmapa was received at the local Karma Kagyu Buddhist Center. Folk Music of the Buryats in traditional clothes was performed and as at centres, the people from Ulan-Ude presented their activities to Gyalwa Karmapa and his entourage.

 

The Gyalwa Karmapa next visited the Ivolginsky Datsan, the oldest and biggest Buddhist temple in Russia and the most important one in the Buryat Republic. Representatives of the monastery welcomed Gyalwa Karmapa and his group and guided them through the place. The Buryats who have their roots in Mongolia are traditionally Buddhists.

 

The Hambo-Lama, the highest Lama in this area welcomed Gyalwa Karmapa at an open field where a traditional wrestling competition took place – the visit of a high Lama at such an occasion is seen as very auspicious. Afterwards, the Hambo-Lama served the Gyalwa Karmapa tea and traditional food in a Yurt.

 

In the evening the Gyalwa Karmapa gave a Guru Rinpoche Empowerment and the Bodhisattva Vows to 1100 people at the MUP “KSK” in Ulan-Ude. Many Buryats joined the empowerment and showed their great respect to the Gyalwa Karmapa. Some visitors came all to way from Mongolia to attend the ceremony.

 

On June 21, the Karmapa’s journey continued on the Trans-Siberian Railway to Vladivostok, the most Far East point of the trip. The organisers of the tour did a wonderful job – for three days and nights they took exceptional care of Gyalwa Karmapa and his entourage. At some of the stops, Buddhist disciples awaited the Karmapa’s arrival to receive his blessing and provided his entourage freshly cooked food.

 

During a short stop in Chita, Gyalwa Karmapa blessed members of the local Karma Kagyu Center who had come to the railway station in the middle of the night to greet him.

 

Report: Gunhild Jug and Julia Vorotnikova

 

 

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