Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, will lead the 2019 Kagyu Monlam, which will take place from 15-21 December 2019. Karmapa will lead prayers for the benefit of all sentient beings, and will be joined by thousands of students, nuns, monks and other venerables at the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya, India. The […]

Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, has confirmed that he will be visiting Europe Center during their Summer Course at the beginning of August, and Dhagpo Kagyu Ling in late September 2019. The programme at Europe Center, Germany, will take place from 2 to 4 August 2019, and will include a welcoming ceremony […]

Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, and Sangyumla Rinchen Yangzom, are delighted to introduce their newborn son Thugsey to you all today.   The photos were taken during a private visit to Dhagpo Kagyu Ling in France, where Karmapa and his family were welcomed by Jigme Rinpoche, Karmapa’s General Secretary; Gendun Rinchen, Yangsi […]

Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, and his wife Sangyumla Rinchen Yangzom, are delighted to announce the birth of their first child, a boy, on the new moon of 11th August 2018, in France. Sangyumla and the baby are in good health. Karmapa says, ‘Sangyumla and I are overjoyed to announce the birth […]

We are delighted to share the news that Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa and his wife Sangyumla announced that they are expecting their first child. Karmapa married his childhood friend Sangyumla Rinchen Yangzom in March last year, in a private ceremony in Delhi. In a message on his website, Karmapa says that his […]