On May 19th His Holiness granted the empowerment of Guru Rinpoche, also known as Padmasambhava, the “Lotus-Born”, to a gathering of approximately 1,500 devotees. The preparation for the empowerment started in the morning, with His Holiness and the gathered Rinpoches, lamas and monks performing the puja of Guru Rinpoche.

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In the morning of May 18th Gyalwa Karmapa performed the Red Chenresig Jang Chok, a ritual for the deceased.

In the evening His Holiness transmitted the blessing empowerment of Kubera, a wealth deity. While the practice of all wisdom aspects will ultimately lead to the same absolute result – perfect enlightenment – each one is also associated with certain relative benefits along the path. In the case of Kubera this relative accomplishment is related to the enhancement of wealth.