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May 6, 2017.  Today was an extraordinary day of celebrations at K.I.B.I. as we marked both the 34th birthday of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje and the graduation of six students from the B.A. program.  Congratulations to Karen Franco, Olga Maksimova, Stephane Richards, Coralie Maurel Santini, Kelsang Sherpa, and Zsuzsanna Venczel! During the…

On March 30th 2017, led by Professor Sempa Dorje, a group of monks went to the National Association for the Blind in South Delhi.

Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Eva Seegers, from University of Hamburg, who gave a lecture about stupas. She started out by introducing different kinds of stupas and then moved on to two particular ones in Eastern Tibet. The audience could feel her enthusiasm, knowledge and engagement for the topic and it was…

Tomorrow we have the great fortune to welcome Dr. Eva Seegers who will share her vast knowledge during this lecture named: The Stupas of ‘Princess’ Wencheng Gongzhu: A comparative Study on Two Ancient Terrace Stupas in Khams.  The lecture will give the audience a general introduction to stupas and then focus on two particular stupas…

On Friday March 17, 2017, the annual Karmapa Public Course concluded with an empowerment and garden dinner. There were nearly 500 registered participants from 46 nations who benefited from the vast knowledge of our teachers. His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa bestowed two empowerments, Chenrezig and Amitayus, and taught for the fourth consecutive year from…

Yesterday morning the annual Karmapa Public Course began. With about 500 participants KIBI was vibrating with activity from early morning. His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa had decided to start the course yesterday because it was one of the four most important days of the year “The day of miracles” or Chotrul Duchen in Tibetan.…

For several years monks from Karmapa International Buddhist Institute have been invited to participate in an inter-faith prayer on International Women’s Day, and this year the tradition continued. Different religions were present at this occasion all offering prayers for peace and equanimity.  The program started out with the Guest of Honor, Mr. Derk Segaar, Director…

Yesterday Losar was celebrated at KIBI. All gathered and welcomed His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa in the morning and then attended the special Losar ceremony with traditional Mandala offerings. This particular part of the ceremony was lead by Professor Sempa Dorje and followed by lamas, khenpos and monks. In a later part of this ceremony…

In preparations for the Tibetan New Year, Losar, in the sign of the female fire bird, the KIBI monks have been cleaning the lhakang (meditation hall) and putting up thangkas of former lineage masters and keeping the central place for one depicting Mahakala. Thursday morning at 7 AM monks, staff and students gathered to begin…

Sunday February 12th a pilgrimage group, bound for Bhutan and Nepal, had the great pleasure to be received by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa. The group, with 44 participants from Europe and North and South America received teachings on how a pilgrimage tour can develop our practice and change the way we see ordinary…

Women’s health care in the medical literature of Tibet, focusing on pregnancy related advices Wednesday 8th of February 2017, 8 PM   Isabella Würthner, received her M.A. in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies from the University of Vienna and is now writing her PhD at the University of Munich. Her research interests focus on the medical…

Thursday the 26th of January; staff, students and visitors celebrated the 68th Republic Day of India.   All gathered on the roof top in the morning and the Indian flag (Tiraṅgā, meaning tricolor in Hindi) was hoisted. And as tradition calls for the national anthem was sung.   Right after this little celebration we had…

Under the title “Buddha Nature, Different Perspectives”, Dr. Tina Draszczyk will start a three weeks seminar on the 21st of February 2017. 

Dear dharma friends around the world, Once again we warmly invite you to the annual Karmapa Public Course at KIBI. The course will commence on the morning of March 12th and will end with a dinner in the KIBI gardens on March 17th. Teachers and teachings KIBI is pleased to announce that also this year…

The fifth annual Public Meditation Course at KIBI was successfully completed on the morning of January 2, 2017. Many participants reported that they were satisfied with the program and are returning home feeling joyful. His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa gave invaluable teachings and advice. In particular, he emphasized the importance of simplifying dharma practice in…

Spanning 8 full days, the 5th annual Public Meditation Course (PMC5) began this year on Christmas Day and will end on New Year’s Day. The program is based on the three trainings common to all lineages: morality, meditative absorption, and wisdom, which are integrated into the four sessions held each day. Also included in the…

We are very pleased to share the finalized schedule of the upcoming Meditation Course. Download the schedule >>  

On Sunday 20th of November a 16 Arhat Puja was held to celebrate Lha Bab Duchen.

Led by Prof. Sempa Dorje. K.I.B.I.’s monks, students and staff went to pay their last respect for H.H. Jigdal Dagchen of the Sakya lineage at the cremation of his kudung on Friday, 11th of November. The cremation took place on the grounds of the Sakya Heritage Society in South Delhi. 

On 26th of October 2016 a French pilgrimage group led by Lama Tenhor had the wonderful opportunity to meet with His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa. Students, staff and monks from KIBI had the good fortune too, to be invited to listen in on the talk. 

On October 11th 2016, Khenpo Chödrak Thenpel Rinpoche was giving a talk during his brief stay at KIBI. The topic of his lecture was the importance of Buddhist studies. Rinpoche explained how it had been the wish of the 16th Karmapa to create a place like KIBI where Westerners could come and study the Buddhadharma.…

In her lecture “Presentation of a bKa’ brgyud tantric collection of the 19th century: History and sources of the bKa’ brgyuds ngagsmdzod” she spoke about the Kagyü Ngagdzö which was compiled by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye in the 19th Century. The Kagyü Ngagdzö is a compilation of tantric transmissions that were handed down in the…

On October 6th 2016, students and visitors had a great opportunity to listen to a lecture by our visiting teacher Cecile Ducher, who is currently finishing her PhD studies in Paris at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes. 

On September 21st 2016, during the visit of Dr. Rolf Scheuermann of the International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg), KIBI had the pleasure of hosting an evening with a public lecture

Dear Dharma friends,  You are kindly invited to attend the annual Public Meditation Course (PMC16) at KIBI, to be held from December 24th, 2016 to January 2nd, 2017.

84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha is a global non-profit initiative to translate the words of the Buddha and to make them available to everyone.  84000 was born as the result of a historic conference initiated by DzongsarKhyentse Rinpoche and sponsored by the Khyentse Foundation (KF) in 2009, which brought together more than 50 of the world’s…

The Karmapa International Buddhist Society is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2016/2017 Scholarship for returning K.I.B.I. students sponsored by KIBS Europe e.V.. The award winners are chosen by the Selection Committee and are awarded to students who show dedication and diligence to their studies. This year is the very first year of this…

With great pleasure we could bid new and old students welcome to the academic year 2016/2017. We have an exciting year ahead of us, with specially invited guest teachers to lead seminars throughout the year with topics such as ‘The Four Dharmas of Gampopa’ and ‘History of Buddhism in Tibet’. These seminars will be taught…

On the occasion of India’s 70th Independence Day, Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, shares the following message.