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On Monday, September 7, 2015, KIBI’s Academic Year 2015/16 officially began. For the first time there was a ‘Orientation-Week’, time set aside for the students to get all their formal paperwork and registration done without having to miss any classes.  In addition to this, it was also a week full of opportunities to get to…

On September 7, 2015 the new academic year 2015/16 officially started at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute.

To register for the PMC, please fill up on-line registration form. This is a link for the registration >> 

Dear dharma friends around the world! Tashi Delek from KIBI Sangha. We would like to invite you to the annual Public Meditation Course (PMC) at KIBI, to be held from the 24th of December 2015 to the 2nd of January 2016. The course will begin with an introduction to the program and celebration dinner on…

May 31st 2015 marked the first passing away anniversary of The 14th Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche as per the Tibetan calendar. KIBI under the guidance of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, held a special 7-day prayer service in accordance with traditional and spiritual norms of Tibetan Buddhism, to commemorate this solemn occasion and to honor…

According to the Tibetan calendar, Sunday, May 31, 2015, marked the first anniversary of Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche’s passing.  On this day, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, many venerable Rinpoches, respected guests, Lamas, representatives from monasteries and dharma centres around the world, ordained sangha, and lay devotees gathered to mark this solemn occasion with an…

Time: 3 to 5PM Date: Sunday, 31st of May 2015 Venue: Main Hall of Karmapa International Buddhist Institute 

In order to help us to prepare for the upcoming one year Commemoration Ceremony of Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche at KIBI, please fill in the registration form at the following link:

We are happy to announce that the one-year anniversary ceremony of the passing away of His Holiness Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche will be held at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (KIBI) in New Delhi, India from the 31st of May to 8th of June. This ceremony will be led by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje. 

On the birthday of H.H. the Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje, KIBI together with millions of disciples all over the world, joined in the making of oceans of aspirations, on this most auspicious day of veneration and aspirations. 

About a thousand devotees from the Himalayas, India and the rest of the world congregated at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute in New Delhi, to dedicate the Buddha Purnima observances to Nepal in the presence of dignities of the Nepal government. The event was presided by H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje. On…

The annual Karmapa Public Course (KPC) at KIBI has now drawn to close. In total, around 400 students from centres all around the world associated with Karmapa attended the course.

On the United Nations International Day of Happiness, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa gave a talk on the Buddhist understanding of Happiness.

The Karmapa Public Course-2015 has commenced and is off to a successful start with over 350 people attending the teachings and a day of rich introductions to the various topics of the program.

Presided over by H.H. the Gyalwa Karmapa Thaye Dorje, KIBI observed the commemorations of two important spiritual events today with Feast Offerings, prayer ceremonies, collective aspirations and concluded by a 1000 butter lamp offerings. The commemorations were twofold: Today is one of the most auspicious day in the Buddhist calendar of Chotrul Duchen (Great Day…

International Women’s Day is celebrated to honor the dedication, achievements and devotion of women and signifies their importance in our society.

KIBI observed the first day of the ‘Losar’, the lunar new year that ushered in the Year of the Wood Sheep in a series of sacred ceremonies led by His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje.

On February 19th KIBI will host an event for Losar, the Tibetan New Year. 

The public are warmly invited to a number of upcoming events at Karmapa International Buddhist Institute.

Dear Dharma friends everywhere! It is our pleasure to announce that you can still register for the upcoming Karmapa Public Course, which will take place in Delhi from the 16th to the 21st of March. Registration will be closed on the 15th of February.

Monday the 26th of January 2015 is the Republic Day of India, a National Holiday. We are happy to invite you to participate in our holiday program.  

Prof. Sempa Dorje has dedicated his whole life towards study, teaching and composition of books in various Buddhist fields, including literature and translation work.

Gyalwa Karmapa’s Public Talk has been postponed to 26th of January, 4 pm. His Holiness has decided to coincide this program with India’s Republic Day and include prayers for the betterment of this Nation. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this change in schedule.

Dear friends, please join us for the Spring Semester 2015 Welcome Ceremony, that will take place in KIBI on Sunday, 11.01.2015.

On 2nd January, we completed the third Public Meditation Course in KIBI. We are elated to see more and more Dharma friends appreciating the course.