Tag: Gyalwa Karmapa
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Charitable events in January 2017
On January 12th 2017, Karmapa International Buddhist Society had organized a charitable activity distributing 221 woolen blankets and old clothes to poor people living in the streets in South Delhi. People were very thankful for these items as winters can be quite cold in Delhi with night temperatures dropping to freezing point. The event took…
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H.H.17th Karmapa Visits the Mewar Institute, Ghaziabad U.P.
Staff and students of Karmapa International Buddhist Institute are invited by the Mewar Institute, Ghaziabad U.P. India on Wednesday the 25th of February to celebrate the collaboration and union of the two institutes of education.
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The Opening Ceremony of KIBI’s Degree Course in Buddhist Studies
September 15, 2014 has become one of the most remarkable days for KIBI. Although the academic course of KIBI started in 2013, the BA course in Buddhist studies started this year, thanks to the great efforts of many parties.
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An open appeal: the spiritual and historical legacy of Kunzig Shamarpa and Nepal
The spiritual connection between Kunzig Shamarpa and Nepal is a long-standing historical legacy dating back to centuries of established ‘karmic’ bonds. The genesis of Shamarpa, as the Red Hat lama of Tibet, originated in the 10th century in his birth as a Nepali citizen named Kumar Gupth born in Patan, Kathmandu. Kumar Gupth received many…
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Mahayana Sojong Retreat
Blessed by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje and led by Venerable Dupsing Rinpoche, the Sojong retreat commenced today on a full moon day (15th day of the lunar month) in most auspicious circumstances. At 5:30 am, His Holiness administered Refuge Vows to 6 new students to enable them to fully participate…
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Venerable Dupsing Rinpoche joined the Sojong Retreat at KIBI
Venerable Dupsing Rinpoche, under the auspices of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje, addressed the students on the eve of the Sojong Retreat at the Karmapa International Institute (KIBI) today. The Sojong Retreat begins on 28th November and lasts till 4th December and is the culminating week of the one month KIBI…
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Closing Ceremony of KIBI Translator’s Course 2012
His Holiness the XVIIth Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorji, supreme head of the Karma Kagyu lineage graced the closing ceremony of the inaugural Translator’s Course 2012 on 04th November, 2012. Jigme Rinpoche, General Secretary of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa, opened the address with an extensive outline of the importance of translations richly interspersed with…