The two claimants to the title of “Karmapa” have released a joint statement seeking to heal a decades-long rift in their community.
Karmapa planning return to India after year-long stay in United States
Photo by Karmapa Foundation Europe.The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje announced Monday that he plans to return to India following his year-long stay in the United States for medical reasons.
Karmapa shares personal struggles, calls for reconciliation in his community
“I have actually myself been quite downcast and depressed,” the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje said in a recent address.
Karmapa gives longevity empowerment in New York
The Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje.The Gyalwang Karmapa gave a longevity empowerment to more than 2,000 people from the Tibetan and Himalayan communities in New York.
Karmapa extends stay in United States due to health concerns
The Karmapa in Paris in 2016. Photo by Karmapas Foundation Europe.The Karmapa has canceled a trip home to India due to health concerns, according a statement released by his office, Saturday.
The Power of Unbearable Compassion
When we can no longer bear the suffering of sentient beings, says the Karmapa, we unleash our full potential to help others and ourselves.
His Holiness the 17th Karmapa to begin first-ever Canadian tour
His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Photo by Tashi.The Karma Kagyu Association of Canada is now hosting information about a tour of Canada, his first, being undertaken by His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje.
Karmapa to help prepare monasteries for earthquakes
The Karmapa speaking at the "Awakening the Light of Dharma" conference in November, 2015. Photo by Kristian Niemi.The Karmapa will offer training in disaster preparedness to monastics at a conference this week.
Karmapa announces plans to empower female Buddhist practitioners
“Nuns are future holders of the Buddhadharma. This education will help prepare you to fulfill that great responsibility.”
Karmapa, Morgan Freeman talk divinity in India
The two met in Varansi, India, as part of Freeman’s work on National Geographic’s forthcoming 2016 series on the divine, “The Story of God.”