Kamalashila Institut® für Buddhistische Studien und Meditation

Europäischer Sitz S.H. des XVII. Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Ein Zentrum der Karma Kagü Gemeinschaft Deutschland e.V.

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Weekly live offers with our Resident-Lamas and teachers of Kamalashila Institute

Kamalashia Institute for Buddhist Studies and Meditation

The European seat of the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Thrinley Dorje
Centre of the Karma Kagyü Gemeinschaft Deutschland e. V.

His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje

The spiritual head of the 900-year old Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

The spiritual director of Kamalashila Institute

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ONLINE LIVE- & VIDEO-COURSES on a wide range of topics available on our Kamalashila Online Campus

All Courses are in Englisch with translation into German.

Missed a live class? Discover our wide range of video self-study courses, many of them donation based! For example Meditation and Conduct in the face of War by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.

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Fundraising for the continued existence of Kamalashila Institute - every donation helps!

We are still living in very “turbulent times”, with pressing questions on the personal as well as the societal level. Uncertainty and unpredictability have become part of our lives. This affects not only the individual, but also many organisers who can no longer plan as they used to – just like the Kamalashila Institute. Besides the known running costs, an additional budget is needed for new technology that had to be purchased for the online courses as well as for this year’s higher heating costs that await us all this winter.

Every donation, no matter how much, helps us to continue to make the Dharma accessible to many people, which is an important and helpful “guideline” especially in these uncertain times.

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TEN DAY SILENT RETREAT

The basis of this course is The Treasury of Knowledge, a unique ten-volume encyclopaedia containing the teachings and meditation practices of all Tibetan Buddhist schools. It was written by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye (1813-1899). One of his aims was to restore the practice and application of the Dharma in daily life.

In this course, participants learn the basics of meditation of calm abiding (Shamatha), training in compassion and the methodology of deep insight (Vipashyana). This seven-year methodological approach leads to the teaching of Mahamudra in the eighth year.

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Schedule

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6-Day New Year’s-Retreat

Acharya Lama Kelzang Wangdi, Acharya Lama Sonam Rabgye 		Acharya Lama Kelzang WangdiAcharya Lama Sonam Rabgye More

Dzogchen Deepening with Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Retreat 2

Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche 		Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche More

Seven-part series on the wisdom book of the great Tibetan scholar Gampopa – Module 1

Acharya Lama Sonam Rabgye 		Acharya Lama Sonam Rabgye More

Five-Day Retreat Ngöndro (Preparatory Exercises)

Acharya Lama Kelzang Wangdi 		Acharya Lama Kelzang Wangdi More

Seven-part series on the wisdom book of the great Tibetan scholar Gampopa – Module 2

Acharya Lama Sonam Rabgye 		Acharya Lama Sonam Rabgye More

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  • German Karma Kagyu Association

    Kamalashila Institute for Buddhist Studies and Meditation is a part of–and simultaneously the main centre of–the Karma Kagyü Gemeinschaft Deutschland e.V. This German association is the official representative of the Karma Kagyu lineage in Germany and of the activities of H.H. the Gyalwang Karmapa in Europe. The association was founded in 1978 as an organizational centre for the numerous visits and programmes of the most eminent teachers of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

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  • His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

    H.H. the 17th Karmapa is the spiritual head of the 900-year old Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He is regarded as one of the most important spiritual architects of our modern times. The Karmapa plays a vital role in the preservation and modernization of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality and culture. Described as one of the most significant “spiritual guides of the 21st century”, the Karmapa has inspired millions of people throughout the world as a teacher, an artist, a poet, and as an environmental activist.

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  • City Groups of Kamalashila Institute

    Are you looking for a place near you where you can study and practise meditation and Buddhism? A growing number of meditation groups associated with Kamalashila now exist in several German cities. Each of these has its own individual programme, ranging from weekly meditation sessions to study groups and weekend seminars. The city groups are run by our two resident lamas, Acharya Lama Sönam Rabgye and Acharya Lama Kelzang Wangdi.

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Buddhist literature, meditation supplies, and much more in the Dharmashop

Books from all traditions, statues, thangkas, meditation cushions, malas, posters, singing bowls, incense, and much more for your dharma practice.

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