Karma Kagyu
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The Karmapa / 2016
His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje visited Switzerland and France in 2016. He gave a variety of teachings and empowerments on three weekends in Geneva, Zurich, and Paris. He spoke on environmental issues, happiness and peace, and Buddhism in day-to-day life. All of the teachings, photographs, and reports of his third visit to Europe are available at www.kagyuoffice.org and on Karmapa – YouTube. Next -
The Karma Kagyu Lineage
Over the centuries, Tibetan Buddhism has been developed and passed on directly from the teacher to the student through the so-called transmission lineages. One of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism is the Kagyu tradition, which in turn is subdivided into several main and secondary lineages. Kamalashila Institute belongs to the Karma Kagyu school, which is headed by the Karmapa. Tradition holds that the transmission of the Kagyu lineage began with the Original Buddha, Dorje Chang. Dorje Chang is a so-called transcendent buddha who is seen as an embodiment of absolute truth. From him the typology of the five … Next
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