Welcome to 2016. Even as the Western calendar rolls over, the Tibetan year continues for a little while more. Dhagpo’s fortieth anniversary carries on up through Losar , this coming February. We closed out 2015 with Jigme Rinpoche’s annual study and meditation retreat. To continue the celebration of Dhagpo’s fortieth anniversary, we took […]
On November 2, 1977, the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1924 – 1981), carried out a week of Korlo Demchok practice, a profound Vajrayana practice, at the summit of the Cote de Jor.
Through this intensive practice, 16th Karmapa took possession of the place and, on this autumn day, sealed the blessing of the Karma Kagyü lineage […]
I took part in the seminar as a participant, while Puntso animated it. We decided to put our experiences together to share with two voices, two points of view, two visions, to truly bring to life this seminar on being present for those who were not there.
Barbara: Dhagpo’s 40th anniversary, which unfolds along the theme […]
In the heart of Dhagpo’s Institute and of Perigordine summer, the three days dedicated to the History of the Kagyü Lineage offered an occasion for all to voyage in space and time. The occasion, as well, in light of Dhagpo’s fortieth anniversary to commemorate the benevolence of our masters and to experience immense gratitude for […]
Like a fish in the water…
Why is it these aquatic metaphors come to mind while listening to Lama Rinchen unfold the quintessence of the teachings and instructions Gendun Rinpoche gave from his arrival in Europe until his death in 1997? She shared with us for four days, under the magnificent gaze of the Institute’s Buddha.
Her […]
A message from Ani Trinlé to introduce this weekend’s seminar…
October 17 and 18, a seminar organized in the context of Dhagpo’s 40th Anniversary will unite top-level speakers to discuss this topic. Chistophe Fauré, Pascale Vinant, and Dominique Davous do us the kindness of returning to Dhagpo to celebrate this anniversary, each having previously partaken in one […]
Dhagpo’s fortieth anniversary is also the birth of a library. I won’t recount in this article the history of the library that, today, is open to all and houses several thousand works; I’ll let you click here if you’d like to discover it.
What I’d like to talk with you about, on the other hand, is […]
August 22 and 23, an inter-generational seminar called “Buddhism and Education” took place for the first time at Dhagpo. Making up part of the series of events planned to mark Dhagpo’s fortieth anniversary throughout the course of the year 2015-16, it gave the opportunity to look back on a project begun nearly twenty-five years ago […]
Let us remember the principal vocation of the Institute : the sharing of knowledge, notably through exchange, conferences, and round tables. This is, in effect, one of the five wishes expressed by the 16th Karmapa in order to allow for the Buddha’s teaching to sustainably take root in Europe.
On August 16th, the Institute’s teaching hall hosted an interreligious […]
At Dhagpo, on August 22 and 23, a seminar called, “The Meeting of Generations—Seminar: Buddhism and Education” will take place in the context of Dhagpo’s fortieth anniversary. If you are wondering if it’s worth getting into, here are five good reason to take an interest.
1. Education and intergenerational topics are among the foundational points in […]
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