Welcome to Dhagpo Kagyu Ling

A place to understand
and live Buddhism

Everyone aspires to lasting happiness free from all suffering.
Living in a complex society that is in constant evolution can generate confusion and dissatisfaction.
For twenty-five centuries, the Buddha’s teachings have invited us to cultivate our inner wealth by developing kindness and discernment.

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50 Years of Dhagpo

Welcome to Dhagpo Kagyu Ling

A place to understand
and live Buddhism

Everyone aspires to lasting happiness free from all suffering.
Living in a complex society that is in constant evolution can generate confusion and dissatisfaction.
For twenty-five centuries, the Buddha’s teachings have invited us to cultivate our inner wealth by developing kindness and discernment.

See the program

Coming soon

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21 Jan

50 years – Day of practice to commemorate the first visit of the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa to Dordogne

January 21, 1975: The16th Gyalwa Karmapa Touches Down in DordogneOn January 21st, Lama Jigme Rinpoche will give a talk on the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, who described him as “his heart.”Schedule: […]

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22 Feb

New Years Ceremonies

Saturday, February 22–Monday, March 3 Great Protector Ritual Traditionally, the period around New Year's is considered positive for the purification of mind's veils and for spiritual accomplishments. During the five […]

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05 Mar

Progressive Curriculum of Study and Meditation Chenrezig Curriculum: Year 7, Course 2

Ce cursus d’étude et de méditation, élaboré par Shamar Rinpoché, est guidé par lama Jigmé Rinpoché depuis cinq ans. [...] Le contenu de chaque rencontre dépend de l’évolution de la pratique des participants.

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Upcoming Events

New Program

October 2024 to May 2025

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Programme de Dhagpo - été 2024

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Nouveau programme de Dhagpo - Octobre 2023 à mai 2024

New Dhagpo program – from October 2023 to May 2024

Dear Friends,

The Dhagpo Kagyu Ling website is getting a new look for the release of the October 2023 to May 2024 program.

In this release, in accordance with the instructions given by Lama Jigme Rinpoche, you will discover a number of changes designed to make the program more readable and clarify what the center has to offer.

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Projects

The Dhagpo Institute’s Residences – video

Lama Jigme Rinpoche clarifies the role of Dhagpo Kagyu Ling’s Institute and the purpose of these Residences. The 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje indicated the reference texts that are necessary to learn, contemplate, and meditate upon. The 14th Shamarpa, Mipham...
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The Institute’s Residences: Visiting Practitioners Discover the Work Site

Block by block, day after day, the Institute’s Residences are rising from the ground of the construction site at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling in Dordogne.In groups of twenty, practitioners taking part in the recent teaching given by His Eminence Jamgon Kongrul Rinpoche (August...
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The Institute’s New Residences

Continuing to Inscribe the Dharma into the French PatrimonyThe arrival of the Buddha’s teaching in Europe is recent; the Dharma is not yet part of our Western culture. Creating sustainable conditions for its existence notably requires building places like the...
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Healthy foundations!

After studying the lay of the land and digging the foundations, the large works of the new residence for the Institute began with the placing of steel supports and casings required for pouring the foundations. The work was put on pause over the summer with a visit...
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Consecration and First Shovelfuls

Before the first shovels were turned, a ritual was performed at the construction site of the residences. The residences will be for anyone who wishes to experience the Dharma in a community life of learning, practice and application of the Buddhist teachings. We look...
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