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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23 Feb

New Year’s Ceremonies

Sunday, February 23–Thursday, February 27 - 2:30 p.m - Temple Protector Ritual Traditionally, the period around New Year's is considered positive for the purification of mind's veils and for spiritual […]

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01 Mar

50 Years – New Talk by Lama Jigme Rinpoche on the Life of the 16th Karmapa

Lama Jigmé Rinpoche will continue his account of life alongside the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa. 3:00 p.m – Guru Yoga of the 16th Karmapa 4:30 p.m – Talk on the 16th […]

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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

Participatory financing: a shared involvement

Worksite Diaries – Episode 3 The financing of a place like Dhagpo Kagyu Ling is first and foremost a matter of philosophy.In this new episode of our worksite diaries about the Institute’s Residences, Joëlle Ondo, a retired lawyer living near Dhagpo and member of the...
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Sustainably Designed Residences Meant to Last!

Worksite Diaries – Episode 2 Designing a building means projecting oneself into the future and juggling with a multitude of factors to effectively meet needs. In this new episode of our worksite diaries, Guillaume Pares-Amado, project manager of the Institute’s...
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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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