1996: Creation of Dhagpo Dedröl Ling, a Center for Secular Practitioners.
With the creation of the Dhagpo Dedröl Ling association on January 31, 1996, a structure is in place to support the retreat center for secular practitioners, located in Marfond, a few kilometers from Dhagpo Kagyu Ling. Lama Jigme Rinpoche and two close disciples of...Retrospective: January Highlights
To begin this year of commemoration, we celebrated several events marking Dhagpo Kagyu Ling’s history together, on site and online.Here’s a look back at the highlights of January 2025. January 9: the 17th Karmapa’s first visit to Europe and to Dhagpo Kagyu...February 6, 2000: the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa in Retreat at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling
After his first European tour, Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, travelled to Dhagpo Kundreul Ling in the Auvergne region where he stayed in retreat from February 6 to June 8, 2000 to pursue his education alongside His Holiness the 14th Künzig Shamarpa,...
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...January 21, 1975: The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa Touches Down in Dordogne
During a day trip to Dordogne on January 21, 1975, the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje visited the stretch of land on the Côte de Jor that was to become Dhagpo Kagyu Ling.He was invited by Bernard Benson, a British industrialist who owned the Château de...January 17, 1975: The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa Meets Pope Paul VI at the Vatican
In a highly symbolic moment marking the Church’s openness to a Buddhist presence on European soil, Pope Paul VI met with the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje at the Vatican, in Rome, on January 17, 1975. Welcoming the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, the Pope stated that...January 9, 2000: During His Inaugural European Trip, the 17th Karmapa Visits Dhagpo Kagyu Ling
Under gusty skies at the turn of the new century, the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje, was greeted at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling on January 9— three days after arriving in Paris on his first visit to Europe. Addressing some two thousand practitioners under a large...
Best Wishes for 2025
Somehow the impossible can take place if we have an open mind, an open heart. Our predecessors had great open hearts, and that’s what made things possible. His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Best Wishes for the coming year 2025 Lama Jigme Rinpoche and the community...