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...
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...
Lama Jigme Rinpoche Meets with Program Facilitators of Dhagpo Centers
On two occasions this year, facilitators who share the Dharma as part of programs at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling, Dhagpo Kundreul Ling and the Dhagpo urban centers (KTT) met at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling’s Institute. These meetings gather different generations of facilitators. They...
Compiling Dhagpo’s History at 50 Years
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, accompanied by Bernard Benson, Côte de Jor, January 1975. Compiling Dhagpo’s History at 50 Years 2025 marks fifty years since His Holiness the 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje first set foot in France and...
Tribute to Lama Teunsang
One year ago, on October 7, 2023, Lama Teunsang left his physical body at Karma Mingyur Ling. When speaking of him, Jigme Rinpoche said: For close to half a century, Lama Teunsang was perfect, without any defect…Perfect in his way of guiding beings; perfect in...