The Kagyu Monlams is one of the most important events for Buddhist practitioners of the Karma Kagyü school. During a full week, they gather to recite wishing prayers for the happiness of all. This 23rd edition of the Kagyu Monlams will be held in Bodh Gaya, India, where Shakyamuni Buddha realized enlightenment. Thaye Dorje, His […]
50 Years - The Last Funeral Rites of the King of Yogis—A Testimonial the 16th Karmapa’s Cremation - Read more To commemorate this event, a day-long practice of the Guru Yoga of the 16th Karmapa will take place on Saturday, December 20 in the Dhagpo Kagyu Ling Institute. Schedules: 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 12 […]
IMPORTANT CHANGE * Dear Dharma Practitioners, Following the parinirvana of His Eminence the 3rd Mipham Rinpoche, father of Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Lama Jigme Rinpoche had to travel urgently to India. Lama Jigme Rinpoche will therefore be unable to guide his Clarity and Compassion retreat from December 29 to 31. However, […]
Thursday, February 12 to Monday, February 16 – 2:30 p.m. 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 days preceding the Tibetan New Year, we carry out the ritual dedicated to the Dharma Protectors. The goal of this practice […]
IMPORTANT MESSAGE * Dear Dharma Practitioners, In this first month of the Year of the Fire Horse, we continue with the eighth year of the Chenrezig cycle, a progressive study and meditation curriculum established by Lama Jigme Rinpoche. As Rinpoche often reminds us, this continuity allows us to deepen our practice, to advance along the […]
Jigme Rinpoche guides this study and meditation curriculum laid out by Shamar Rinpoche for the sixth year.This curriculum is for all those who wish to deepen their practice and will allow them to progressively acquire the necessary foundations for training in Chenrezig meditation and, one day, actualizing it.The cycle takes place over the course of […]
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa explains the importance of the Five Royal Sutras that make up the paths of practice. Among them, the Sutra of Aspirations for Excellent Conduct, also known as Samantabadhra’s Wishing Prayer, represents the path of aspiration. The bodhisattva Samantabhadra’s wishing prayers are a model for all to follow. […]
The path offered by the Buddha consists in clarifying our minds so that we can be freer in our choices. Based on examination of our situation, we become aware of our inner wealth as well as what hinders it. By relying on the explanations we receive, we cultivate a quality of presence to ourselves and […]
Program update on 01/04/2026 Buddha nature is a central theme for anyone who wishes to progress on the path to enlightenment. This key idea requires profound, precise reflection to be correctly understood.
As Gyalwa Karmapa said on the occasion of Shamarpa’s parinirvana, Rinpoche is and continues to be our teacher, and his wishes and blessing will always be with us. Throughout the whole of his existence, he deployed the activity of a bodhisattva, carrying out the benefit of beings well beyond what we can conceive of. Information […]
The Stages of Meditation – Third SessionAt the request of the Tibetan king Mutig Tsenpo, son of King Trisong Detsen, the great 8th-century Indian pandita Kamalashila composed The Stages of Meditation (Bhavanakrama). The first of the three parts describes in detail the stages of familiarization with mental calm, then higher insight, and finally the paths […]
Lama Purtse arrived at Dhagpo in the late 1970s, sent by the 16th Karmapa to accompany Gendun Rinpoche. His devotion, his enthusiasm for meditation, and especially his simplicity inspired the thousands of people who met him. He left us in 2016, displaying all the signs of a great meditator.Information Commemoration Programme: Recitation of the Five […]