by yone | Jan 2, 2025 | 50 Years of History, Uncategorized
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...
by yone | Dec 30, 2024 | 50 Years of History
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...
by yone | Dec 30, 2024 | 50 Years of History
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...
