A Glimpse of Losar at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling – New Year of the Fire Horse 2026
Over the course of five days, practitioners carried out the protector ritual to dissipate obstacles and bring together favorable circumstances for Dharma practice. Many practitioners came together on site and online to celebrate by reciting numerous prayers for the...
Losar 2026 – Best wishes for the Year
Best wishes for this Year of the Fire Horse Lama Jigme Rinpoche and the community of Dhagpo Kagyu...
Cremation of His Eminence Mipham Rinpoche – Connecting through Practice
Since December 30, 2025, daily pujas have been performed in the presence of Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa and many eminent masters at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (KIBI) before the Kudung of His Eminence the 3rd Jamgon Ju Mipham...
2026 – A Month-Long Retreat Combining Learning and Meditation
Every January, many students have the opportunity to acquire or deepen their knowledge of the Dharma at various centers in Europe.This year, at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling, the Institute’s students continued studying the Gyü Lama, Treatise on the Supreme Continuum of the Great...
Meeting with Khenpo Samdrup: “The purpose of the teaching is for people to transform their minds”
The study of the fundamental texts of Buddhist philosophy is a central focus of life at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling. For the past ten years, an intensive one-month study retreat has been organized in January to allow residents and practitioners from the surrounding area to...
A look back in pictures at the Clarity and Compassion Retreat
This year, the end-of-year retreat took place with an adapted program. In the particular context of the passing into parinirvana of His Eminence the 3rd Mipham Rinpoche, eminent master and father of the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Lama Jigme Rinpoche traveled to India and...
Looking Back on 2025, Dhagpo Kagyu Ling’s Fiftieth Anniversary
We began our retrospective of Dhagpo Kagyu Ling’s fiftieth anniversary with the 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje’s first visit to the Côte de Jor on January 21, 1975, the day he marked out the land that would become the European center of the Karma Kagyu lineage....
Best Wishes for 2026
Whatever arises from the mind,is of the nature of the mind.Water and its waves – are they any different? Mahasiddha Saraha Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026 Lama Jigme Rinpoche and the community of Dhagpo Kagyu...