17th Karmapa
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Dalai Lama’s succession talks have drawn attention to Karmapa
The continuing debate in Tibetan and Indian circles over the Dalai Lama succession plan has refocused attention on the 17th Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorje, who has lived in the United States since 2017. In August, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang stated that India was “positively considering” the Karmapa’s return from the United States. He…
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Sikkim CM Asks PM Modi to Allow Karmapa’s Earliest Return to India
The Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang has written to Prime Minister Modi to allow Karmapa’s return to India. In a recent development, the chief minister has informed PM Modi that the devotees of the spiritual leader in Sikkim are waiting to receive blessings in person and they are looking forward to an early visit to…
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Karmapa Holds Online Prayer Sessions for Coronavirus Pandemic to Subside
The Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee is holding online prayer sessions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Karmapa announced earlier that he would be holding daily prayers sessions online starting from Saturday while lauding the efforts of all the front line warriors in this crisis. The live prayers service is being live streamed on major social media…
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Two Karmapas to Jointly Identify Shamar Rinpoche’s Reincarnation
Two Karmapas, Ogyen Trinley Dorjee and Thaye Dorjee plans to jointly identify Shamar Rinpoche’s reincarnation. The widely recognized claimants to the title of Karmapa, the highest leader of Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism are working on clearing the controversy surrounding them since many years.
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Karmapa Clarifies He Requested for Indian Visa Since October 2018
The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee has clarified on Wednesday that he has actually requested for an Indian visa since October 2018. The spiritual leader of Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism has long been trying to get the approvals from Indian authorities to return to Indian from US after he acquired the citizenship of Commonwealth…
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Karmapa Very Keen to Return to India Says Amitabh Mathur
The second most important Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee is very keen to return to India and preside over his religious programs scheduled in December according to former advisor on Tibetan Affairs, Government of India, Mr. Amitabh Mathur post speculations over the cancellation of 13th Tibetan religious leaders meet.
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Two Karmapas Meet for the First Time in France, Issues Joint Statement
The two Karmapas, His Holiness the Ogyen Trinley Dorjee and Thaye Dorjee in a very surprisingly fortunate development met together for the first time in a rural part of France recently where they discussed about working together in the future. Following the historic meeting, the two issued a joint statement in three languages.
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Karmapa Acquires Foreign Passport, India Wants His Return
The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the spiritual head of the Kagyue sect of Tibetan Buddhism during his extended stay in the United States is reported to have acquire a foreign passport for ease of travel across the world. The Indian government has also requested the Tibetan leader to return to his temporal abode…
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Karmapa Thaye Dorjee Shares Pictures of His Newborn Son
The Karmapa Thaye Dorjee in an official post in the official website and social media shared the pictures of his newborn son to his wife on Saturday. One of contender to the seat of the 16th Karmapa expressed his joy in sharing the first pictures of his newborn son from France according to the official…
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India Doesn’t Doubt on Karmapa’s Commitment to Tibetan Struggle
India doesn’t doubt on His Holiness the 17th Gyawang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje’s commitment to the Tibetan struggle said a top MHA Official according to the report in the Indian Express. It is a clarification against the publicly known attitude of India, who has long suspected the Tibetan Buddhist leader as a ‘Chinese Agent’.