17th Karmapa
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Sikkim Buddhists Demand Karmapa’s Early Visit Permission
Sikkim Buddhists demand Karmapa’s early visit permission to the state. A delegation of monks from various monasteries of Sikkim called on the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to give early permission for Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee’s visit to the state as the Sikkim Buddhists consider him as the legitimate heir of the 16th Karmapa.
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Karmapa Thaye Dorjee Marries To Long Time Friend
Karmapa Thaye Dorjee, one of the two proclaimed incarnation of oldest incarnate lineages of Tibetan religious history breaks monkhood to marry long time friend. Trinley Thaye Dorje is the contesting incarnate lama to be the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa of Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
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The Karmapa’s 2017 New Year Message
Natural disasters, war, political upheavals and the worsening environmental crisis made 2016 a difficult and disturbing year for many people. At the beginning of this new year of 2017, I think it is important to remember once more that we live in an interconnected world. This is based on common sense.
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Allow Karmapa To Visit Sikkim: Monks Enter 33rd Day Of Hunger Strike
The Buddhist monks in Sikkim have started a relay hunger strike or a dharna in demand from the state and the union government of India to allow the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee to visit the state and his righful abode Rumtek monastery. The dharna has entered its 33rd day today and the monks has…