kagyu sect of Buddhism
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India Convinced To Lift Karmapa’s Travel Restrictions
It seems India is convinced to lift the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s travel restrictions imposed on him. The Home Ministry has proposed to lift the travel restrictions imposed upon the Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee to the Cabinet Committee on Security. The Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee based in Himachal Pradesh in India has been restricted to travel…
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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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Gyalwang Karmapa Set To Empower Female Buddhists With Monastic College
Gyalwang Karmapa announced at the 3rd Arya Kshema Winter Dharma Gathering in Bodhgaya, an annual three-week event that the Karmapa established in 2013 that he plans to establish a monastic college to educate and empower female buddhist practitioners of the Himalayan region. The planned monastic college is also said to offer educational opportunities to laywomen…