4th Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche ~ Reading Transmission of Calling the Lama from Afar

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photos by Filip Wolak
 

Please click here to read a report by TseNam about this precious event on kagyumonlam.org.

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Third Day of Teaching ~ Impressions

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Second Day of Teaching ~ Impressions

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Making of Tormas

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The First Karmapa to Dance in India

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photos by Naomi Levine

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torma art group on site

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The torma art group, around ninety monks and nuns from India, Nepal and Bhutan, has already settled in at the Bhutanese Monastery in Bodhgaya and started its marvelous work on the tormas for the upcoming Mahakala Puja and the 29th Kagyu Monlam. Most of the artists have been attending the torma art classes in Sarnath recently.

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Torma Art Classes ~ Sarnath, December 2011 – January 2012

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Around a hundred monks and nuns from thirty five Karma Kagyu monasteries and nunneries in India, Nepal and Bhutan have been attending torma art classes in Vajra Vidya Institute, Thrangu Rinpoche’s monastery in Sarnath, since the beginning of December. The students are being taught by two statue artists from Bhutan who are teaching all the beginner and advanced classes. This six-week long course has been particularly blessed by the presence of His Holiness Karmapa in Vajra Vidya Institute during the last week, under whose spiritual guidance these classes are taking place and who has taken the art of torma making to astonishing levels in recent years. Many of the students here will come to Bodhgaya one month before the 29th Kagyu Monlam to help prepare the tormas for this auspicious event. We hope many of you will be able to attend the monlam this year to witness this exquisite torma art on site.

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2nd Kagyu Monlam Poland

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Teachings under the Bodhi Tree

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photos taken by Karma Lekcho, Karma Norbu, Pema Orser Dorje, Mr. Liao, Liao Kakee

May we perceive His Holiness teaching around the world this new year just as we have perceived him teaching here in Bodhgaya. Happy new year to all of you.

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Kangyur Procession & Reading

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photos taken by Karma Lekcho, Karma Norbu, Pema Orser Dorje, Mr. Liao, Liao Kakee

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Alms Round

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morning prayers

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Sanskrit Morning Prayers

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