Love & Compassion
Approaching the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva

After four years spent in Asia, Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, is finally visiting Europe again in 2023. This year’s Dharma tour takes him to some of his principal centres in Germany, France, and Spain, where he will meet with thousands of students and give Dharma talks and empowerments.

All the European practitioners of the Karma Kagyu lineage are overjoyed to welcome Karmapa again after such a long time and have been preparing for his visit with great joy and enthusiasm.

Karmapa’s first destination is Dhagpo Möhra, located in the midst of a lovely landscape in the heart of Germany, in Thuringia. Established almost 20 years ago in 2005, the centre has greatly evolved since Karmapa’s last visit in 2008.

To learn more: karmapa.org

On the 16th of July, Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, transmitted the Buddhist Refuge, the Bodhisattva Vows, and the empowerment of Buddha Amitabha, the Lord of the Pure Land of Sukhawati, to a gathering of about 1,600 practitioners at Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle in Bad Salzungen. Karmapa gave detailed explanations on the various stages of the practice, to help the assembled practitioners be aware of the meaning of the ritual.

To learn more: karmapa.org