Tibetan lama incarnate awaits Indian visa
GANGTOK, India - Of the many treasures housed in the sumptuous Rumtek monastery in India's Sikkim state,and awaiting its master, Ugyen Thinley, a Chinese citizen, the most coveted is the 600-year-old 'flying crown' of the Karmapas. more...

KARMAPA THAYE DORJE VISIT TO SINGAPORE
His Holiness, the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, Ranjung Rigpe Dorje last visited Singapore in 1980 and left a pair of shoes at the Centre. It signifies his return to our Centre. Nineteen years later, circumstances became favorable and on 29th October 1999, His Holiness, the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Thaye Dorje, 16 years old, visited Singapore. It was his first visit here and his first tour to an overseas country. Our abbot venerable Shangpa Rinpoche guided us in the preparation of His Holiness visit. more...

Tibetan Buddhism's new Karmapa to hold prayers for quake victims
A major dispute within Tibetan Buddhism is set to hit the island when one of the two reincarnations of the late Karmapa -- a Tibetan spiritual leader said to rank second only to the Dalai Lama in importance -- visits Taipei on Saturday. more...