HC issues summons to Lama, 17th Karmapa
New Delhi, Friday, December 19, 2003 (UNI) - The Delhi High Court issued summons to the Dalai Lama and the Central Government on a suit seeking as illegal the declaration of Urgyen - Trinlay Dorje as the 17th Karmapa and his expulsion from India. more...

The Vidyadhara ceremony of the 17th Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje
On Monday, December 1, 2003, The Vidyadhara ceremony of the 17th Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje, took place in the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute in New Delhi. This ceremony was held in celebration of the formal completion of his monastic education in the sutras and tantras and all other aspects of the teachings of the profound lineage. more...

Tibetan Buddhism the Western way By Julian Gearing
KATHMANDU - If you are a Buddhist you may want to try this, but you would be wise to exercise a degree of caution. Jump from an aircraft at 12,000 feet and adopt the Lotus position. Make sure you have a parachute on. Be aware, though, that when you sit in this meditation pose, you fall much faster than normal spread-eagled skydivers. more...

Karmapa controversy hots up
Siliguri, Tuesday, December 02, 2003 (Sify) - The controversy surrounding the Rumtek monastery has deepened with a youth claiming that he is the "real incarnate" of the 16th Karmapa. more...

The tale of two Karmapas
DHARMASALA, India - Karmapa Urgyen Trinley - also sometimes spelt as Orgyen Trinley - has a term for what is holding him back from taking up his seat as head of his Tibetan Buddhist lineage at Rumtek monastery in Sikkim - "environmental problems". Four years after the Tibetan lama hit the world headlines when he left his monastery in Tibet aiming for his "crown", he has hit a brick wall more...

Letter to International Dharma Community from His Eminence Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
To all the disciples who have great faith and devotion in His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpai Dorje, and followers of the Karma Kagyu tradition around the world, in both the east and west. more...

Message from His Eminence Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
Dear student of the precious Buddha Dharma. Previously I have remained quiet but now the teaching of the precious Buddha Dharma is in jeopardy I must speak up. more...

Rumtek Court Case
High Court of Sikkim, 26th August 2003. On that day the Chief Justice R.K. Patra and Judge N. Surjamani Singh delivered judgement on the writ petition No. 5 of 2003 submitted by the socalled Tshurphu Labrang. more...

Prediction letter from Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
While living at Rumtek monastery in Sikkim, Shamar Rinpoche received this prediction letter from Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche late 1970's. more...

A god in exile
SUNDAY TIMES, 5 JANUARY 2003 Why is one of the great spiritual leaders of Tibet still imprisoned in India? He is a virtual prisoner in India. But the Karmapa, one of Tibet's spiritual leaders, is working to free his people. Katharine Saunders reports more...

Karmapa arrives in Indian town of Buddhist ruins to take teachings
Hundreds of monks and followers gathered Wednesday to welcome the 17-year-old Tibetan high lama called the Karmapa on his arrival in this northern Indian town of Buddhist ruins. more...

Karmapa aide's 'affair' alerts govt
The proximity between Gyngme Gyatso, an aide of Buddhist spiritual leader Karmapa who is in Bodh Gaya to attend Kalchakra Pooja, and a Chinese girl, Chen Yun Hann, has alerted state government agencies. more...

Tibetan man, Chinese woman held ahead of Dalai Lama's India visit
BODHGAYA, India, Jan 7 (AFP) - A Tibetan security guard and a Chinese woman were detained here by Indian police on suspicion of spying, hours before Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was due to arrive, police said Tuesday. more...

Attack on Karmapa aborted
A youth trying to lob stones at the 17th Karmapa while he was on his way to perform prayers was nabbed by police before he could harm the spiritual leader of the Tibetans. more...