Report from the Council of H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa
In early 2005, the head of the Drikung Kagyu School, H.H. Drigung Chetsang Rinpoche contacted H.H. Shamar Rinpoche while he was conducting teachings on the Sutra of Alankara in Hong Kong. Drigung Chetsang Rinpoche informed Shamar Rinpoche that in early 2004, he had a meeting with H.H. Orgyen Trinley Rinpoche in Bodh Gaya, India. more...

Enigma in a maroon robe
A fog of confusion seems to surround much of the 'Tibet issue'. It also wraps itself around some individuals who are at the heart of the matter. Perhaps no one embodies this better than the current head of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism, the seventeenth Karmapa, Urgen Trinley. more...

Bhandari lambasts Chamling’s advisor
Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee (SPCC) president Mr Nar Bahadur Bhandari has taken a strong exception to the denials made by Mr BB Gurung, advisor to the chief minister, to the corruption charges levelled by the Congress against the chief minister and said Mr Gurung had “no right” to speak in the matter. more...

Dharamshala: The 21st birthday of Gyalwa Karmapa, head of Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, was held yesterday at the Gyuto Monastery here.
Devotees from Taiwan, Korea, Bhutan, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand and all over the world have gathered to offer their wishes to Gyalwa Karmapa as he turned 21 yesterday. more...

Meeting with His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, the spiritual head of the Drikung Kagyu lineage.
On Wednesday May 10, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, the spiritual head of the Drikung Kagyu lineage, visited Kalimpong India to meet with His Holiness Karmapa. Upon arrival, he was greeted with the traditional pomp and circumstance. Thereafter, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche blessed the Shri Diwakar Vihara Buddhist Institute, which was established by Shamar Rinpoche in 2002. more...

May 17th 2006: Announcement to Karma Kagyu Buddhist Centers in Asia, Europe, and the Americas from the Council of His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa
Being entrusted with the legal and administrative responsibilities of His Holiness the late 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, the trustees of the Karmapa Charitable Trust (KCT) have officially designated His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa the legal heir of his illustrious predecessor. more...

The Despair of Tibetans
Railway lines fulfill dreams. At least in modern times. But the one about to link central Tibet with China threatens to dash hopes. When passenger trains begin running on this stretch in 2007, hundreds of Han Chinese will immigrate to Tibet. Tibetans are already in a minority in the cities. This new influx will just swamp them. And, this is precisely what Beijing wants: a less gruesome form of ethnic cleansing. more...

Karmapa to have monastery near Dharamsala
After spending several years, in Gyuto Tantric University in Sidhbari, near here, the 17th Karmapa will soon have permanent residence of his own. His office has been looking for a piece of land close to Dharamsala for the setting up of a monastery to house the Karmapa and his staff. more...

H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa arrived in Mexico City on March 13th, 2006.
He gave two empowerments in Mexico City on March 14th and 15th. On March 15th there was a reception in the Ministry for Internal Affairs with Carlos Abascal Peniche, State Secretary of the Government of Mexico. more...

H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa’s second visit to Taiwan from Dec 22, 2005 to Jan 4, 2006
In the afternoon more than 300 Lamas and devotees led by III Lopon Tenzin Rinpoche from all over Taiwan were holding white silk scarves and hailing “Yeshi Norbu Tashi Delek” , this included Sang Sang Rinpoche, and followers from Hong Kong as well, welcomed H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Thaye Dorje in the CKS International Airport near Taipei. more...

15 Februrary 2006, 'Package Believers' by His Holiness Shamar Rinpoche
Many people in Asia and the USA ask me how three independent authors, Mick Brown, Lea Terhune and Gaby Naher could all be wrong about the Karmapa issue. Here is my answer. more...

The Day the Last Monastery in Shangri-La Fell - Buddha's Not Smiling
Buddha's Not Smiling is the anatomy of a crisis. On August 2, 1993, Rumtek monastery was attacked. Its monks were expelled and the cloister was given to a lama appointed by the Chinese government. But Rumtek was not in China, and its attackers were not Communist troops. Rumtek was in India, the refuge for most exiled Tibetans. And it was Tibetan lamas themselves who led the siege. Evidence shows that the Chinese Communists directly supported Tibetan lamas and monks who attacked Rumtek monastery. more...