HH Karmapa presides over the last day of Mahakala Pujas

February 23, 2009

Today is the 29th day of final month according to the Tibetan Lunar calendar. The resident monks have been performing Mahakala pujas for the past two days. The text they are using was composed by 6th Karmapa, Thongwa Dönden.

Today, the third day, His Holiness presided over the puja for the whole day. This puja is performed specially before the New Year to remove obstacles and bring peace to the world.

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Gyalwang Karmapa launches his booklet: Environmental Guidelines for Karma Kagyu Buddhist Monasteries, Centers and Community

Gyalwang Karmapa’s booklet, Environmental Guidelines for Karma Kagyu Buddhist Monasteries, Centres and Community went on sale at the end of Kagyu Monlam. So far the booklet has been published in English and Chinese; the Tibetan edition should be available in February/March 2009. His Holiness briefly described the booklet and his own deep concerns about the environment on the second day of the Western teaching. Click here to continue...

A PDF of His Holiness' Environmental Guidelines Booklet can be downloaded here.

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