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An Amazing Story: Finding the Reincarnation of Tenga Rinpoche

An Amazing Story: Finding the Reincarnation of Tenga Rinpoche

21 March 20174th Arya Kshema
Ever since he passed away on March 30, 2012, finding Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche’s reincarnation (yangsi) has been awaited with great hope and deep devotion, especially in the Karma Kamtsang lineage. Before...
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The Nuns Gain Confidence: The Debate Competitions

The Nuns Gain Confidence: The Debate Competitions

18 March 20174th Arya Kshema
The sharp, unhesitant and unbounded voice of a debater punctured the air in Tergar monastery one recent afternoon this March. Commanding, it webbed layer after layer of analytical reasoning, tethering...
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Recalling the Benefits of Bodhicitta

Recalling the Benefits of Bodhicitta

15 March 20174th Arya Kshema
The Karmapa continued speaking on the topic of the precepts of aspirational bodhicitta from chapter ten of Gampopa’s Ornament of Precious Liberation, focusing on the precept of recalling the benefits ...
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The Karmapa Unfolds His Thoughts about the Bhikshuni Vows

The Karmapa Unfolds His Thoughts about the Bhikshuni Vows

15 March 20174th Arya Kshema
March 15, 2017 – Tergar Monastery, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India On the full moon day, the Tibetan 15th (March 12, 2107), there was a ceremony to celebrate the nuns who took the shramaneri vows at the Mahab...
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Never Giving Up on Sentient Beings

Never Giving Up on Sentient Beings

14 March 20174th Arya Kshema
After a day off for the holiday of Holi, the Karmapa returned to teaching chapter ten on the “Precepts for Generating Aspiring Bodhicitta” from Gampopa’s Ornament of Precious Liberation. The Karmapa f...
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Ananda’s Compassion: A Brief Commentary on the Ritual Practice for Women

Ananda’s Compassion: A Brief Commentary on the Ritual Practice for Women

14 March 20174th Arya Kshema
Tergar Monastery, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India • March 14, 2017 | Two days after the ceremony at the Mahabodhi Stupa, Karmapa elaborated on the background of the Ritual Practice for the Dharma to Flourish ...
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Third Cohort of Nuns Trains to be Health Workers

Third Cohort of Nuns Trains to be Health Workers

14 March 20174th Arya Kshema
Monlam Pavilion • March 14, 2017 | For the third year in succession, the Taiwan Health Corps has been working with Kagyu nuns during the Arya Kshema Winter Dharma Gathering. Twenty-one nuns from eigh...
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History in the Making: The First Step Toward Full Ordination

History in the Making: The First Step Toward Full Ordination

12 March 20174th Arya Kshema
The Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India • March 12, 2017 | At the Mahabodhi Stupa, it is the morning of the first full moon in the Tibetan year. In the shade of the Bodhi Tree, nineteen nuns sit ...
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History in the Making: The First Step Toward Full Ordination for Tibetan Buddhist Nuns

History in the Making: The First Step Toward Full Ordination for Tibetan Buddhist Nuns

11 March 20174th Arya Kshema
Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India • March 11, 2017 | On December 28, 2016, in a historic letter sent to his Kagyu nunneries in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, the Karmapa officially announced that the actual process ...
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Practice to Balance Study

Practice to Balance Study

09 March 20174th Arya Kshema
Tergar Monastery, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India • March 9 to March 11, 2017 | After three days of talks on Gampopa in the morning and then debate for the rest of the day from March 6 to 8, the nuns engaged ...
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Never Giving Up on Others

Never Giving Up on Others

08 March 20174th Arya Kshema
Today the Karmapa began with the section in the Ornament of Precious Liberation on the eight benefits of aspirational bodhichitta. The first benefit is that aspirational bodhichitta is the g...
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Keeping the Bodhisattva’s Promise

Keeping the Bodhisattva’s Promise

07 March 20174th Arya Kshema
After welcoming everyone for the second day of the 4th Arya Kshema, the Karmapa continued with the discussion of the ceremony of the bodhisattva vows from Gampopa’s Ornament of Precious Liberatio...
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Ordained Nuns and Their History: The Karmapa Reports

Ordained Nuns and Their History: The Karmapa Reports

06 March 20174th Arya Kshema
7 March, 2017 – Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya In the second half of his teachings this morning, the Karmapa shared his research into the history of nuns and their status. He began by explaining the backg...
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The Arya Kshema Winter Gathering for Nuns Begins in Bodhgaya

The Arya Kshema Winter Gathering for Nuns Begins in Bodhgaya

06 March 20174th Arya Kshema
The Main Shrine Hall, Tergar Monastery, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India March 6, 2017 On this first day of the 4th Arya Kshema Winter Gathering, the Karmapa welcomed 560 nuns from nine different shedras (sch...
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Photo Story: The Arya Kshema Incense Project

Photo Story: The Arya Kshema Incense Project

05 March 20174th Arya Kshema
15 nuns joined forces with professional Chinese incense maker Ru-Ruei Chung,  translator Ani Jangchub  and Dr Dawa  to make high-quality Tibetan incense, an income generation projec...
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The Historic Revival of Full Ordination for Tibetan Buddhist Nuns

The Historic Revival of Full Ordination for Tibetan Buddhist Nuns

03 March 20174th Arya Kshema
Tergar Monastery, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India | Currently, many preparations are underway for the Getsulma (novice) ordination to be held during this 4th Arya Kshema Winter Dharma Gathering. The Karmapa p...
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The Arya Kshema Incense Project Continues for a Second Year

The Arya Kshema Incense Project Continues for a Second Year

26 February 20174th Arya Kshema
Monlam Pavilion — January 22nd - February 19th, 2017 Last year 17 nuns from different Kagyu nunneries were the first cohort to join a special workshop in which they learned how to make high-quality C...
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