The Lion’s Roar
Originally released in 1985 in 16mm and beautifully remastered in 2021, The Lion’s Roar is an intimate portrait of the late 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Wedding Bells for Trinley Thaye Dorje, one of the Two Claimants to the Karmapa’s Throne
Trinley Thaye Dorje said he will continue his duties as head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism except for performing ordinations
How Meditation Offers a Planetary Perspective
An exclusive clip from the film Planetary
Tibetan Buddhist Leader Blazes an Innovative Trail
To his followers, Dorje is the 17th Karmapa—the leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and the latest in a line of reincarnated Tibetan teachers, or lamas, stretching back to the 12th century. He’s…
The Life and Murder of Akong Rinpoche
The founder of the first Tibetan Buddhist center in Europe was committed to the path of social good, even at his death
Diamond-like Resolve
Pamela Gayle White interviews the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje
Translating Aspiration Into Activity
Climate breakdown is already impacting our lives and without urgent corrective action it will only become more devastating. Here in the Himalayan region, our climate is warming three times faster than the global average rise in…
Video: Rare 1976 interview with the 16th Karmapa
UPDATE 3/4: This video is an extra from the film, Recalling a Buddha: Memories of the Sixteenth Karmapa by filmmaker Gregg Eller. Uploaded to YouTube by wudu1982, Amazing and very unique recording of HH16 Karmapa Interview…
India Must Apologize to Karmapa
On January 28th Indian police raided the monastery of 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje and seized a large amount of cash. At that time, many damning and accusatory articles about the Karmapa appeared in the Indian…
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