Relics of Buddhas and masters of the past are coming to Australia.

This is a fantastic and rare opportunity to view the relics of Buddhist Masters found among their cremation ashes. Resembling beautiful pearl like objects, Buddhists believe they embody the Master’s spirit of Compassion and Wisdom and are deliberately produced by Him on His death. Visitors often report experiences of Inspiration and Healing when in the presence of the Relics. While some are inspired to pray for World Peace and to develop Inner Wisdom, others are overcome by emotion as the powerful presence of the Relics opens their hearts to Compassion and Loving Kindness.

Click here to download the program or here to view the tour poster.

The 1st Australian Monlam kicked off in Sydney this week.

The Monlam is an inter-faith gathering of prayers for world peace and this year has a special visit from many of Tibetan Buddhism’s most sacred relics and historical items.

You can follow all of the Monlam’s events over at their website.

Through the auspices of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje and Venerable Dekhung Gyaltsey Tulku Rinpoche, we are very happy to announce the 1st Australian Kagyu Monlam for World Peace presided over by Gyaltsey Rinpoche.

You can view letters of encouragement from His Holiness the Dalai Lama here and His Holiness the Karmapa here.

Dates and venue
15th to 18th October 2011
Sydney ~ Australia.
Badgery Pavilion, located in the Showground
in Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush.

For all information regarding the venue, seating, etc. please visit the Karma Samten Choeling website or download the Ticketing information.

For full updates please visit the Kagyu Office.

New Delhi, February 16

After more than 20 days of intense international controversy, the central security and intelligence agencies have given a “clean chit” to Tibetan spiritual leader Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorjee in the case relating to the huge foreign currency haul from his house, saying the money had come in the form of donations and offerings by devotees.

“The foreign currency recovered during raids are donations and offerings from devotees and the affairs of the Karmae Garchen Trust backed by him are managed by the trustees. It happened due to the callousness of his associates and lack of knowledge of laws,” a source said, adding the Karmapa’s associates had made the mistake of keeping such a huge amount of foreign currency.

A nine-member delegation of the Karmapa’s followers, an MP and some political leaders today met Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and apprised him about various aspects of the case. The delegation pleaded the Karmapa’s innocence and assured Pillai of his cooperation in the ongoing probe.

The Home Secretary is learnt to have asked the delegation to advise the Karmapa and his associates about existing laws, hire a chartered accountant to manage his funds and register the Karmae Garchen Trust under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. Pillai also told the delegation that the Karmapa’s associates had no business to buy benami lands.

A probe was initiated against the 17th Karmapa and he was questioned after an unaccounted sum of Rs 1 crore was recovered from two of his associates near Una on January 25. Three days later, the Himachal Police seized Rs 6 crore in foreign currencies, including the Chinese yuan, from a room at the Gyuto Tantric Monastery at Sidhbari on the outskirts of Dharamsala, the capital of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

Photographer: James Gritz

Greetings to you all. My name is Sonam Ongmu Denzongpa, President of Karmapa Australia and the daughter of three generations of Karmapa devotees.

I am so saddened by the incident that happened on Wednesday 26th of January and how media, Himachal Pradesh Police and the Chief Minister have accused His Holiness of being a Chinese spy.

I live in Australia and I couldn’t sit here watching the news and praying for truth to be discovered. I asked myself how I could assist and be of service because I can’t tolerate injustice, discrimination and anybody being wrongly accused.

As you are all aware Kagyu Monlam has just finished and most of you as Buddhist students who attended the teachings would have paid your respect in the form of a cash offerings.

Before the offerings could be accounted for and sent to respective monasteries, this incident happened. You all have had your share of insights and learnings and are all very familiar with the amazing presence of H.H. We all know he is 100% dedicated to compassion, the environment, humanity and the planet.

Perhaps a way we could all help in our own way would be to write to the decision makers who are overseeing the case?

I request you all to please help in this campaign to prove that H.H. students all come from different countries and that we all have made our share of offerings in our own currency. The investigation happening as we speak and the sooner write the better.

I have attached word document where all you have to do is fill in your personal details and sign your name as well as the country you come. Email it to the following people:

1. Pr agency

2. Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Shri Prem Kumar Dhumal
cm-hp@nic.in

3. Director General Of Police
Himachal Pradesh Mr Ds Manhas
dgp-adm-hp@nic.in

4. Ministry of Internal affairs
Minister Shri P. Chidambaram
hm@nic.in

I’m sure His Holiness will be extremely grateful for our effort to assist him.

In Dharma,

Sonam Ongmu Denzongpa

After many years of waiting the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa has arrived in New York, America. This is an incredible event for buddhism in America and one that thousands of Kagyu students have been looking forward to for many years.

His Holiness has quite a busy schedule planned and has so far visited Ground Zero and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Today, Saturday the 17th of May, the Gyalwang Karmapa gave his first teaching in the West. He spoke about patience, compassion and stated that he had never ever forgotten about the American people.

If you would like to keep up to date with His Holiness’ activities in America then please visit www.karmapavisit.blogspot.com as they are doing a wonderful job of convering the events.

It is with great pleasure that we can now announce that His Holiness the 17th Karmapa will be making his first visit to the United States of America.

This is an event that has been long awaited by all students of His Holiness. Here at Karmapa Australia Inc. we urge all buddhists in America to make some connection with the Karmapa on his first visit.

A website has been set up with all the information about His Holiness’ visit. You can take a look here.