The Kagyu Monlam 2015 took place between December 15 and 21, with thousands of devotees in attendance. Many Rinpoches and high lamas graced the event with their presence, led by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje, first-ranking lama in the Karma Kagyu lineage – His Eminence Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, His Eminence Beru Khyentse Rinpoche, and many others.
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Karmapa Thaye Dorje leading the ceremonies at the Kagyu Monlam
Date: Dec 15-21, 2015
For the 8th time this year, the KHCP - Karmapa Health Care Project provided free medical checkups and healthcare for participants in the Monlam as well as the local population. The KHCP's team consisted of a total of fifty people, all of them voluntary helpers: general practitioners, EENT, orthopedist, dentists, opticians, physiotherapists, Tibetan medicine, acupuncturists, nurses, assistants, organisers and helpers from a total of nine nations.
About 4,000 patients were treated during the Monlam at following places:
- Two medical tents at Mahabodhi Temple (Bodhi tree)
- KHCP-clinic at Nyingma Gompa Bodh Gaya
- Mobil treatments at Sikkim Guesthouse
- Info stall at Maha Bodhi Society Hall
We hereby like to thank the Monlam committee for their cooperation and support.
On the 5th day the KHCP-medical team had an audience with H.H.Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje.
Here he said "... with every body you touch you make a deep connection for many lifes benefiting both..."
Our service at the Bodhi tree
The KHCP has two medical stations with physicians...
Monks, nuns and Western helpers collaborate at the information stall of the KHCP. It is also a place to meet all the directors of the schools and monasteries.
KHCP info desk in the hall of the Maha Bodhi Society
... EENT ...
...hundreds of acupuncture treatments
Checkups for the nuns at Sikkim Guesthouse
KHCP-Medical room in the Nyingma-Gumpa (hostage for 3000 Kagyü buddhists)
Buying huge amount of medicaments at diverse pharmacies
The queue at the clinic room
Two of the diverse work places...
Checkups before dental treatment...
Our dentists working with portable units
Optician team measured hundreds of eyes and provided the matching spectacles
TTM Tibetan medicine
Physiotherapy
Initiation by Karmapa
Gyalwa Karmapa gives a ...
... Amitayus initiation ...
... and blessing to all devotees ...
Works Meetings with KHCP being invited
Foundation meeting with Jigme Rinpoche of Sharminub Foundation/KHCP/Dhulikhel Hospital for cooperation and a clinic room
KHCP is invited to a presentation of Jigme Rinpoche and Jil Taura - Announcement of the new cooperation Sharminub Foundation/KHCP
Gyalwa Karmapa called all directors of all institutions, monasteries, NGOs and projects for a works meeting. KHCP is presented too.
Last day of the Monlam
Final offerings at the Bodhi tree
Gyalwa Karmapa and the medical team
Here he said "... with every body you touch you make a deep connection for many lifes benefiting both..."
In the evening the final dinner with all KHCP helpers from East and West
The next Monlam medical camp will probably take place within Dec.15-21, 2016.
Doctors, nurses, physio therapists and other volunteers can get in touch with our team directly at place.
A professional photographer is still needed and should contact us before.
See you soon!
Any travel costs and expenses for western volunteers are paid privately.
All activities are carried out voluntarily and the donations are forwarded directly to Karmapa’s monks, nuns and accordingly to KHCP projects in Asia.
To enable the next Monlam Medical Camp
the project is looking for donors (for medicine).
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