The Kagyu Monlam 2016 took place between December 14 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
The 9th Medicalcamp of KHCP - Karmapa´s Healthcare Project in Bodhgaya
Date: Dec 14-21, 2016
For the 9th time this year, the KHCP - Karmapa´s Healthcare Project provided free medical checkups and healthcare for participants in the Monlam as well as the local population. This year a smaller KHCP team consisted of a total of 30 people, all of them voluntary helpers: general practitioners, physiotherapists, acupuncturists, nurses, assistants, organisers and helpers from a total of seven nations.
About 1,800 patients were treated during the Monlam at following places:
- Medical tent 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.
Gyalwa Karmapa and the medical team
On the 6th day the KHCP-medical team had an audience with H.H.Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje.
Here the team reported Karmapa about their work and H.H.Karmapa thanked for this activity."
The Second International Karma Kagyu Meeting Bodhgaya
In accordance with the wishes of Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, the Second International Karma Kagyu Meeting was held in Bodhgaya on 12 and 13 December 2016, just before the Kagyu Monlam.
Representatives from various monastic and lay institutions, dharma centres and social projects from around the world got together for two days of exchange, based on the motto of Timeline – Buddhism’s journey across centuries and continents.
Approximately 200 individuals – Rinpoches and lamas, monks and laypeople from East and West – took part in the meeting, and around twenty-five among them were invited to talk about their personal relationship with the Karma Kagyu lineage and what it means for their lives.
(Text by Karmapa.org)
Karmapa opens the meeting
Dr.med.Sonam and Betzy represented the KHCP on both days
Karmapa with all recipients
Our service at the Bodhi tree
The KHCP has its medical station right here at the Bodhi Tree
Hall of the Maha Bodhi Society
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
Hundreds of general checkups...
...every day
Physio Checkups
Our acupuncture team...
...doing hundreds of treatments
The queue at our medical tent
KHCP-Medical room in the Nyingma-Gumpa (hostage for 3000 Kagyü buddhists)
Every morning the team meeting
Buying huge amount of medicaments at diverse pharmacies
General checkups
General checkups
Physiotherapy
Optical checkups
KHCP visiting the hostage of the nuns for general checkups
Checkups of the nuns
Checkups of the nuns
Checkups of the nuns
Gyalwa Karmapa grants the Tsepame empowerment to over 7000 lay practitioners in Bodh Gaya
Gyalwa Karmapa gives a Tsepame empowerment
Karmapa blessing the practitioners
Karmapa blessing our medical team
Last day of the Monlam
Final offerings at the Bodhi tree
- Gyalwa Karmapa and the medical team
In the evening the final dinner with all KHCP helpers from East and West (part of the group)
The next Monlam medical camp will be our 10.th in Bodhgaya and it probably will take place within Dec.14-21, 2017 (not yet confirmed).
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.
the project is looking for donors (for medicine).
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