August 2002: Gyalwa Karmapa comes out of retreat
Photos: Thule G. Jug
After more than two months Gyalwa Karmapa leaves his close retreat in the monastery of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling in France on August 10th.
On the same day a thanking ceremony is performed in the nunnery of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling (Laussedat).
The next day, on August 11th, 
Khenchen Trinley Paljor Rinpoche, Gyaltrul Rinpoche and Drubsing Rinpoche leave.