29.07.2005 – 31.07.2005, Germany

His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa Thaye Dorje visits Kassel, Germany

Kassel, Empowerment, Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow, Teaching, Visit

Saturday 30 July 2005:

His Holiness the 17th Karmapa gave Buddhist Refuge and the Bodhisattva Promise, together with explanations of these central aspects of Buddhism to 3,200 Dharma practitioners from Germany and around the world.

Sunday 31 July 2005:

His Holiness the 17th Karmapa gave the Empowerment on Dukar to 4,400 Dharma practitioners from Germany and around the world.

 

Photos: Thule G. Jug

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The human heart, Bodhicitta, is the most precious of all. While Buddhas are helpful in life, the compassionate heart is even more precious than a Buddha. In the human heart, we see limitless hope.