The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa visited Europe from June to August 2009.

Gyalwa Karmapa visits Vladivostok Agenda: 2009-06-21 to 24: On the Trans-Siberian Railway from Ulan Ude to Vladivostok 23.06.2009 6.40 am: During a stop in Belogorsk, Gyalwa Karmapa blessed Members of […]

On June 20, the Gyalwa Karmapa was given a warm welcome at the railway station of Ulan-Ude.
After a press conference at the Baikal Plaza Hotel, Gyalwa Karmapa was received at the local Karma Kagyu Buddhist Center. Folk Music of the Buryats in traditional clothes was performed and as at centres, the people from Ulan-Ude presented their activities to Gyalwa Karmapa and his entourage.

The Gyalwa Karmapa, his entourage and about 100 followers arrived around midday on a chartered airplane from Kalmykia in Moscow, the capital of Russia. In the afternoon a cheerful welcoming reception was given on the rooftop of the Central Concert Hall Rossia at Moscow University. Buddhist Centres from Moscow and numerous places around Russia’s Metropole had the opportunity to present their activities to the Karmapa.

t the airport in Elista (the capital of Kalmykia), Gyalwa Karmapa was heartily welcomed by Mr. Andrej Zirkunow, the Chief of Government Administration, and by members of the local Buddhist association.