During the weeks preceding the event preparations were in full swing: scaffolding went up everywhere, a small host of artists were busy redoing the painting work inside the temple under the direction of Denzong Norbu-la, a great Tibetan painter, and all the outer facades, both of the main building and the surrounding residential complex were completely renovated and repainted.

The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinle Thaye Dorje, who had just returned from his spectacular travel to Hong Kong, offered again a week-long course with teachings and empowerment for an audience of international students at his Karmapa International Buddhist Institute, New Delhi.

As the highlight and conclusion of this year’s program of study, the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje offered teachings and initiations at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (KIBI) in New Delhi. Two hundred devotees from all over the world gathered at the Institute to meet with His Holiness and hear him speak about the path of the Bodhisattva.The intense and genuine spiritual atmosphere during the course left a deep impression on everyone who was present.