29.07.2005 – 31.07.2005, Germany
His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa Thaye Dorje visits Kassel, Germany
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