Delhi Celebrates 900 Years of Karmapa From Dec. 23–25

International Karmapa 900 celebration will take place at The Grand Hotel in Vasant Kunj Phase II, New Delhi from December 23–25, 2011.

As part of the Karmapa 900 Delhi event, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, will offer Dharma teachings on “Ancient Wisdom, Modern World.”

The three-day commemoration pays tribute to the 900-year old bond between India and the Karma Kagyu linage, with the performance of sacred Sanskrit dohas and a Tibetan cultural program by the premier Tibetan performing arts group, TIPA.

Special guest speakers and guests from 43 countries around the world will join the special activities to mark the 900 years of flourishing of the Karmapa reincarnation lineage since Dusum Khyenpa’s birth.