From 3 - 5 May, in amongst sunshine and showers, Lama Jampa Thaye visited Sakya Dechen Ling in Stuttgart to give a series of dharma teachings. Over the course of three days, around 40 people from Germany, France, Switzerland and the UK gathered to receive the next part of Sakya Pandita's 'Discriminating the Three Vows' and the rarely given initiation of Manjushri Lion's Speech.

Last weekend people from across the UK came to Harrogate for the visit of Lama Jampa Thaye and Dechen Dolma. The highlight of the weekend was the bestowal of the Amitabha Initiation (Buddha of Limitless Light) from the Sky Dharma lineage of Mingyur Dorje, on Saturday afternoon.

There could not have been a better surrounding for the presentation of the nine-centures-old text by Sonam Tsemo, The General Presentation of the Tantra Sets.

We are delighted to announce that at Lama Jampa’s invitation His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje will be giving a series of teachings hosted by Dechen centres in Harrogate and Manchester from 18 - 22 July.

Last Saturday, 16 March, having returned from the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute in Delhi, Lama Jampa Thaye gave a day of extraordinary vajrayana teachings in London.

Last week Lama Jampa Thaye gave six days of teachings on Zhentong Madhyamaka as part of this year’s Karmapa Public Course at KIBI - Karmapa International Buddhist Institute.

Earlier this month Lama Jampa Thaye was in residence at the major Dechen centre of Kagyu Ling in Manchester where he bestowed a great number of teachings, transmissions and blessings.

On January the 26th at Bodhi Path Renchen-Ulm Lama Jampa continued teaching Karma Thinley Rinpoche's commentary on the third Karmapa's text, Discriminating Consciousness and Primordial Wisdom (Namshe Yeshe).

At the end of January, following his teaching of Discriminating Consciousness and Primordial Wisdom at the Bodhi Path centre in Renchen Ulm, Lama Jampa visited Sakya Dechen Ling in Stuttgart for a few days.

On 13 January Lama Jampa Thaye gave his first teachings of 2024 in Bristol, UK. The event was organised and hosted by the Dechen centre there, Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling.

Earlier this month Lama Jampa Thaye and Dechen Dolma travelled to Nepal to visit Karma Thinley Rinpoche. Rinpoche, grand master of both the Sakya and Karma Kagyu traditions, is the Lama with whom Lama Jampa took refuge in 1973.

This weekend in Manchester Lama Jampa continued with his teaching of Situ Dharmakara's commentary on the Third Karmapa's Mahamudra Aspiration Prayer.

This weekend, in the leafy setting of Regent’s Park, London, students of dharma gathered from across the UK and beyond to receive further teachings on Sakya Pandita’s important text on the correct practice of each of the three vehicles taught by the Buddha. 

Lama Jampa Thaye has just completed his month-long North American teaching tour.

The Dechen Mexican Sangha welcomed Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma to Mexico City on October 16th for a seven-day visit of teachings.

Last weekend Lama Jampa gave two days of teachings on The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva by Tokme Zangpo at the Bodhi Path Natural Bridge in Virginia.

In Bristol last Saturday around people gathered from around the UK and beyond to receive part 5 of Sakya Pandita’s master work, ‘Discriminating the Three Vows’ and in the afternoon the vajrayana initiation of Mahachakra Vajrapani.

On Friday the 22nd of September, at Bodhi Path Renchen-Ulm, Lama Jampa continued teaching Karma Thinley Rinpoche's commentary, The Lamp that Dispels Darkness, on the third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje's text, Discriminating Consciousness and Primordial Wisdom (Namshe Yeshe).

As part of Lama Jampa’s September programme of teachings in Germany & Switzerland, he was invited by Bodhipath Basel to present his recently republished presentation of the Buddhist path, Diamond Sky, at a public venue close to the center of Basel.

On Friday, September 15th, Lama Jampa blessed the Buddha statue for the new Buddhist Burial Ground in Stuttgart. On a beautiful early autumn evening the setting sun was shining bright on the group of Buddhists from different traditions attending this auspicious event.