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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.
On Saturday 9 September Lama Jampa Thaye gave the final parts of the Eight Verses (Songs) of this illustrious text by Karma Chakme to Buddhists from across the UK.
Later this month Lama Jampa will be on the continent to give a series of teachings at Dechen and Bodhi Path Centres.
We are delighted to announce details of Lama Jampa Thaye’s forthcoming North American Tour which will see him teaching at Dechen and Bodhi Path centres on the East and West Coasts as well as in Mexico.
Following the great blessing of His Holiness Sakya Gongma Trichen’s visit to Sakya Changlochen Ling, Lama Jampa commenced teachings on the recent edition of his text Diamond Sky - Preparing for Vajrayana.
On Friday 4 August His Holiness Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche visited the Dechen Eurpean retreat centre of Sakya Changlochen Ling in the beautiful Dordogne area of France. This was the 14th visit His Holiness has made to international Dechen centres at the request of Lama Jampa.
Buddhists in Manchester and beyond were fortunate to sit in the presence of the erudite scholar and meditation master Lama Jampa Thaye over the first weekend of July, when he visited Manchester.
Lama Jampa's June visit to Sakya Dechen Ling in Stuttgart began with a visit to the site of the new Buddhist Cemetery which is in the process of being completed.
Last weekend Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma were in Bristol for a weekend of wisdom, blessings and prayers.
I was very saddened to hear of the passing of the great Karma-Kagyu master, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, on the holy day of Saga Dawa Duchen.
On Saturday 20 May, Lama Jampa bestowed the profound teachings of Karma Chakme ‘The Union of Dzogchen and Mahamudra’ at St Chad’s community hall in Headingly.
The first week of Lama Jampa’s teachings at Sakya Changlochen Ling in the Dordogne will run from Friday 4 August until Thursday 10 August.