Kagyu Monlam

01/10/2026

30/08/2026

I was deeply saddened to hear the news of the recent floods and landslides on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Hundreds of people—including many from Tibet and Nepal as well as visitors from all over the world—have lost their lives. Many more are still missing, and houses, buildings, and bridges have been swept away. Not only have many lost their lives, many people in this region have also lost their livelihoods.

Hearing of this, I felt we must do something to help. Thus I would like to ask the Kagyu monasteries and nunneries in Nepal to organize relief operations to bring aid to the people. I will provide support for these efforts.

As we can see with our eyes, the environmental situation throughout the world and in the Himalayas in particular has grown more severe. Temperatures have risen, glaciers are melting, and rainfall has grown stronger and more unpredictable, leading to floods, landslides, and severe storms throughout the world. But we see the destructive results most clearly in the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau. I would like to ask everyone to do whatever you can to preserve and protect the environment so that we can prevent any future disasters.

Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
29 August 2026

28/08/2026

Photos of Kagyu Monlam in Germany

26/08/2026

The Gyalwang Karmapa's tribute to Geshe Ngawang Ngodrub

20/08/2026

A Short Prayer for the Long Life of the Holders of Kamtsang Lineage

Through compassionate manifestations, Lokeshvara
Tames the many beings of all realms in the ten directions.
May the seventeenth emanation of Simha, the Sixth,
Live long, and may his activity flourish.

I pray that the Thousand Blazing Lights, the Dharma Lord Maitreya,
Vairochana embodied, the Lord of Secrets Vajrapani,
The greatest siddha Pawo, Nagarjuna’s emanation,*
And other precious great masters live long lives.

May all the great beings, wherever they may be,
Who preserve and spread the teachings of the Buddha
Live long and overcome all obstacles
So that the banner of the teachings may soar in all directions.

The first stanza transforms into a prayer an image from a dream I had in 2020, whereas the latter two were written for the long life of all those who uphold Buddhism in general and the traditions of the Practice Lineage in particular. Through this, may a blaze of auspiciousness ornament the world!
Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
August 16, 2026

*These three lines refer to the six heart sons: Shamar Rinpoche, Chamgon Tai Situ Rinpoche, Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche, Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Pawo Rinpoche, and Treho Rinpoche.