H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje

About Me

My name is Trinlay Thaye Dorje and I am the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. I am known as Karmapa or the Black Hat Lama of Tibet. There are four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, one of which is the Gelug school of the Dalai Lama. The very first Karmapa was born in 1110 and started the first incarnate lineage of lamas in Tibet.
Since there are so many young people online who are keen to know what Buddhism is, I have agreed to the proposal and would like to use this opportunity for sharing Buddhist values. I wish that the methods of Dharma (Buddha's teachings) will be helpful in your daily lives.
You can see www.karmapa.org for background details.

On 18th May 2007 I started a 12 week European tour that will end in August. I'm coming to teach and meet my students.

I have written a blog and I will be keeping it up to date during my visit, so you can share in my experiences and interact with me. Some videos have also been filmed and are on-line here. Please become my friend and watch out for more updates.

Following the tour of Europe, I am now busy back in India, studying, meditating and working hard. I look forward to seeing you all again and will be back in touch with everyone as soon as there is time.

My Interests

Sketching, walking

I'd like to meet:

There are definitely some individuals I would have liked to have met:
Of course being a Buddhist the number one would be to meet the Buddha alive. And Mahatma Gandhi â€“ who led the whole nation of India to freedom through non-violence.

It would have been fun to meet the Beatles or Elvis.

Music:

Eagle Eye Cherry (especially "Save Tonight"), "Donâ€™t lie" (by the Black Eyed Peas), Beethoven, Mozart

Movies:

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Action movies like Spiderman - I loved Spiderman 3.

Television:

BBC and CNN news are great for opening oneâ€™s eyes â€“ a way to connect to the world. The Simpsons and Lost.

Books:

I have read mostly Dharma books. These are books about Buddhism.

Heroes:

Cricket: Kevin Pietersen and Freddie Flinthoff. My favourite team is South Africa so I would love to meet Shaun Pollock and AB de Villiers.
Actors: Peter Oâ€™Toole (Lawrence of Arabia is a great movie)

My Blog

Blog from India - 29th August 2007

My dear Dharma friends,Today, I would like to conclude this 3 part series on karma. We will begin with the last three of the 10 non-virtues, known as the thoughts accumulated out of desire. This can ...
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:05:00 PST

Blog from the tour - 4th August 2007

Dear Dharma Friends,Last time we spoke of the effects of negative actions, the "Three Poisons" and the importance of motivation and intention. This time I would like to continue to explain the law of ...
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:20:00 PST

Blog from the tour - 15th July 2007

Dear Dharma Friends,I appreciate you spending your precious time to be here. I know you have many responsibilities. Taking the time out of your busy life schedule to read and study the Dharma is a gre...
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 06:49:00 PST

Blog from the tour - 3rd July 2007

Life is precious. Even though time is on your side, the fact is, time will never wait for you. So, it is better to use that time or moment as best as you can to develop Compassion and Loving Kindness....
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:22:00 PST

Blog from Hamburg - 21st June 2007

It has been more than a week since I have written. Probably most of you have seen our travel program. I haven't been able to keep in touch with the account but more and more of you have joined in. I w...
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:14:00 PST

Here are some links related to my tour in Europe

General info -www.karmapa-news.orgwww.karmapa.orgPress from the UK -Meet the funky Buddha The Mirror Tuesday12th June 2007The blogging Buddhist leader The Metro Tuesday12th June 2007The Buddhist le...
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:48:00 PST

Blog for Finland - Wednesday 13th June 2007

I am currently in wonderful Finland which is a very interesting place indeed. It was an honour to meet the Finnish Sangha and at the same time to discover a bit about its culture. It is really interes...
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:18:00 PST

Blog for Britain - Tuesday 12th June 2007

I thoroughly enjoyed being in the UK - it was a wonderful experience! I was happy to share the teachings and empowerments with all the people who came to the Friends Meeting House. I hope they were be...
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:39:00 PST

Blog for Britain - Saturday 9th June

Today we had a meeting with our friends from the UK in the morning which was wonderful. As always, I am overwhelmed by the reception I receive from everyone!In the afternoon there were teachings at t...
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:52:00 PST

Blog for Britain - Friday 8th June

Our Sangha greeted us at the airport with traditional white scarves and roses as always our dharma friends are wonderful. It was a smooth ride from the airport to the house where we are staying on...
Posted by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:43:00 PST