Karmapa in US (2)

Today was an incredible day for Buddhism in America. His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, gave his first public teaching in the West, at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. His Holiness sat regally on a sofa in front of the audience of nearly 3,000 people, a giant three-story-tall thangka image of Shakyamuni Buddha hanging behind him. Jumbotron screens on either side of the stage brought close-up views to audience members throughout the Hammerstein...

His Holiness noted that the 16th Karmapa established a strong connection with the people of America that lives on in the deep love and affection he feels for the American people.

“The American people have never been outside the mind of the Gyalwang Karmapa,” His Holiness stated. “The Gyalwang Karmapa has never forgotten the people of America for an instant.”

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