24th of June - at 7 p.m. - Bodhisattva promise

25th of June - at 6 p.m. - Milarepa initiation

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Place: Underground Hall of 'VGUES' (Vladivostok state university of economy and service - VSUES). Adress: Gogolya str. 41.

You can reach the place by minibus #38 from Semyonovskaya ploshad' (Semenovskaya square) stop on 'Studencheskaya'. Go to the university entrance and search for the Underground-Hall, you should see the sign-board  (or ask anybody).

You can also reach the place by buses from Semyonovskaya ploshad' (Semenovskaya square) #17, #23, # 40 and stop on Gogolya. From Gogolya you should cross the road using viaduct and move up the street along the University complex from the right side untill you get 'Studencheskaya' bus stop. Then go to the University entrance and search for the Underground-Hall, you should see the sign-board (or ask anybody).

H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje was born in Tibet on May 6th 1983. He was the first son of the 3rd Mipam
Rinpoche, a great Nyingma Lama, and Dechen Wangmo, the daughter of a noble family descending from King Gesar of Ling. At the age of one and a half the boy started telling people that he was the Karmapa. In 1994, he and his family managed to escape from Tibet to Nepal and then to India. The young Karmapa arrived in New Delhi in March of the same year, where during a welcoming ceremony H.H. Shamar Rinpoche formally recognized him as the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa. The 17th Karmapa was given the name of Trinlay (meaning Buddha activity) Thaye (limitless) Dorje (unchanging).

In 1997, H.H. the 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje was officially invited to Bhutan for the cremation ceremony of Topga Rinpoche where he was received with full honors. A three-hour drive from the Bhutanese border to the capital Thimpu took seven hours as thousands of well-wishers greeted him along the road. On October 17th 1997, three thousand people came for his blessing and the whole royal family including the king and four queens received him as the 17th Karmapa.
In October 1999, the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa embarked on his first international teaching tour and gave initiations to several
thousand people in Singapore and Taiwan. The beginning of the new millennium was marked by his first historic visit to the West.
In Dusseldorf, Germany, Karmapa was enthusiastically received by 6,000 students from several hundred Diamond Way Buddhist centers from over 30 countries.
In the summer of 2003, H.H. the 17th Karmapa conducted his first official program in the United States, giving a series of empowerments and teachings. On July 19th and 20th 2003, he gave the Karma Pakshi and Medicine Buddha empowerments in SanFrancisco, California. The event was hosted by the Diamond Way Buddhist Centers, USA.
In December 2003, after completing his formal education, the 17th Karmapa was declared “Great Tantric Master” (skt. Vajracharya).

The 17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje currently resides in Kalimpong, India, where he continues his spiritual training and Western education.

For more information you may contact:

For common questions:
Nadia  +7-914-702-8986 nadia()buddhism ru
Ruslan +7-914-977-8927 rus-fedorov()yandex ru

For accomodation:
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Or visit our Buddhist center: Vladivostok, Derzhavina str. 3