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The 17th Karmapa’s unrequested vows from the 14th Dalai Lama and why he still lacks monastic vows (Chinese translation included below)

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In this short clip (Tibetan and English subtitles, Chinese translation in writing below) from the 36th Kagyu Monlam speech in 2019, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa explains how as a young man he was advised by HE Tenga Rinpoche to be given monastic ordination vows by the 14th Dalai Lama, as the 16th Karmapa was said… Continue reading The 17th Karmapa’s unrequested vows from the 14th Dalai Lama and why he still lacks monastic vows (Chinese translation included below)