New role follows first international visit in May

4.6-meter statue of Shakyamuni Buddha based on a 17th-century design

Thaye Dorje pledges "role and activities as Karmapa will continue as before"

Program to explore intersections of Buddhism and modern psychology

His Holiness praises nuns as “future holders of the Buddhadharma"

Gyaltsen Norbu calls for controls to ensure peregrine monks follow monastic precepts

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His first public appearance outside the mainland