Monlam 2011
Through the auspices of
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje
and Venerable Dekhung Gyaltsey Tulku Rinpoche,
we are very happy to announce:
The 1st Australian
Kagyu Monlam for World Peace
15th to 18th October 2011
Sydney ~ Australia.
Badgery Pavilion, located in the Showground
in Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush.
Please check our Monlam Australia Website for all the current updates
and other information regarding the 2011 Monlam
The word Monlam is Tibetan, mon means aspiration/hope and lam means way/path, so Monlam means a way to do an aspiration. The highest aspiration is the aspiration which is based on bodhicitta, the wish to reach enlightenment or Buddhahood for the benefit of all beings, to enable all beings to reach Buddhahood.
The purpose of the Kagyu Monlam is to gather together all practitioners to create universal aspirations of good will and harmony.
“Kagyu Monlam is an avenue whereby we can spread, at times of great need, the genuine spirit of love and compassion to all the people of the world, like a great ripple, first in Bodhgaya, then in Bihar, and so on. As we continuously offer these prayers for world peace, it is our intention and our wish that peace and happiness extend to all.”
— His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa
A short film clip from Monlam 2007 indicating His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa in procession, followed by Venerable Dekhung Gyaltsey Tulku Rinpoche and other high lamas of the Kagyu lineage. The background chanting is His Holiness when much younger.
