Souvenir

Dhagpo Switzerland is a network of Dharma practitioners from Switzerland that regularly meets online and onsite to practice together throughout the year. Once a year we hold a major Dharma event where we invite a master of the Karma Kagyu lineage and all those from the great Dhagpo Mandala who wish to come to Switzerland. For this event, we rent the large community hall at Männedorf/Zurich.

Dharma week with Jigme Rinpoche
31. August – 6. September 2024 | Männedorf-Zürich

At our third major event, we had the great pleasure and honour of being able to experience Jigme Rinpoche for a whole week. At the weekend he conferred the empowerment of Medicine Buddha and 15th Karmapa, framed by his precious Dharma teachings. Dhagpo Switzerland presented the ‘Friends of Rumtek Nuns’ on Saturday, the wooden temple building project in Dikling (Sikkim) and the Dhagpo team presented their institute on Sunday.

On Monday evening we organised a cultural event with a book launch for his book ‘Handbook for Ordinary Heroes’. During the week, Jigme Rinpoche gave various Dharma teachings on Buddha Chenrezig, love, compassion and wisdom in everyday life on a smaller scale. We practised silent meditation and Chenrezig practice together every day.

An introduction to the history of Buddhism with the Dhagpo Institute team, exchange groups on the teachings of Jigme Rinpoche and Lama Chönyi’s Medicine Buddha practice explanations were further programme elements during the week.

Dharma weekend with Nedo Rinpoche
September 2nd – 3rd, 2023 | Männedorf-Zürich

The atmosphere of the second major event of Dhagpo-Switzerland was characterised by a warm, friendly and interested international sangha. Nedo Rinpoche who is the Vajra Master of the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje was our guest of honor this year. He gave inspiring and encouraging teachings on how to integrate the Dharma into everyday life and as well as empowerments on Chenresig, Amithaba and Amitayus.
Dhagpo Switzerland presented a “Pilgrimage to Sikkim”, with different stages: the origin of the great Dhagpo Mandala, the monasteries of the Karma Kagyu lineage in Rumtek, biographical information on Nedo Rinpoche and the meditation master Lama Choyeng, and on the planned temple project in Pakyong. The event was framed by a shared practice, a Milarepa Tsok puja and joyful gathering.
The education of the novices and nuns from the Karma Chokor Dechen nunnery in Rumtek, Sikkim, was supported with a fundraising activity.

Dharma week with Jigme Rinpoche
3.-4. September 2022 | Männedorf-Zurich
The first major event of Dhagpo-Switzerland gathered an inspired Sangha from near and far.
Jigme Rinpoche gave teachings on Buddha, Dharma and Sangha as well as on Bodhicitta and empowerments on Vajrasattva and White Tara.
Gendün Rinchen shared his Dhagpo Mandala vision.
Dhagpo Möhra and Dhagpo Switzerland presented themselves as part of this big mandala. The event included shared practice, an Amitabha Tsok puja and joyful get-together.
The renovation of the roof of the meditation hall of the Karma Chokor Dechen nunnery in Rumtek, Sikkim, was supported by a fundraising campaign.