Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje arrives at Bodhgaya

Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje offering khadas at the altar of the ongoing Nyingma Monlam at Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya.

MAHAKALA PUJA TO BE HELD AT BODHGAYA THIS YEAR FROM 13 TO 20 FEB
BODHGAYA, BIHAR, 30 Jan: The Mahakala Puja, an important annual prayer for world peace usually held at Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre, will be held at Bodhgaya in Bihar this year from 13 to 20 February at Tergar monastery (Karma Temple), informed Acharya Nawang Loden  of the Tsurphu Labrang Office of the Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre, while speaking to NOW! and detailing Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje’s month-long itinerary at Bodhgaya.
The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje will also be attending the ongoing 15th Kagyu Winter Debate which got underway on 16 January here at the Tergar Monastery and is scheduled to continue till 10 February. Losar [New Year] celebrations will be held from 22 to 24 February.
The Karmapa will conduct a three-day “Antarbarta” teaching to lamas and devotees in Kagyu Menlom ground here from 26 to 28 February, while the Kagyu Menlom will be held from 01 to 08 March.
On the second day of his arrival here, the Karmapa paid homage to the central shrine of Buddhism, the Mahabodhi Temple, home to the Bodhi tree and other sites linked with the time when Shakyamuni Buddha attained enlightenment.
The Karmapa was received by Secretary of the Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee, NT Dorje and the Head Monk-in-Charge, Pande Chalinda. The Karmapa was escorted in procession through the Mahabodhi Stupa Ground and went directly to the main shrine room. Having prostrated three times, he presented traditional offerings of fruits, flowers, a donation and a new golden silk robe for the Buddha image after which he offered prayers.
Leaving the shrine room, the Karmapa walked around to the area behind the temple, under the Bodhi tree, where he offered khadas to the altar of the ongoing Nyingma Menlom.