17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje
The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Thaye Dorje is the head of the Karma Kagyu Lineage of Diamond Way Buddhism.
He was born in Tibet in 1983 and was able to escape from suppressed Tibet to freedom in India during spring 1994. He teaches frequently in our centers.
Lama Ole & Hannah Nydahl
Lama Ole Nydahl and his wife Hannah were the first western students of the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa. He asked them to teach Buddhism in the West. Lama Ole teaches his students about way and goal of Diamond Way Buddhism. With tenthousands of students around the world he is probably the most known Buddhist teacher and to date has established more than 600 Buddhist centers worldwide. Lama Ole has also asked more than 100 of his students to travel and teach Buddhism.
Diamond Way Buddhist Centers Belgium
The Buddhist Centers in Belgium are part of over 600 Diamond Way Buddhist centers of the Karma Kagyu lineage worlwide. They were established by Lama Ole and Hannah Nydahl according to the wishes of H.H. 16th Karmapa and are today under the patronage of H.H. 17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje.
Our centers are friendly places where people get easy access to Buddha’s timeless wisdom, meditate together, share experiences and actively participate in the center activities. They are non-monastic and western in style, yet rooted in the lineage of oral transmission going back to the historical Buddha 2500 years ago.
We invite you to take a look at our regular program and come for one of our public meditation evenings without obligation if you are interested.
Upcoming Events in Belgium
Friday 17th - Sunday 19th September 2014
Teachings and Meditations with Michalea Fritzges in Ghent and Brussels