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The Center visitors can stop by if they are from the local area. As yet we do not have space for you to stay overnight but day visits are welcome.
If you would like to come with some specific needs or questions, please contact the center ahead of time by email or telephone given below.
Is our door closed? Please call our resident teacher, Acharya Lhakpa Tshering: +1 (206) 251-5667
Karmapa Center 16 main house
Karmapa Center 16
41230 N Kilbourne Rd.
Wadsworth IL 60083, USA
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General inqueries: contact@karmapacenter16.org
Media inqueries: media@karmapacenter16.org
(+1) 224-214-0798
USA Office: karmapacenter16.org
Taiwan Office: karmapa16.org
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We collect and publish stories about the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa from people around the world. If you met His Holiness the 16th Karmapa in America on one of his three visits or at the time of his Parinirvana, or at any other occasion, and would like to share your story of the encounter, please share it with us.
- When did you first encounter Buddhism and what was your relationship with practice by the time you heard about His Holiness 16th Karmapa.
- What is your memory of meeting His Holiness for the first time? What was your role during any of the visits?
- Relate a story that stands out to you during your time with His Holiness.
- Did your encounter with His Holiness affect your life in any way?
- If you witnessed His Holiness near the time of his Parinirvāṇa, was there anything unusual about his reaction to his illness that you observed?
- If you have seen the 17th Karmapa, what was that like after knowing the 16th Karmapa?
- What else about your interaction with the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa would you like to share?
- What does the Karmapa Center 16 as a stupa, pilgrimage site, commemoration and place of study about the Karmapas mean to you? What do you want people to remember about him?
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