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SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE„KARMAPA“ is the title of the highest Lama of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Since H.H. the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen

Trinley Dorje, inthroned in Tibet in 1992, came to India in the year 2000, he increasingly makes appearances as one of the great spiritual masters of our times. As head of one of the great schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the Karma Kagyu lineage, the Gyalwang Karmapa plays a leading role for the preservation of the Tibetan religion and culture. His appeal to create a future which is marked by compassion more strongly than ever is directed to the global society of the 21st century and has been inspiring millions of people throughout the world to engage in social and environmental projects. .

RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE Born in Eastern Tibet in 1952 and recognized as a reincarnat-ed master, Ringu Tulku had to flee into exile in India while still a child. There he was trained by teachers of all four Tibetan Buddhist traditions and par-ticularly by his main teachers, H.H. the 16th Karmapa Rigpe Dorje and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He also studied and taught at various universities in India. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche supports the „Rime“ movement which opposes sectarianism in Tibetan Buddhism. He has been travelling and teaching regularly in the West for more than 20 years. He speaks English fluently, understands western mentality, and has a unique way of making the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism accessible to the modern mind.

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THE BUDDHA STATUE Bodhicharya has adopted a Buddha statue, 3.4 m tall – the now famous “Buddha vom Viktualien-markt”. The art installation of Malaysian artist Han Chong, “Made in Dresden”, is part of the project series “A Place Called Public / Hopefully Public”, which was commissioned by the City of Munich from the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset.

THE SHAPE OF THE BUDDHA is modeled on the bronze statue Kamakura Daibutsu in Japan, which was 12 m tall and built in the 13th century.

THE BUDDHA STATUE of Bodhicharya was placed in the temple’s large shrine room in September 2013, and blessed by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche in a ritual ceremony in February 2014.

BODHICHARYABuddhist Center for Peace and Understanding

Germany e.V.

THE OVERALL AIM of Bodhicharya Deutschland e.V. encompasses study and practice of Buddhist teachings in order to cultivate mental peace and stability, promotion of beneficient and charitable purposes, and fostering intercultural and interreli-gious dialogue. Bodhicharya Center in the Berlin borough of Friedrichshain strives to be open and friendly, a place for tranquility, meditation, and social encounters, offering a varied program of courses, lectures, and social projects to engage in. All of Bodhicharya’s activities are based on the principles of “helping, healing, and harmony” and depend on the collective effort of many volun-teers. Bodhicharya’s vision is to make Tibetan philosophy and culture accessible to western people and to establish a center for peace and understanding in Berlin.

BODHICHARYA DEUTSCHLAND E.V. (Bodhicharya Germany), successor to the center Theksum Tashi Chöling, was founded in 2001 and is recognized as a charitable organization. Bodhicharya means “enlightened activity”. The name is intended to encourage people to base their actions on compas-sion and wisdom. This motivation is symbolized by the emblem of the gestures of three hands united by ornamental lines. It was created by the Tibetan artist Salga..

BODHICHARYA DEUTSCHLAND FOCUSSES ON FOUR OBJECTIVES:

1. STUDY AND PRACTICE of the Buddhist teach-ings in order to cultivate mental peace and inner qualities such as concentration, compassion, and wisdom.

2. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES serving the benefit of oth-ers while being an exercise of generosity and eth-ics. There is an outpatient hospice service which also provides training in end-of-life care, and a wide range of offers to the public, such as lectures on related subjects, special training for those deal-ing with dementia, and courses and support for prison-inmates and ex-convicts. A youth program organizes on-site international summer work-camps of the Service Civil International (SCI).

3. INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE. Bodhicharya stages events of interreligious dialogue, partici-pates in the “Berlin Dialogue of the Religions” ini-tiated by the Berlin Senate, and accepts invitations to interreligious dialogue to promote harmony and understanding among the religions.

4. BUDDHISM, ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMAL RIGHTS. The Buddha pointed to the delicate balance between humankind and nature. Active environmental protection is an important part of our self-conception. The environmentalist organi-zation NABU has been accompanying Bodhich-arya for several years with regard to urban climate issues and is recording the results in a photo documentation. In 2010, Bodhicharya, as one of only five projects nationwide, was selected for the research program “Urban Strategies for Climate Change”.

THE PROJECT is operated mainly by unpaid volunteers. Nearly the entire program – with the exception of guest events and “Yoga for All” – is offered on the basis of the Dana principle, volun-tary generosity.

BODHICHARYA DEUTSCHLAND and Bodhicharya Interna-tional are under the spiritual guidance of H.E. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche and follow the non-sectarian approach of the “Rime” movement.

STUDY AND PRACTICE

BODHICHARYA

INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE

SEMINARS

YOGA CLASSES

HORIZONT HOSPICE SERVICE ENVIRONMENTAL

COMMITMENT

BUILDING A TEMPLE

EXPERIENCING COMMUNITY

CELEBRATION

DHARMA SHOP

BUILDING A STUPA

ART AND CULTURAL EVENTS