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OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE, the Seventeenth Karmapa, fled Tibet for the safety of exile in India on December 28, 1999 with a small party of monks in complete secrecy, his departure unknown even to his own family. He left his historic monastery, Tsurphu, northwest of Lhasa, and travelled with his party over the winter passes of the Himalayas to freedom. They arrived in Dharamsala, India on January 5, 2000, where he was warmly welcomed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Since then, His Holiness Karmapa has been living temporarily at Gyuto Ramoche Tantric University near Dharamsala, where he receives training in Tibetan Buddhist studies and practices from masters of the Karma Kagyu lineage.



		His Holiness begins his day with a period of meditation, followed by breakfast. He then receives instruction in transmission and debating. From 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon each day, he holds a special audience for those who are very ill, who have previous travel schedules, who wish to receive special instruction or advice regarding practice, who have special questions such as refuge vows, or who are unable to receive his blessings during the public audience. Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30 p.m., after his lunch break, he holds a public audience where he bestows transmission of the Six Syllable Mantra, the 'Mani Lung', and offers a teaching. All are welcome to receive His Holiness' blessing and teaching. Afternoons are dedicated to receiving empowerments, writing, and summarizing the day's studies. In the early evening His Holiness engages in the supplication and propitiation of the Protector Mahakala.