KARMAPA INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST INSTITUTE ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014/15

PROGRAMME DATES & DURATION Remarks ACADEMIC SESSION

Academic class starts 1st Semester 2nd Year Monday, 15th Sept to 12th of Dec. 2014 The date includes 12 days of exam and self-study period.

Semester break Saturday, 13th of Dec. 2014 to 5th of January, 2015

15th of 21nd Dec. 2014-(expected date) Kagyu Monlam peace prayer gathering at Boudhgaya

KIBI’s Founding Day 28th of November Academic and Culture program

The day was marked upon the KIBI Foundation stone laying by the 16th Karmapa and Indian President on

28th November 1979

Academic class starts 2st Semester 2nd Year

Tuesday, 6th of January 2015 to Friday, 11th of April 2015

The date includes 12 days of exam and self-study period.

PUBLIC EVENTS

H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa’s Birthday Charitable Activities in Delhi

Tuesday, 6th of May, 2014 Afternoon event

Morning long life puja for HH and Afternoon charity event at Blind School Lajpath Nagar, Delhi

Buddha Purnima Or Vaisak Purnima Wednesday, 14th of May, 2014

7am: Sojong (Dhikcha granting) 10am: Bhudha’s life by Prof. Sempa Dorje 5pm: Meditation by H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa

Lunch and drinks served as social work

KIBI Monks summer break 1st of June to 15th of July Admin office will open during the vacation

Public Meditation Course (PMC)-2014 Starts at afternoon 24th of Dec. 2014 to morning 3rd of Jan. 2015

Welcome dinner on 24th of December Special morning prayer on New Year Morning

Grand Mahakala Puja and Losar event Monday, 16th to 19th of Feb. 2015 The date includes 3 days Mahakala puja and one day Losar Ceremony (expected 7 days Dupcho)

Karmapa Public Course - 2015 Monday, 16th to 21st of March 2015 Lodging and fooding for the participants starts on 15th afternoon and close on 22nd afternoon

KIBS 3rd Anniversary Friday, 20th of March 2015 Official function 5 to 6:00p.m.

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