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Adorned in the finest clothing and in the comfort of supple beddings,
Immersed in the most delicious food and comfort-giving materials,
Abundant with possessions yet lacking contentment,
This can be worse than the pauper who does not possess anything.

身穿锦衣卧软榻，
沉醉美食受用中，
资财富裕不知足，
堪比穷人更甚穷。

Non-Contentment - 不知足

This wondrous Kagyu tradition is like an endless rosary of precious jewel;
Invaluable dharma treasures and gems pour from the eloquent mouths of wish-fulfilling lords,
Ceaselessly giving the pith instructions on Kadampa and Mahamudra
Like the magnificent merging of rivers of the world into the mighty ocean.

殊胜噶举传承如宝鬘璎珞，
如意宝主金口涌出妙宝藏，赐予噶当大印要诀无间断，
犹如滔滔江河汇聚入大海

Wondrous Kagyu Lineage - 殊胜噶举传承

Morality is the basis of all good qualities,
It is like an armour protecting against every defect, and
It is also a source of countless virtues,
Thus one should strive to emulate an elegant swan entering graciously into a lotus pond.

一切功德根本持净戒，
如披盔甲防护诸过失，
亦是无量善德之泉源，
故当护持律仪勤修习，
犹如天鹅优雅入莲池。

Importance of Morality - 净戒功德

The enraging flame of anger destroys the great forest of good qualities,
The drizzling cool water of patience quenches the intense thirst of misery,
Subdue the harmful angered mind and transform it with patience and compassion,
Thus the lotus bloom of loving-attitude brings forth supreme peace for everyone.

嗔恨之火烧尽功德林，
忍辱甘霖滌尽苦受渴，
降服嗔心转化慈悲忍，
慈爱莲花盛放普安祥。

Anger vs Peace - 嗔恨火

THE JOURNEY

Karma Kagyud Buddhist Centre was established in 1981 by His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa to realise the precious teachings of Buddha in Singapore. Since then, through various programmes such like classes, meditation, teachings, practices and many more, the Centre has benefited many people.

Now the time is ripe—for our Centre to expand to cater to the growing numbers of devotees and members and their needs, and to organise systematic classes as an institute.

We are going to build a new Centre. With everybody’s contribution and effort, I am sure this dream will materialise. Singapore is an important service and logistics hub in Asia and is very accessible to students from all over the world to come and learn the Dharma, and especially to benefit from the pure lineage of Karma Kagyud teachings.

Fundraising for the new building is a great opportunity for us to accumulate merits. We accumulate merits for every contribution we make to rebuild the Centre, to build stupas or to develop an institute. These merits are immeasurable because they plant the seeds of enlightenment for generations to come.

Therefore let us put in our utmost effort to build the new Centre and develop it into an institute together.

Abbot Venerable Shangpa Rinpoche
Karma Kagyud Buddhist Centre

Our Vision

With pure compassion, let us continue to pass down the lamp of wisdom that illuminates and brings great benefit to the world, so that our future generations would enjoy boundless blessings.

Kagyud Lineage

“Ka” means oral transmission, the unsurpassable words of the Buddha or the teachings personally transmitted by the Buddha. “Gyud” means the unbroken transmitted lineage. The Kagyud lineage directly originated from Buddha Vajradhara (Dorje Chang) who is inseparable from Buddha Shakyamuni. It is a precious Dharma lineage that can lead one to attain Buddhahood.

Tibetan Buddhism

Vajrayana Buddhism is a multifaceted system of Buddhist thought and practice which evolved over several centuries. The Sanskrit term “vajra” denotes the thunderbolt, a legendary weapon and divine attribute that was made from an indestructible substance and which could therefore pierce and penetrate any obscuration. “Yana” means vehicle in Sanskrit. Read more

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THE JOURNEY

Now the time is ripe—for our Centre to expand to cater to the growing numbers of devotees and members and their needs, and to organise systematic classes as an institute.

Our Vision

Kagyud Lineage

Tibetan Buddhism

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