Govt allows 17th Karmapa to travel to US

July 06, 2011 11:53

From the Hindustan Times: The government has finally allowed Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa, who is parallel head of powerful Kagyu karma sect of Tibetan Buddhist to travel to United States to attend the Kalchakra festival.

Under scanner of investigating agencies for huge stacks of foreign currency recovered from his monastery, Ogyen Trinley Dorje had earlier expressed his desire to visit United States along with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama for Kalchakra which commences from July 6th in Washington DC.

Also read: Our interview with Ugyen Thinley Dorje when he became the 17th Karmapa

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