Welcome to Dhagpo Kagyu Ling

A place to understand
and live Buddhism

Everyone aspires to lasting happiness free from all suffering.
Living in a complex society that is in constant evolution can generate confusion and dissatisfaction.
For twenty-five centuries, the Buddha’s teachings have invited us to cultivate our inner wealth by developing kindness and discernment.

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Welcome to Dhagpo Kagyu Ling

A place to understand
and live Buddhism

Everyone aspires to lasting happiness free from all suffering.
Living in a complex society that is in constant evolution can generate confusion and dissatisfaction.
For twenty-five centuries, the Buddha’s teachings have invited us to cultivate our inner wealth by developing kindness and discernment.

See the program
50 Years of Dhagpo

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08 May

The Sutra of Aspirations for Excellent Conduct Session 4

Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa explains the importance of the Five Royal Sutras that make up the paths of practice. Among them, the Sutra of Aspirations for […]

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14 May

Clarity and Compassion Study and Meditation Retreat

The path offered by the Buddha consists in clarifying our minds so that we can be freer in our choices. Based on examination of our situation, we become aware of […]

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23 May

Knowing Our Enlightened Potential The Treatise Entitled Revealing the Essence of the Tathagata, by the 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje

Program update on 01/04/2026 Buddha nature is a central theme for anyone who wishes to progress on the path to enlightenment. This key idea requires profound, precise reflection to be correctly understood.

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Upcoming Events

New Program

June to September 2026

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Programme de Dhagpo - été 2024

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New Dhagpo program – from October 2025 to May 2026

Dear Friends,

We are happy to share the October 2025 to May 2026 programs for Dhagpo Kagyu Ling and Dhagpo Kundreul Ling.

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Projects

Termites: Protect Lives and Buildings

Worksite Diaries – Episode 6 When designing a large building in the heart of nature, the microcosmos—the world of the infinitely small—also comes into play. In this new episode of our Worksite Diaries, Guillaume Pares-Amado, project manager for the Institute's...
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Learning and Supporting with Dharma Flashcards

Worksite Diaries – Episode 5 From our earliest age, learning to read requires a great deal of knowledge and skills—from decoding letters and building vocabulary to understanding the meaning of a text and being able to retell its story. When it comes to Dharma, an...
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Creating a Culture of Safety

Worksite Diaries - Episode 4 Though zero risk doesn’t exist, it's a priority on a construction site. In this new episode of our Worksite Diaries on the Institute’s Residences, team leader Kenny Mirambeau explains the measures put in place to ensure everyone's safety....
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Participatory financing: a shared involvement

Worksite Diaries – Episode 3 The financing of a place like Dhagpo Kagyu Ling is first and foremost a matter of philosophy.In this new episode of our worksite diaries about the Institute’s Residences, Joëlle Ondo, a retired lawyer living near Dhagpo and member of the...
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Sustainably Designed Residences Meant to Last!

Worksite Diaries – Episode 2 Designing a building means projecting oneself into the future and juggling with a multitude of factors to effectively meet needs. In this new episode of our worksite diaries, Guillaume Pares-Amado, project manager of the Institute’s...
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The Dhagpo Institute’s Residences – video

Lama Jigme Rinpoche clarifies the role of Dhagpo Kagyu Ling’s Institute and the purpose of these Residences. The 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje indicated the reference texts that are necessary to learn, contemplate, and meditate upon. The 14th Shamarpa, Mipham...
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The Institute’s Residences: Visiting Practitioners Discover the Work Site

Block by block, day after day, the Institute’s Residences are rising from the ground of the construction site at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling in Dordogne.In groups of twenty, practitioners taking part in the recent teaching given by His Eminence Jamgon Kongrul Rinpoche (August...
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The Institute’s New Residences

Continuing to Inscribe the Dharma into the French PatrimonyThe arrival of the Buddha’s teaching in Europe is recent; the Dharma is not yet part of our Western culture. Creating sustainable conditions for its existence notably requires building places like the...
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Healthy foundations!

After studying the lay of the land and digging the foundations, the large works of the new residence for the Institute began with the placing of steel supports and casings required for pouring the foundations. The work was put on pause over the summer with a visit...
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Consecration and First Shovelfuls

Before the first shovels were turned, a ritual was performed at the construction site of the residences. The residences will be for anyone who wishes to experience the Dharma in a community life of learning, practice and application of the Buddhist teachings. We look...
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