Official transcription (China) 新加坡噶玛迦如佛教中心 Type Tibetan Buddhist Dedicated to Trinley Thaye Dorje | Sect Kagyud | |
Founded by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, David Chee Kim Swee | ||
Karma Kagyud Buddhist Centre (Chinese: 噶玛迦如佛教中心) is one of the several Tibetan Buddhism Vajrayana centers in Singapore, as of 2015 operating from temporary premises while the permanent building is undergoing reconstruction. The temporary and permanent premises are both in Geylang.
History
Karma Kagyud Buddhist Centre was first initiated in 1979, and after a visit by the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa on 27 December 1980, the centre was officially founded on 17 April 1981 following a visit by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche in Singapore. The centre subscribes with the Kagyud lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and advocates Trinley Thaye Dorje as the 17th Karmapa in the ongoing Karmapa Controversy.
References
Karma Kagyud Buddhist Centre Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA