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Diamond Way Buddhism (Diamond Way Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Lineage) is a lay organization within the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. The first Diamond Way Buddhist centre was founded in 1972 by Hannah and Ole Nydahl. It is led by Ole Nydahl under the spiritual guidance of Trinley Thaye Dorje, one of two claimants to the title of the 17th Karmapa (See Karmapa Controversy). There are approximately 650 Diamond Way Buddhist centres worldwide.

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History and development[edit]

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Following the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950, and the subsequent self-exile of the Dalai Lama to India in 1959, thousands of Tibetans fled Chinese-occupied Tibet as refugees, creating the Tibetan diaspora. The head of Karma Kagyu school, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa, also left Tibet in 1959 and established Rumtek monastery in Sikkim, India, as his main seat in exile. The exodus of Tibetans ultimately made Tibetan Buddhism more accessible to the rest of the world. Many young Westerners on the hippie trail from Europe to India and Nepal came in contact with the Tibetans and some became interested in their religion. This started already in 1960 with Freda Bedi. Nine years later, among the Westerners to came into contact with the Tibetans in exile were Hannah and Ole Nydahl, who went on their honeymoon to the Himalayas in 1968. They first became students of Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche. In 1969 they met the 16th Karmapa and became his closest Western students^[1]. After meditating and studying Buddhism for three years, the 16th Karmapa asked Ole and Hannah to start meditation centres in his name in the West.^[2][3] The first Karma Kagyu center in the West was founded in 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[2]

In 1973 the 16th Karmapa visited Europe at the invitation of Ole and Hannah Nydahl.^[4][5] Following this visit and at the 16th Karmapa's request, Ole Nydahl began travelling further across Europe in order to teach the basic doctrines of Karma KagyuBuddhism. As more became interested more centers were founded and their number increased over time, particularly in Germany and Poland. The individual groups grew steadily.^[4] He later travelled to the United States and across South America and Russia, founding more centres.

Following the Karmapa Controversy, Karma Kagyu Buddhist centres were obliged to decide whether to accept Orgyen Trinley Dorje, who was recognised by Tai Situ, the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government, or to support Shamar Rinpoche. In the course of the 1990s, while a majority of Kagyu monasteries elected to accept Orgyen Trinley Dorje, most Diamond Way centres under Ole Nydahl accepted Thaye Dorje.^[6][7]

Diamond Way Buddhism was founded as a legally distinct organization within the Karma Kagyu umbrella in 1993. Until then, the Nydahls had transferred all ownership of the centers they founded to the Karma Kagyu administration.^[3] However, it is common for Karma Kagyu lamas to each have their own organization for their students, as each teacher has a different style and approach. For example, Shamarpa has the Bodhipath organization, Chogyam Trungpa had the Vajradhatu, etc. The goals of the Diamond Way organization remain 'the creation and maintenance of a permanent basis from which to enable both laypeople and achievers to maintain, cultivate and practice Buddhist religion, philosophy and culture in countries that are not originally Buddhist, within the traditional manner of the Diamond Way transmission of the Karma Kagyu lineage', Buddhist art, supporting translations of authentic Buddhist text, and funding retreats etc. The 'spiritual counsel' of the organisation is provided by the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje (India), Kunzing Shamar Rinpoche (India) andJigme Rinpoche (France).^[8]

Ideals[edit]

Diamond Way describes itself as an adaptation of the Karma Kagyu tradition to Western culture without Tibetan customs and organisational structures.^[9]

Ole Nydahl describes Diamond Way as a lay tradition offering methods for people who have jobs, partners, families and responsibilities. He states '..our work is grown on the basis of friendship and trust.. since the Diamond Way teachings aim to bring freedom and independence, it is people who already have those qualities who are generally attracted to our centers.'^[7] He also says he is keen to avoid what were perceived to be the more exotic or ritualistic aspects of Tibetan Buddhism such as pujas sung in Tibetan with Tibetan musical accompaniment. In 1998 Ole Nydahl stated 'I simply don’t want gifted and critical people who discover us to step right into the middle of a puja as has happened so often in the past. They then think they have landed with Catholics or some other sect and we won’t get a second chance to benefit them or their like-minded friends.' ^[7] Instead, most meditation texts (except mantras) are translated and used in European languages.^[10]

Practices[edit]

The most important practice in Diamond Way Buddhism is considered to be identification with the teacher and following that to try to sustain the Mahamudra view and bring what is learned in meditation into daily life.^[11][12][13]

Diamond Way Buddhism uses a variety of standard Vajrayana meditation methods found within the Karma Kagyu tradition. When the practitioners meet at lectures or for meditation they will typically do the 'Guru Yoga meditation', (Skt. Guru yoga, Tib. Lame Naljor) where the practitioner identifies with the enlightened qualities of the teacher in order to develop these qualities. This is then followed by the 'Invocation of Black Coat', sung in Tibetan.^[10]

Like other Karma Kagyu practitioners, individuals then usually do a preliminary practice called the ngöndro, consisting of 111,111 repetitions each of 4 different meditations, as given by the 9th Karmapa.^[14] The ngöndro must be completed before practitioners can move on to other practices. In most cases, following completion of ngöndro, students practice a meditation on the Eighth Karmapa, Mikyö Dorje, called 'The Guru Yoga in Four Sessions' (Tibetan Tun Shi Lame Naljor).^[10]

Other practices include a variant of the meditation on Chenrezig (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) composed by the 12th Century siddhaTang Tong Gyalpo and the phowa (transference of consciousness at the time of death).^[10]

They receive an explanation of the meditations from more experienced members who are authorized to teach in the Diamond Way Buddhist Centers.^[10]

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The 16th Karmapa[edit]

The 16th Karmapa Ranjung Rigpe Dorje (1924–1981) was born in Derge in eastern Tibet. Karmapa left the People's Republic of China in 1959, deciding that the Dharma would be served better outside Communist China. The Karmapas were the first incarnations to start the tulku-system and they are the heads of the Karma Kagyu lineage.

He was the Lama who told the Nydahls to start Karma Kagyu centres in the West and later visited many Karma Kagyu centres, mainly staying in centres founded by the Nydahls or Kalu Rinpoche.^[15] His first visit in the West was in 1974^[5] and he gave numerous teachings and empowerments in the centres.^[3][4]

The 17th Karmapa[edit]

Trinley Thaye Dorje (born 1983) is the current head of the Karma Kagyu School and one of the candidates to the reincarnation of the 16th Karmapa. He is considered the true incarnation of the Karmapa by the Diamond Way Buddhist Centers, as well as by Shamarpa, Shangpa Rinpoche, the Second Beru Khyentse, Gyatrul Rinpoche and Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche.^[16]

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Trinley Thaye Dorje was born in Tibet but managed to escape in 1994 and was enthroned by Shamarpa at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (KIBI).^[3] He has since visited the West several times in order to teach. The first time he visited Europe was in 2000 and the first time he visited the United States was in 2003.^[16]

Ole Nydahl[edit]

Ole Nydahl (born 1941 near Copenhagen, Denmark), is a Buddhist Lama and one of the main figures in the spreading of Karma Kagyu Buddhism in the West.^[15][17] Since the early 1970s he has toured the world, giving lectures and meditation courses, and together with his wife Hannah Nydahl (1946–2007) founded Diamond Way Buddhism. He is often referred to as Lama Ole Nydahl or Lama Ole.

Hannah Nydahl[edit]

Hannah Nydahl (1946–2007), wife of Ole Nydahl, was an important Danish teacher and translator in the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.^[4] She was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hannah and Ole Nydahl were introduced to Buddhism on their honeymoon in Nepal in 1968, where they became students^[18] in 1969. She was sometimes referred to as Lamini or female Lama^[19], but the main role of Hannah Nydahl was as a translator,^[15] which she didn't mind.^[20][21]

Shamarpa[edit]

Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, born 1952 in Derge, Tibet, is second to the Gyalwa Karmapa in the spiritual hierarchy of the Karma Kagyu School. He fled Tibet at the age of 9 with the 16th Karmapa. Shamarpa is also known as Red Hat Karmapa, and is, together with the 17th Karmapa, the current holder of the Karma Kagyu lineage. Shamarpa completed the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (KIBI) in New Delhi, India, after the death of the 16th Karmapa. He has officially recognized Trinlay Thaye Dorje as the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa. Shamarpa spends most of his time teaching, travelling around the world.^[16]

He is the founder of Bodhi Path, another Karma Kagyu Buddhist group.^[22]

Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche[edit]

Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche (1918–2003) was the first teacher of Hannah and Ole Nydahl. He was born in Bhutan, but left the country when he was 13 in order to study and practice Buddhism in Nepal. He met the 16th Karmapa in 1944 and the Karmapa became his most important teacher. He visited Europe for the first time in 1987 at the invitation of the Nydahls, who were his first Western students. He traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Americas, and Australia giving teachings and initiations. He completed 17 stupas (Buddhist monuments) in Europe and Asia, including two important stupas in Spain: A Kalachakra stupa and the Benalmádena Stupa,^[16] the biggest stupa outside Asia.^[23]

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Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche[edit]

Maniwa Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche (born 1950), in Nepal. He was ordained in Rumtek by the 16th Karmapa. The title 'Maniwa' is a title given to a master of the Chenrezig practice, who have accomplished a billion Om mani peme hungmantras.^{[citation needed]}

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Other lamas[edit]

Other teachers mentioned as teachers by DiamondWay-Buddhism.org:^[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Letter from 16th Karmapa to the Danish Queen Margarete'(PDF). Lama Ole's Official Recognition. Archived from the original(PDF) on 26 June 2019.
2. ^ ^abNydahl, Ole 'Entering The Diamond Way, Tibetan Buddhism Meets the West', Blue Dolphin Publishing (1999). ISBN978-0-931892-03-5
3. ^ ^abcdCurren, Erik D. (2008) Buddha's Not Smiling, Uncovering the Corruption at the Heart of Tibetan Buddhism Today Alaya Press ISBN0-9772253-0-5
4. ^ ^abcdNydahl, Ole (1992) Riding The Tiger, Twenty Years on the Road - The Risks and Joys of Bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West, Blue Dolphin Publishing. ISBN978-0-931892-67-7
5. ^ ^abKarmapa.org websiteArchived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-02-12
6. ^Lehnert, Tomek (2000). Rogues in Robes: An Inside Chronicle of a Chinese-Tibetan Intrigue in the Karma Kagyu Lineage of Diamond Way Buddhism. Blue Dolphin Publishing. ISBN1-57733-026-9.
7. ^ ^abc1998 Interview with Ole NydahlArchived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2009-30-01
8. ^Buddhism Foundation Diamond Way Charter Retrieved on 2009-30-01
9. ^No Need for Too Much Tradition, lecture by Shamar Rinpoche, Vienna, September 1993Archived 21 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2009-30-01
10. ^ ^abcdeDWB in UK about meditationsArchived 24 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2009-30-01
11. ^Nydahl. Ole. The Great Seal - Limitless Space & Joy'.The Mahamudra View of Diamond Way Buddhism” Fire Wheel Publishing, 2004 ISBN0-9752954-0-3
12. ^Video: Nydahl, Ole: Meditation 1997 ThreeBearsMedia. Available onlineArchived 22 January 2009 at the Wayback Machineand on Youtube
13. ^Nydahl, Ole (2008) The Way Things are - A living Approach to Buddhism for today's world. O Books. ISBN978-1-84694-042-2
14. ^Karmapa IX, The Mahamudra, Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance LTWA. ISBN978-81-85102-13-9
15. ^ ^abcOfficial statement from Lama Karma Wangchuk, International Karma Kagyu Buddhist Organization. 01.07.2004 Retrieved on 2009-02-02
16. ^ ^abcdeDiamondWay-Buddhism.org - TeachersArchived 20 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2009-02-02
17. ^Journal of Global Buddhism, Article by Jørn Borup, Department of Study of Religion at University of Aarhus, Denmark. 2008, based on research from 2005Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2009-02-02
18. ^Mackenzie, Vicki 1998. Cave in the Snow: Tenzin Palmo's Quest for Enlightenment. Bloomsbury: New York, p. 96
19. ^Movie: Buddhism in the Modern World (2008), Soulproduction
20. ^Interview with Hannah Nydahl, Kagyu Life International, vol. 4, Virginia, July 1995 Available online
21. ^Open letter regarding Karmapa Controversy by karmapa-issue.org, 26.07.2004 Retrieved on 2009-30-01
22. ^Bodhi Path homepage Retrieved on 2009-02-02
23. ^StupaBenalmadena.orgArchived 2 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2009-02-02

External links[edit]

• Neo-orthodox Tradition and Transition: Lama Ole Nydahl and the Diamond Way by Bee Scherer

We are very happy to invite you to a series of talks with Diamond Way teacher Victor Burley from Sydney. Victor will share his in-depth knowledge with us, giving two talks on “Buddhism in Daily Life” and “The Six Liberating Actions”. Details of the program are shown below:

Buddhism in Daily Life
Friday 14 June, 7.00pm
So, what is Buddhism? The historical Buddha used the best description himself. During the 1,500 years the teachings existed in India, they were called Dharma, and for the last 1,000 years in Tibet, the name was Chö. Both mean “the way things are”. Understanding “the way things are” is the key to every happiness. Buddha himself is both teacher, example, protector and friend. His teachings allow us to avoid suffering and to enter a state of increasing bliss while also liberating and enlightening others. Simply put, Buddha’s teachings enable us to experience lasting happiness. By using suitable meditations, our theoretical knowledge turns into direct experience leading to the goal of Buddha’s teachings – the full development of body, speech and mind.

The Six Liberating Actions
Saturday 15 June, 3.00pm
The six liberating actions are a motivational teaching for direct use in one’s life. The actions are liberating because they bring a recognition of the ultimate nature of mind, and on a practical level they can lead to a happier life.

About the speaker, Victor Burley

Victor Burley has over 40 years of experience practicing Buddhist methods and has been a student of Lama Ole Nydahl since taking refuge with him 1993. Victor is an engineer who lives and works in Sydney, and is the current President of the Australian Diamond Way Buddhist Association. He has many years of experience practicing and teaching Diamond Way Buddhism which is conveyed through his easygoing style and sense of humour.

Other details

Venue: Diamond Way Buddhist Centre Hong Kong

Cost: HK$100 for each talk

We very much look forward to seeing you there!