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Activities in Valle de Bravo, March 16 - 17:

• March 16: H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa consecrated a Lhabab Chorten Stupa in Valle de Bravo 150 km west of Mexico City. The stupa project was initiated by Casa Tibet under the guidance and inspiration of Lopen Tsechu Rinpoche. After Rinpoche's death, the construction was carried out by Casa Tibet under the spiritual guidance of Lama Jangpa. The Stupa is 15m high and the construction was completed in one year.
  Ms. Monica Pretelini de Peña wife of the Governor of the State of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto was a guest at the ceremony. Shangpa Rinpoche, Nendo Rinpoche, Lama Ole Nydahl, Marco Antonio Karam, and over 1400 practitioners and guests attended the consecration. A number of highly auspicious signs marked the event. After the ceremony His Holiness was received by Ms. Monica Pretelini de Peña in the Governor's private residence in Valle de Bravo.

• March 17: H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa gave the Bodhisattva promise to over 1700 people at the Stupa ground in Valle de Bravo. During the entire teachings and ceremony a clear rainbow appeared around the sun. After the event, H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa was received by Bernardo Gomez, vice president of Televisa, Mexico's biggest television channel. Before leaving back to Mexico City H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa thanked the volunteers who made this event possible.Before leaving back to Mexico City H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa thanked the volunteers who made this event possible. During his stay at Valle de Bravo Gyalwa Karmapa was the host of Mr. and Mrs. Rafael and Bibi Silanez.