Karmapa Visit Photos

The group photo was taken the morning of Saturday March 14th by a monk attendant using Matthieu Ricard's camera fitted with a wide angle lens. In the full photo Matthieu is kneeling in front with the big smile. Seated on the floor to the right of Karmapa is the happy face of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. Gene Smith is standing to the left of Karmapa with Paldor seated below and to the left. I am standing at the back, almost center, with Jake Dalton standing below and slightly to the left, above Karmapa.

The painting to the left of me behind the Shakyamuni Buddha sculpture depicts the five forms of Manjushri associated with the five peaks of Wutaishan Mountain in China. This recently painted portrayal of the five forms shows that the subject of Manjushri at Wutaishan is as popular as ever.