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Karmapa donates to help fight coronavirus pandemic in India

Apr 13, 2020 Shyamal Sinha ALSO IN THE NEWS Comments Off on Karmapa donates to help fight coronavirus pandemic in India


The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje in an undated file photo.

The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje in an undated file photo.File photo/Olivier Adam

By  —  Shyamal Sinha

The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje is supporting the efforts of the Government of India in its fight against the Coronavirus epidemic by contributing 28 lakh rupees ($36,000 USD approx)

After the national lockdown ends, the cabinet has decided that the lockdown will continue with effect from April 15 to April 30.

356 NEW CORONAVIRUS POSITIVE CASES REPORTED IN DELHI TODAY, INCLUDING 325 POSITIVE CASES-UNDER SPECIAL OPERATIONS),4 DEATHS TODAY. TOTAL NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES IN NATIONAL CAPITAL RISES TO 1510(INCLUDING 1071 POSITIVE CASES-UNDER SPECIAL OPERATIONS), TOTAL DEATH TOLL 28: .

His office Tsurphu Labrang stated in a press release: “His Holiness (the Karmapa) is very concerned about the outbreak of this deadly COVID-19 in India and around the globe, and appreciates the timely and untiring efforts made by the Government of India led by Honourable Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) and the State Govts in containing this deadly disease.”

At the Karmapa’s direction, Tsurphu Labrang and Kun Kyong Charitable Trust made a combined contribution of 12 lakh rupees ($15,000 USD approx) to the Prime Minister CARES Fund, and three lakh rupees each ($4,000 USD approx) to the State Governments of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim respectively.

Another organisation that the Karmapa leads, the Kagyupa International Monlam Trust (Kagyu Monlam) has also made a contribution of five lakh rupees ($6,500 USD approx) to the Prime Minister CARES Fund, and another five lakh rupees to the State Government of Bihar.

Kagyu Monlam has also been coordinating with the District authorities in Gaya to support essentials for needy people in the districts of Bihar.

The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is one of the top spiritual leaders in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy. He is the head of the Karma Kagyu, one of the four Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.

He escaped from Tibet and sought asylum in India in 2000 when he was 14 years old. The Indian security agencies suspected him of being a Chinese spy, and put him under virtual house arrest, watched closely by intelligence officials. Due to this inconvenient situation, the Karmapa did not return to India after a trip to the US in May 2017. He has since obtained a passport from the Commonwealth of Dominica, and currently lives in Germany.

We know that Covid-19 spreads fast, and we know that it is deadly, 10 times more deadly than the 2009 flu pandemic,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva .

India recorded 8,446 Coronavirus cases with 288 deaths from the disease, while the global count has reached 1,780,315 cases in 210 countries and territories with 108,828 deaths so far.

The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi had ordered a 21-day lockdown of the whole country of 1.3 billion people from 24 March to 14 April to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. Modi is now believed to have decided to extend the shutdown, but no formal announcement has been made.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation on Tuesday at 10 am. The PM is likely to make an announcement regarding nationwide lockdown which is scheduled to end on April 14.

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