District administration to take over ownership of Karmapa's Gyuto Monastery

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Dharamshala: After foreign currency haul at Gyuto Tantric Monastery, the transit camp of Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, district administration is transferring its ownership to the state government which has earlier got mutation under Tibetan Administration in revenue records, while retaining the possession with occupants, official said.

District Administration recently released a list of 73 properties most of them illegally occupied by Tibetan living in asylum including Gyuto Tantric Monastery belonging to 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinely Dorje. According to Deputy Commissioner Kangra R.S.Gupta, it has already apprised Dalai Lamba’s administration that as many as 73 such properties are being raised by Tibetan people on government land, including the sprawling premises of Gyuto Monastery having revenue entry in the name of Tibetan administration, which would be transferred to state government retaining its possession with the occupants. Deputy Commissioner said that properties are now being transferred in the name of the government, which is normal process for the administration.

The government had agreed to consider regularisation of these ‘benami’ (unclear ownership) properties by vesting the ownership in the government and further leasing these out to Tibetan Administration, he added. District administration had already taken the possession of its ownership, transferring title to state government in 40 cases while remaining process is being completed.

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  1. Again the press has bungled here. The Gyuto monastery where the karmapa has been house by the Tibetan Government since his coming to exile iAgain the press has bungled here. The Gyuto monastery where the karmapa has been house by tAgain the press has bungled here. The Gyuto monastery where the karmapa has been house by the Tibetan Government since his coming to exile in 2000 is in no ways connected to the Karmapa or his administration. It is a completely diferent entity having its own administration. Gyuto monastery is of the Gelukpa sect while the karmapa is of the Kagyupa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.he Tibetan Government since his coming to exile in 2000 is in no ways connected to the Karmapa or his administration. It is a completely diferent entity having its own administration. Gyuto monastery is of the Gelukpa sect while the karmapa is of the Kagyupa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.n 2000 is in no ways connected to the Karmapa or his administration. It is a completely diferent entity having its own administration. Gyuto monastery is of the Gelukpa sect while the karmapa is of the Kagyupa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

  2. Gyuto Tantric monastery does not belong to Karmapa as you mentioned above. Karmapa is of Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism and Gyuto monastery is of Gelug sect which is another branch of Tibeto-Buddhism. They both have their own offices and management division located at the same address of Gyuto monastery. 
    Karmapa is not the head of Gelug sect and he was staying in Gyuto monastery temporarily as a paying guest since he escaped to India at the age of 14. He was restricted from going to his own monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim by the Central government authorities on some political reasons. 
    The land deals in Sidhbari by Gyuto monastery management has nothing to do with Karmapa or his Trusts management. I am still wondering why the media is using the Karmapa name when speaking of ‘benami’ land deals of Tibetan administration or Trusts with  the then VirBhadra governments. There is lot of un-researched confusion in the media about this case and as a result many people are misinformed and mislead about the true story. 
    Anyone can check details at this site: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Karmapa-s-office-denies-benami-land-deal/Article1-663231.aspx 
    Or for further info on Karmapa office: http://www.kagyuoffice.org/

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