H.H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
Performed The Black Crown Ceremony
in Swayambhu, Nepal 1976.
Depending on the circumstances,
a personal blessing for those present is given
as they chant together the MANI mantra.
The sponsors of the ceremony receive
special blessing threads and dharma medicines,
prepared from relics, among which
are the famous Karmapa black pills.
