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|Submissiondate=2025-04-2
|Submissiondate=2025-04-7
|Submissionyear=2025
|Submissionyear=2025
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|firstname=Dominika
|firstname=Dominika
|lastname=Hryniewicz
|lastname=Hryniewicz
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|solretreatliaison=Palzang Thal
|solretreatliaison=Palzang Thal
|SolHermDescription=I wish to do my retreat at Rinchen Ling, a retreat center located near Périgueux, where I  
|SolHermDescription=I wish to do my retreat at Rinchen Ling, a retreat center located near Périgueux, where I currently live. Rinchen Ling was originally established in the 1970s as a Zen Buddhist retreat center. Later, it was acquired by the Nyingma tradition, and two traditional retreats were held here under the guidance of Khyentse Rinpoche. Today, it is an individual retreat center under the responsibility of Pema Wangyal Rinpoche.
currently live. Rinchen Ling was originally established in the 1970s as a Zen Buddhist  
There are currently six residents at the center, including two women who are in lifelong retreat.
retreat center. Later, it was acquired by the Nyingma tradition, and two traditional  
 
retreats were held here under the guidance of Khyentse Rinpoche. Today, it is an  
My hermitage is a small, isolated cabin that I have equipped with a dry toilet and running water, allowing me to be fully independent and not rely on communal bathrooms or kitchen.
individual retreat center under the responsibility of Pema Wangyal Rinpoche.
There are currently six residents at the center, including two women who are in lifelong  
retreat.
My hermitage is a small, isolated cabin that I have equipped with a dry toilet and running  
water, allowing me to be fully independent and not rely on communal bathrooms or  
kitchen.
Although Rinchen Ling is not as secluded as Chanteloube—due to the proximity of a  
Although Rinchen Ling is not as secluded as Chanteloube—due to the proximity of a  
nearby town, a road running in front of the center, and new houses being built around it
nearby town, a road running in front of the center, and new houses being built around it
—the center still sits on several acres of land in the countryside, surrounded by a forest.  
—the center still sits on several acres of land in the countryside, surrounded by a forest.  
This setting offers a peaceful environment for retreat, despite the occasional noise from  
This setting offers a peaceful environment for retreat, despite the occasional noise from the outside world.
the outside world.
The cabin itself is simple and modest, with a heater to keep it warm. It includes a twin  
The cabin itself is simple and modest, with a heater to keep it warm. It includes a twin  
room, which I can use as a food storage area and kitchen. For my needs, the space is  
room, which I can use as a food storage area and kitchen. For my needs, the space is  
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|refugehistory=I took refuge with Lama Ole Nydahl in 2001.
|refugehistory=I took refuge with Lama Ole Nydahl in 2001.
|formalvows=Yes
|formalvows=Yes
|formalvowsdetails=I took the Bodhisattva vows with the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa a few years before my first traditional retreat. Later, just before the retreat, we took the lay precepts with Karmapa. I renewed them a few years later with Mingyur Rinpoche and again with Khenchen Pema Rinpoche during my second retreat.
|formalvowsdetails=I took the Bodhisattva vows with the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa a few years before my first traditional retreat. Later, just before the retreat, we took the lay precepts with Karmapa. I renewed them a few years later with Mingyur Rinpoche and again with Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche during my second retreat.
|ngondrocomplete=Yes
|ngondrocomplete=Yes
|ngondro1=Karma Kamtsang tradition
|ngondro1=Karma Kamtsang tradition
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|recom1NameFirst=Pema
|recom1NameLast=Wangyal Rinpoche
|recom1Relate=Teacher
|recom1Relate=Teacher
|recom2NameFirst=Bernard
|recom2NameFirst=Bernard
|recom2NameLast=Rolland
|recom2NameLast=Rolland
|recom2Relate=Friend
|recom2Relate=Friend
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