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|otherlanguage2=English | |otherlanguage2=English | ||
|otherlanguage2Prof=Excellent command | |otherlanguage2Prof=Excellent command | ||
|introbuddhism=I started studying Mahayana Buddhism in 2014 with an instructor from Lama Padma Samten's sangha in Brazil. It was an informal study group (Grupo de Estudos Budistas Bodhisattva) focused on the 4 Noble Truths, 12 links of dependent origination, mind training, 4 Immeasurable Qualities and 6 Paramitas. By then I hadn't taken refuge yet. In 2019, I started studying Buddhism in a more traditional | |otherlanguage3=Spanish | ||
|otherlanguage3Prof=Basic communication skills | |||
|introbuddhism=I started studying Mahayana Buddhism in 2014 with an instructor from Lama Padma Samten's sangha in Brazil. It was an informal study group (Grupo de Estudos Budistas Bodhisattva) focused on the 4 Noble Truths, 12 links of dependent origination, mind training, 4 Immeasurable Qualities and 6 Paramitas. By then I hadn't taken refuge yet. In 2019, I started studying Buddhism in a more traditional setting and within a clear lineage at Siddhartha's Intent. | |||
|refugehistory=I took refuge with Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in May 2020 (online), with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche in November 2021 (online) and with Tromge Jigme Rinpoche in September 2022 (in person). | |refugehistory=I took refuge with Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in May 2020 (online), with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche in November 2021 (online) and with Tromge Jigme Rinpoche in September 2022 (in person). | ||
|formalvows=Yes | |formalvows=Yes | ||
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|ngondro1begin=2020-05-20 | |ngondro1begin=2020-05-20 | ||
|ngondro1end=2024-01-03 | |ngondro1end=2024-01-03 | ||
|ngondronotes=I | |ngondronotes=I completed the Longchen Nyingtik ngondro through Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's online program called Ngondro Gar; there, Rinpoche asked us to count hours instead of number accumulation. Nevertheless, for the Vajra Guru mantra, after completing the hours I kept acummulating it also in number until 1.200.000. | ||
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes | |previousretreatscomplete=Yes | ||
|previousretreatsdetails=Longchen Nyingtik ngondro 1-month individual retreat in November 2023, at Chagdud Gonpa Khadro Ling; Dzogchen 1-month group | |previousretreatsdetails=Longchen Nyingtik ngondro 1-month individual retreat in November 2023, at Chagdud Gonpa Khadro Ling; Dzogchen 1-month group retreats guided by Tromge Jigme Rinpoche in January 2024 and also in January 2025, at Chagdud Gonpa Khadro Ling; Sphere of Refined Gold 3-month group retreat guided by Lama Tenzin Sangpo from February to May 2025, at Gomde Pyrénées. | ||
|ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes | |ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes | ||
|advstudiesprogsdetails=Tara’s Triple Excellence Program since November 2021, Bodhisattva Project I (with Do Tulku Rinpoche, from Arya Tara's Net) from 2021 to | |advstudiesprogsdetails=Tara’s Triple Excellence Program since November 2021, Bodhisattva Project I (with Do Tulku Rinpoche, from Arya Tara's Net) from 2021 to 2024, and Mipham Project (with John Petit, Arne Schelling and Lama Sherab Drolma from Chagdud Gonpa Khadro Ling) in 2024. | ||
|ynofferedservices=Yes | |ynofferedservices=Yes | ||
|offeredservicesdetails=I worked as a volunteer subtitle-maker for Do Tulku Rinpoche from 2021 to 2024, and for Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche in 2023 (for his site dharmasun.org). During the first week of February 2025, I worked at Chagdud Gonpa Khadro Ling as a volunteer cleaner, concierge and kitchen helper. | |offeredservicesdetails=I worked as a volunteer subtitle-maker for Do Tulku Rinpoche from 2021 to 2024, and for Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche in 2023 (for his site dharmasun.org). During the first week of February 2025, I worked at Chagdud Gonpa Khadro Ling as a volunteer cleaner, concierge and kitchen helper. | ||
From August to November 2025, I'll work as a volunteer at Gomde Pyrénées, mainly cleaning and giving support to people who will come for the seminar and for the two retreats that will follow it. | From August to November 2025, I'll work as a volunteer at Gomde Pyrénées, mainly cleaning and giving support to people who will come for the seminar and for the two retreats that will follow it. | ||
|othercommunitywork=I've offered community work several times when I was a medical student in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |othercommunitywork=I've offered community work several times when I was a medical student in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. | ||
|retreatduration=43 | |retreatduration=43 | ||
|StartFunding=2026-06-01 | |StartFunding=2026-06-01 | ||
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