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|otherlanguage4=French | |otherlanguage4=French | ||
|otherlanguage4Prof=Basic communication skills | |otherlanguage4Prof=Basic communication skills | ||
|introbuddhism=I started studying Buddhism in 2011, through reading books on my own. I initially gained the interest through observing my father meditate. Through him and my godfather, I began to associate loosely with the Rigpa Sweden sangha, under Sogyal Rinpoche. Later, my interest matured, and at 20 years of age, in 2019, I decided to come to Nepal to study buddhism and tibetan language full time. | |||
|refugehistory=I took refuge in 2019, with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. | |||
|formalvows=Yes | |||
|formalvowsdetails=I have taken refuge and bodhisattva vows with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, in October of 2019, during the annual fall seminar. | |||
|ngondrocomplete=No | |||
|ngondroPartialComplete=Yes | |||
|ngondroPartialBegin=2021-02-15 | |||
|ngondroPartialDetails=I have completed around 25%. I started with Ngondro accumulations while I was studying full time at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute, and also working part time to finance my studies. Therefore, I haven't been able to devote myself as fully as I would have wished to the practices. | |||
|previousretreatscomplete=No | |||
|ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes | |||
|advstudiesprogsdetails=I have completed a BA and an MA degree from the Rangjung Yeshe Institute. This has entailed both formal academic studies, as well as traditional classes taught by khenpos from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery. During these last six years I have studied the Bodhicaryāvatāra, the Khenjuk (Gateway to Knowledge) by Mipham, the Madhyamakāvatāra, the Uttaratantraśāstra, the Mūlamadhyamakakārika, and Mipham's commentary on the 9th chapter of the Bodhicaryāvatāra; the Norbu Ketaka. | |||
|ynofferedservices=Yes | |||
|offeredservicesdetails=Since a year back, I have offered service in terms of volunteering in Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche's organization Dharma Gyan Youth. In this capacity, I have organized dharma teachings by khenpos, facilitated meditation groups, sanskrit chanting groups, and managed the social media accounts of the organization. | |||
|othercommunitywork=Other than this, I have during my time at RYI served two consecutive years as student society chief representative. In this role, I have been a support for students, organized events such as end of semester dinners and so forth, as well as facilitating a sanskrit chanting group with materials prepared by me and a few other friends. Moreover, I have been engaged in tutoring local Nepali professionals in English, and currently teach Tibetan to a Taiwanese monastic aspiring to be a Tibetan-Chinese translator in the Kumārajīva project. | |||
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