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|otherlanguage3=spanish | |otherlanguage3=spanish | ||
|otherlanguage3Prof=Basic communication skills | |otherlanguage3Prof=Basic communication skills | ||
|introbuddhism=I began studying Buddhism at the age of 15, in 2013, with Lama Karma Tartchin, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche's disciple. | |||
|refugehistory=I took Refuge in the Three Jewels in 2015, with Lama Karma Tartchin. | |||
|formalvows=Yes | |formalvows=Yes | ||
|formalvowsdetails=Lay Precepts, November 2nd, 2023, with Lama Karma Tartchin. | |||
Bodhisattva Vow, August 29th, 2024, with Jonang Gyaltsab Chokyi Nangwa Rinpoche. | |||
|ngondrocomplete=No | |ngondrocomplete=No | ||
|ngondronotes=I haven’t completed the Ngöndro yet. I began the practice while finishing my degree, and at the same time I was busy working and organizing the pilgrimage I undertook with Lama Tartchin from October 2024 to June 2025. | |||
|ngondroPartialComplete=Yes | |ngondroPartialComplete=Yes | ||
|ngondroPartialBegin=2024-01-01 | |ngondroPartialBegin=2024-01-01 | ||
|ngondroPartialDetails=I have completed the Refuge and Bodhicitta (100,000 prostrations), and I’m currently halfway through Vajrasattva. I have a few solitary retreats scheduled until the end of the year in order to complete the required Ngöndro accumulations. Therefore, I affirm that I’m doing my best and working diligently to complete the Ngöndro. | |||
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes | |previousretreatscomplete=Yes | ||
|previousretreatsdetails=I did a one-month-and-ten-day individual retreat to complete the prostrations in Pharping, Kathmandu, Nepal. | |||
|ynadvstudiesprogs=No | |ynadvstudiesprogs=No | ||
|advstudiesprogsdetails=I haven't. | |||
|ynofferedservices=Yes | |ynofferedservices=Yes | ||
|offeredservicesdetails=From 2018 to 2023, I offered services as a cook and retreat organizer (including cleaning and maintenance), assisted in event planning, received visiting Lamas, created social media content, transcribed teachings, and served as a Chöpon. | |||
From 2024 to 2025, I organized two group pilgrimages with Lama Tartchin as a way to raise funds for his return to India and Nepal, where he could reunite with his Root Lama, Tai Situ Rinpoche, after many years. | |||
|othercommunitywork=In 2014, I volunteered for one year at NZRDA, an institution that provides equine therapy for people with physical disabilities. | |||
In 2017, I volunteered for one month at Thosamling Nunnery (Dharamsala, India), working as a cook and babysitter for young nuns. | |||
From 2019 to 2023, I volunteered with Coletivo Grãos de Luz, a group focused on the study of medicinal plants and native Brazilian knowledge. The collective distributes herbal medicine and basic food baskets to under-resourced individuals and communities. | |||
|retreatduration=40 | |retreatduration=40 | ||
|StartFunding=2026-11-01 | |StartFunding=2026-11-01 | ||
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