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|otherlanguage1Prof=Basic communication skills | |otherlanguage1Prof=Basic communication skills | ||
|introbuddhism=I began studying Buddhism and meditating regularly on my own in 2020, and started practicing seriously under the guidance of authentic lineage holders of the Chokling Tersar in 2022. In 2020 I started listening to dharma talks online and doing guided meditations on a regular basis. In the summer of 2022, I participated in the Gomde California Buddhist Studies Summer program led by Lama Tsultrim Sangpo. That summer I also started watching online teachings by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, my primary teacher. I met Phakchok Rinpoche in September 2022 and met Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche in person in August 2023. | |introbuddhism=I began studying Buddhism and meditating regularly on my own in 2020, and started practicing seriously under the guidance of authentic lineage holders of the Chokling Tersar in 2022. In 2020 I started listening to dharma talks online and doing guided meditations on a regular basis. In the summer of 2022, I participated in the Gomde California Buddhist Studies Summer program led by Lama Tsultrim Sangpo. That summer I also started watching online teachings by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, my primary teacher. I met Phakchok Rinpoche in September 2022 and met Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche in person in August 2023. | ||
|refugehistory=I took refuge with Tsangsar Tulku Rinpoche in summer 2022 and with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche in summer 2023, both times at Gomde California. | |refugehistory=I took refuge with Tsangsar Tulku Rinpoche in summer 2022 and with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche in summer 2023, both times at Gomde California. | ||
|formalvows=Yes | |formalvows=Yes | ||
|formalvowsdetails=I took the Bodhisattva vow with Tsangsar Tulku Rinpoche on June 14 2022 at Gomde California and again with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche in October 2023 under the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya. | |formalvowsdetails=I took the Bodhisattva vow with Tsangsar Tulku Rinpoche on June 14 2022 at Gomde California and again with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche in October 2023 under the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya. | ||
|ngondrocomplete=No | |||
|ngondroPartialComplete=Yes | |||
|ngondroPartialDetails=Refuge combined with prostrations: 110,000 | |||
Bodhicitta: 17,600 | |||
I make the aspiration to at least finish the 110,000 Vajrasattva accumulation before starting the 3 year retreat at Gomde Pyranees next June. | |||
Prior to starting Ngondro, I practiced the Buddha Shakyamuni Sadhana "Treasury of Blessings" and accumulated 500,000 recitations of that mantra. | |||
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes | |||
|previousretreatsdetails=I completed the 1 month group ngondro retreat at Ka Nying Shedrub Ling in Kathmandu Nepal (Dec 2024 - Jan 2025) and 2 months of individual ngondro retreat at Do-Ngak Ling in Chapagaun Nepal (Late Feb 2025 - End of April 2025). | |||
|ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes | |||
|advstudiesprogsdetails=I participated in the Gomde California Buddhist Studies Summer Program in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Our daily schedule consisted of morning and evening group puja, teachings with our resident Lama, teachings and dharma discussions with senior resident practitioners, and dharma service. Group practice contained aspects of elaborate ritual and unelaborate resting meditation. Teachings with our resident Lama were based on key Mahayana texts and Vajrayana Sadhanas. | |||
|recom1NameFirst=Lama Tsultrim Sangpo | |recom1NameFirst=Lama Tsultrim Sangpo | ||
|recom1Email=director@gomde | |recom1Email=director@gomde | ||
|recom1Relate=Meditation Instructor | |recom1Relate=Meditation Instructor | ||
}} | }} | ||
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