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Jan 19
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Pema Chödron Offers Reflections on Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

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An Excerpt from the January 2024 Gampo Abbey Newsletter

During the 49 days following the parinirvana of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche our friends at Karma Changchub Ling in Halifax hosted daily practices. On July 17, 2023 in the Mahasangha room of KCCL, they invited Ani Pema to speak about her long relationship with KTR, Abbot of Gampo Abbey. Her words were loving and candid.

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