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Visiting Teacher: Michael Lobsang Tenpa
A Q&A with translator, meditation instructor, and teacher Michael Lobsang Tenpa, who focuses on ecodharma, green mindfulness, and green Buddhism
Michael Lobsang Tenpa
Michael Lobsang Tenpa did his BA and MA in South Asian studies, was ordained as a monastic in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and spent a long time living in Nepal and translating for Buddhist lamas from all the major Tibetan lineages. In 2022, he returned to lay life as a translator, meditation instructor, and teacher, focusing on ecodharma, green mindfulness, and green Buddhism. His home practice community is the Contemplative Consciousness Network (CCN) in the UK.
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