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|bio=Ken Holmes studied Tibetan Buddhism in Dharamsala, India, before joining Samye Ling in Scotland, the first Tibetan monastery in the West, in 1970. As the center’s director of studies, Ken spends much of the year teaching at Samye Ling’s branches in Europe and Africa. Previous publications include Maitreya on Buddha Nature, Karmapa, and the novel Tibet or Not Tibet. | |bio=Ken Holmes studied Tibetan Buddhism in Dharamsala, India, before joining Samye Ling in Scotland, the first Tibetan monastery in the West, in 1970. As the center’s director of studies, Ken spends much of the year teaching at Samye Ling’s branches in Europe and Africa. Previous publications include ''Maitreya on Buddha Nature'', ''Karmapa'', and the novel ''Tibet or Not Tibet''. ([https://wisdomexperience.org/content-author/ken-holmes/ Source Accessed July 22, 2020]) | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 22 July 2020
Ken Holmes
Dates
| Birth: | 1947 |
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| Place of birth: | London, England |
Tibetan calendar dates
About
- Religious Affiliation
- Kagyu
- Primary Professional Affiliation
- Kagyu Samye Ling
- Teachers
- Akong Rinpoche
Biographical Information
Ken Holmes studied Tibetan Buddhism in Dharamsala, India, before joining Samye Ling in Scotland, the first Tibetan monastery in the West, in 1970. As the center’s director of studies, Ken spends much of the year teaching at Samye Ling’s branches in Europe and Africa. Previous publications include Maitreya on Buddha Nature, Karmapa, and the novel Tibet or Not Tibet. (Source Accessed July 22, 2020)
Links
- Wiki Pages
Buddha Nature Project
- Person description or short bio
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| All beings have Buddha-nature | |
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| Which Wheel Turning | |
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| Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་) | |
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