Justin Kelley

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FirstName / namefirst	Justin
LastName / namelast	Kelley
MainNamePhon	Justin Kelley
SortName	Kelley, Justin
bio	Raised on a farm in rural Massachusetts, Justin Kelley spent ten years living in and around Tibetan refugee communities in India and Nepal, studying Tibetan language, Buddhist philosophy, and meditative practices. In 2010, he founded Sacred Path, a conscious travel company specializing in pilgrimage to Buddhist sacred sites. He teaches throughout North America and South Asia in dharma centers and university settings. Justin finished his PhD under the tutelage of Dr. Anne C. Klein at Rice University in 2022, where he completed a dissertation that explores the life and teachings of two fourteenth century Tibetan masters, Longchen Rabjam and Rangjung Dorje. Justin is a husband and father.
affiliation	Tergar International
affiliationsecondary	Tergar Institute
religiousaffiliation	Nyingma; Tibetan Buddhist
StudentOf	Klein, A.  ·  Mingyur, Yongey
phduniversity	Rice University
education	2022, PhD Rice University
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The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century.