Ven. Tenzin Chogkyi
Chogkyi, Tenzin
| PersonType | Category:Ordained (Monks and Nuns) Category:Western Buddhist Teachers |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Tenzin |
| LastName / namelast | Chogkyi |
| MainNamePhon | Ven. Tenzin Chogkyi |
| SortName | Chogkyi, Tenzin |
| bio | Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi is a Buddhist nun who first became interested in meditation and Buddhism in the early 1970s, and became a student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan Buddhist teachers in early 1991. Venerable Tenzin took novice ordination in 2004 with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and completed several long meditation retreats over a six year period. Venerable Tenzin teaches Buddhist philosophy and meditation within the FPMT network, and also teaches Cultivating Emotional Balance (a secular program developed by Alan Wallace and Paul Ekman). She is passionate about social justice and interfaith work in addition to her Buddhist practice, and has been teaching in prisons for the last 13 years. (Source Accessed Oct 29, 2021) |
| affiliation | FPMT |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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