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== Full Name ==
 
Karen Liljenberg
 
== Affiliation ==
 
[[Ranyak Patrul Rinpoche]] and [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]
 
== Education ==
 
[[SOAS]] M.A., PhD.
 
 
== Other Information ==
 
Homepage: [[Zang Thal]] - http://www.zangthal.co.uk/karen.html
 
 
My name is Karen Liljenberg. I was born in 1957, in Bootle, Merseyside. I attended local state primary and secondary schools, where, with the generous help of some dedicated teachers, I first developed my lifelong interest in ancient cultures, languages, and spiritual traditions. I went on to study Classics and Archaeology at Girton College, Cambridge, graduating in 1979. Having taught myself Welsh, I then moved to Wales where I learnt to play traditional music on various instruments while working in the fields of archaeology, lexicography, and language teaching. I also began to publish some of my own poetry, with a collection appearing in 1992 ("Bóand's Hostel", Sheela-na-gig Press, [http://www.zangthal.co.uk/poetry.html available here]).
 
 
In 1992 I decided to look into Tibetan Buddhism, and began learning Tibetan. Attracted right away to Dzogchen, I soon became a student of Sogyal Rinpoche (founder of Rigpa and author of the "Tibetan Book of Living and Dying"), who I accompanied on a group pilgrimage to India and Sikkim in 1994. I then returned to India alone to teach English as a volunteer to the monks at Dzogchen Monastery, near Kollegal. With assistance from a kind sponsor I was able to pay them a second visit, and spent about nine months there in total, gradually improving my spoken Tibetan in the process.
 
 
While living at Dzogchen Monastery I got to know [[Khenpo Tenzin Nyima]], as he was then called. He subsequently moved to Brussels and was recognised as [[Ranyak Patrul Rinpoche]], setting up his own Dharma organization there. He became my second main teacher in 1998.
 
 
Having obtained a CELTA certificate in London in 1996, I moved to Brussels and made my living there by teaching English. I began doing Tibetan-English translation and interpreting work for Ranyak Patrul Rinpoche and another occasionally visiting tulku, Dakpa Gyaltsen Rinpoche, from Mindroling Monastery in India. I have also acted as interpreter for several other lamas on a one-off basis.
 
 
Currently
 
 
I am now living in London, where I have just successfully completed an MA in Buddhist Studies at SOAS. I am now embarking on an in-depth study and translation of a group of important early Dzogchen Mind Series texts for my PhD at SOAS. I hope eventually to publish the results of this work for the benefit of as wide a readership as possible.
 
 
[http://www.zangthal.co.uk/karen.html Source]
 
 
== Publications ==
 
 
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she first developed her lifelong interest in ancient cultures, languages, and spiritual traditions. She went on to study Classics and Archaeology at Girton College, Cambridge, graduating in 1979. Having taught herself Welsh, she then moved to Wales where she learnt to play traditional music on various instruments while working in the fields of archaeology, lexicography, and language teaching. She also had some of her own poetry published, with a collection appearing in 1992 ("Bóand's Hostel", Sheela-na-gig Press).
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In 1992 she became interested in Tibetan Buddhism, and began learning Tibetan. Attracted in particular to the Dzogchen teachings, she joined Rigpa and attended numerous retreats and teachings in the UK, Ireland and France. She went on a group pilgrimage to India and Sikkim in 1994. She then returned to India as a volunteer English teacher at Dzogchen Monastery, near Kollegal. She paid the monks a second visit the following year, spending about nine months there in total, gradually improving her Tibetan in the process.
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Having obtained a CELTA certificate in London in 1996, she moved to Brussels where she worked as an English teacher. She also began doing Tibetan-English translation and interpreting work for various lamas.
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After moving back to the UK she obtained an MA in Buddhist Studies in 2008, and in March 2013 she completed her AHRC-funded doctoral research and was awarded her PhD at SOAS, University of London.
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Currently she is now writing up her research on a group of early Dzogchen texts with a view to publication. She is also translating sutras from the Tibetan canon for the 84000 Project. ([https://www.zangthal.co.uk/karen.html Adapted from Source Jan 10, 2023])
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 2 February 2023

Liljenberg, K. on the DRL

Karen Liljenberg
English Phonetics Karen Liljenberg
Sort Name Liljenberg, Karen
Liljenberg Karen Zangthal.jpg
Dates
Birth:   1957


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Karen Liljenberg was born in 1957, in Bootle, Merseyside. She attended local state schools, where she first developed her lifelong interest in ancient cultures, languages, and spiritual traditions. She went on to study Classics and Archaeology at Girton College, Cambridge, graduating in 1979. Having taught herself Welsh, she then moved to Wales where she learnt to play traditional music on various instruments while working in the fields of archaeology, lexicography, and language teaching. She also had some of her own poetry published, with a collection appearing in 1992 ("Bóand's Hostel", Sheela-na-gig Press).

In 1992 she became interested in Tibetan Buddhism, and began learning Tibetan. Attracted in particular to the Dzogchen teachings, she joined Rigpa and attended numerous retreats and teachings in the UK, Ireland and France. She went on a group pilgrimage to India and Sikkim in 1994. She then returned to India as a volunteer English teacher at Dzogchen Monastery, near Kollegal. She paid the monks a second visit the following year, spending about nine months there in total, gradually improving her Tibetan in the process.

Having obtained a CELTA certificate in London in 1996, she moved to Brussels where she worked as an English teacher. She also began doing Tibetan-English translation and interpreting work for various lamas.

After moving back to the UK she obtained an MA in Buddhist Studies in 2008, and in March 2013 she completed her AHRC-funded doctoral research and was awarded her PhD at SOAS, University of London.

Currently she is now writing up her research on a group of early Dzogchen texts with a view to publication. She is also translating sutras from the Tibetan canon for the 84000 Project. (Adapted from Source Jan 10, 2023)

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