Thubten Gyatso (Australian monk)

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Thubten Gyatso (born Adrian Feldmann) is an Australian monk.^[1]

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Feldmann went to the University of Melbourne following his 1946 birth. He began his monk experience after leaving medicine.^[2]

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Gyatso most recent book is, A Leaf in the Wind.^[3] He also wrote The Perfect Mirror: Reflections on Truth and Illusion .^[4]

References

↑ De-Tong Ling Retreat Centre Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Adrian Feldmann
↑ A Leaf in the Wind
↑ The perfect mirror: reflections on truth and illusion

External links

A Leaf in the Wind: A Life's Journey (2005), Lothian Books.
Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery

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