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4–8 December 2026 · Pomaia

Fiftieth Anniversary of the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute

Five days at the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Pomaia, in the hills of Tuscany, marking fifty years since its founding. Robina Courtin is among the teachers taking part.

4Decemberto December 8, 2026
RetreatFri 01:00 AM to Tue 01:00 AM
FormatRetreat
PeriodWinter 2026
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CapacityOpen
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Fiftieth Anniversary of the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute

Five days at the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Pomaia, in the hills of Tuscany, marking fifty years since its founding. Robina Courtin is among the teachers taking part.

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Meet Ven. Robina Courtin.

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Ven. Robina Courtin

Robina Courtin was born in Melbourne in 1944 and ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1978, as a student of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. She has worked for their Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) as editorial director of Wisdom Publications, editor of Mandala magazine and director of the Liberation Prison Project, which supports Buddhist practice among prisoners. She teaches Buddhist courses and retreats internationally, and her life and work are the subject of the documentaries "Chasing Buddha" and "Key to Freedom".

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Systematic philosophical study, monastic scholarship and tantric practice.

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Location

Pomaia, Pisa, Italy

Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa


Pomaia, Pisa, Italy

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