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Drupon Ma Gyalten Samten

Gelug · Introduction to Meditation

Tibetan Buddhist teacher who leads the introductory meditation retreats at Root Institute in Bodhgaya, the week-long courses for people with no practice behind them.

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Drupon Ma Gyalten Samten

Drupon Ma Gyalten Samten teaches meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and leads the introductory retreats at Root Institute in Bodhgaya, the town where the Buddha is said to have woken up.

Those are the week-long courses for people arriving with nothing behind them — no posture, no vocabulary, no practice.

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