From left, Nicholas Vreeland, the Dalai Lama and Khyongla Rato Rinpoche. On July 6, Vreeland will be enthroned as the new abbot of Rato Monastery in southern India, one of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism. He will be the first Westerner to hold such a position.
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From left, Nicholas Vreeland, the Dalai Lama and Khyongla Rato Rinpoche. On July 6, Vreeland will be enthroned as the new abbot of Rato Monastery in southern India, one of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism. He will be the first Westerner to hold such a position.
