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Christian Bernert
Of Franco-Austrian background, Christian grew up in Vienna and lived for about five years in Kathmandu. His connection with the Buddhadharma was formally forged in 1999 under the guidance of his first teacher, the late Khenchen Sherab Gyaltsen Amipa Rinpoche. He received an MA in religious studies and Tibetology from the University of Vienna in 2009, followed by a two-year translator training at the International Buddhist Academy (IBA) in Kathmandu, where he had participated in yearly summer programs since its inception in 2001.
A founding member of the Chödung Karmo Translation Group, the vision of which is the translation of important works of the Sakya tradition, he continues to work closely with IBA. He currently coordinates for IBA The Complete Path program with His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra, a seven-year course on the core theory and practice of the Sakya lineage.
In 2021 he joined the in-house translators team of the Khyentse Vision Project, the mission of which is the translation of the collected works of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.
Christian has published translations of classical Tibetan texts on Buddhist thought and practice, as well as teachings of contemporary masters. His publications include Words of a Gentle Sage: Collected Teachings of Khenchen Appey Rinpoche, Vol. 1 (2018), Adorning Maitreya’s Intent: A Commentary on the Madhyāntavibhāga by Rongtön Sheja Kunrik (2017), and various sūtras for 84000.
Christian currently lives in Hoi An, Vietnam. In his spare time, he looks after another project close to his heart—the Bodhisvara Project—recordings of classical Buddhist texts chanted in Sanskrit.
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Events with Christian Bernert
ONLY IN ITALIAN - ANI MALVINA
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
06/08/2023 08:00
06/08/2023 08:00
ONLY IN ITALIAN - ANI MALVINA
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
04/08/2023 14:50
04/08/2023 14:50
ONLY IN FRENCH - Lama Shérab Sangpo
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
02/08/2023 08:00
02/08/2023 08:00
IN ITALIAN, FRENCH, AND GERMAN - MIKE BORTOLOTTI
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
02/08/2023 00:00
02/08/2023 00:00
ONLY IN SWEDISH - Ingrid Holmquist
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
01/08/2023 10:00
01/08/2023 10:00
MAHAMUDRA-INSPIRED TEACHING IN FIVE ASPECTS - MIKE BORTOLOTTI
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
01/08/2023 09:56
01/08/2023 09:56
IN ITALIAN, FRENCH, AND GERMAN - MIKE BORTOLOTTI
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
31/07/2023 00:00
31/07/2023 00:00
ONLY IN SWEDISH - Emma Gunnarsson/Christina Strandell
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
24/07/2023 00:00
24/07/2023 00:00
ONLY IN ITALIAN - ANI MALVINA
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
23/07/2023 00:00
23/07/2023 00:00
ONLY IN ITALIAN - ANI MALVINA
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
22/07/2023 00:00
22/07/2023 00:00
ONLY IN ITALIAN - MIKE BORTOLOTTI
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
21/07/2023 00:00
21/07/2023 00:00
VAJRAYOGHINI TSOG OFFERING - Lama Sherab Sangpo
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
20/07/2023 00:00
20/07/2023 00:00
ONLY IN SWEDISH - Erik Stenberg
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
19/07/2023 20:00
19/07/2023 20:00
ONLY IN ITALIAN - ANI MALVINA
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
19/07/2023 19:00
19/07/2023 19:00
ONLY IN SWEDISH - Christina Strandel
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
19/07/2023 17:00
19/07/2023 17:00
ONLY IN ITALIAN - Ani Malvina
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
19/07/2023 15:00
19/07/2023 15:00
ONLY IN FRENCH - Lama Shérab Sangpo
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
19/07/2023 12:00
19/07/2023 12:00
IN ITALIAN, FRENCH, AND GERMAN - MIKE BORTOLOTTI
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
19/07/2023 00:12
19/07/2023 00:12
ONLY IN DUTCH - CHANTAL THIELEN
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
19/07/2023 00:00
19/07/2023 00:00
ONLY IN SWEDISH - Ingrid Holmquist
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
18/07/2023 12:00
18/07/2023 12:00