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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
H.H. KYABGON GONGNMA TRICHEN IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
31/12/2016 23:00
31/12/2016 23:00
HOW TO TAKE THE PRACTICE TO HEART & WHITE TARA INITIATION - Khenpo Tashi
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24/11/2020 06:00
24/11/2020 06:00
ONLY IN FRENCH - Lama Shérab Sangpo
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24/11/2020 05:45
24/11/2020 05:45
IN ITALIAN, FRENCH & GERMAN - Mike Bortolotti
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24/11/2020 05:40
24/11/2020 05:40
ONLY IN DUTCH - Chantal Thielen
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24/11/2020 05:35
24/11/2020 05:35
WHITE TARA – TEACHING & INITIATION - Khenpo Tashi Sangpo
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24/11/2020 05:30
24/11/2020 05:30
ONLY IN ITALIAN - Guido Ferrari
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24/11/2020 05:28
24/11/2020 05:28
ONLY IN DUTCH - Daan Bakker
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24/11/2020 05:05
24/11/2020 05:05
ONLY IN ITALIAN - Ani Malvina
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24/11/2020 05:02
24/11/2020 05:02
ONLY IN SWEDISH - Christina Strandel
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24/11/2020 05:00
24/11/2020 05:00
ANNIVERSARY OF KHENCHEN SHERAB - Mike Bortolotti
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24/11/2020 04:30
24/11/2020 04:30
VAJRAYOGHINI TSOG OFFERING - Lama Sherab Sangpo
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24/11/2020 04:00
24/11/2020 04:00
ONLY IN ITALIAN - Mike Bortolotti
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24/11/2020 03:30
24/11/2020 03:30
SHAMATHA AND COMPASSION - Zoe Tait Sargent
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24/11/2020 03:20
24/11/2020 03:20
IN ITALIAN, FRENCH & GERMAN - Mike Bortolotti
Khenchen Sherab's Centers
24/11/2020 03:15
24/11/2020 03:15
ONLY IN SWEDISH - Ingrid Holmquist
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24/11/2020 03:05
24/11/2020 03:05
THUBPA GONGSAL - Khenchen Sherab
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24/11/2020 03:00
24/11/2020 03:00
TARA RITUAL & THANGTONG GYALPO PRAYER - Lama Sherab Sangpo
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24/11/2020 02:45
24/11/2020 02:45
GURU RINPOCHE - Khenpo Tashi Sangpo
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24/11/2020 02:15
24/11/2020 02:15