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Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.

Tenzin Palmo

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Bhikkhuni
Nun
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
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