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We don't want to go to heaven. We want to be reborn so that we can keep going and realize the dharma so we can benefit other beings, endlessly. It's a very different thing.

Tenzin Palmo

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