Alex Chapin

Ani Jinpa Palmo

Short description

Ani Jinpa Palmo is a Dutch Tibetan Buddhist nun who has studied Buddhism since 1968 and was ordained in India in 1969. In the seventies she served as an interpretor for Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and at present sometimes serves as an interpretor for Kyabje Trulshig Rinpoche while spending her winters in Nepal and India. During her summers in Europe and the US she occasionally serves as an interpretor for Khenpo Pema Sherab and Kunzang Dechen Lingpa. She has translated a number of Tibetan Buddhist texts of which three were published sofar, and also did numerous unpublished translations for private purposes.

Main teachers

• Khamtrul Dongyu Nyima Rinpoche,
• Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche,
• Apho Yeshe Rangdrol Rinpoche,
• Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche,
• Trulshik Rinpoche.

Published Works

• Pure Appearance, published by the Vajravairochana Translation Committee
• Primordial Purity, published by the Vajravairochana Translatio Committee
• The Great Image: the Life of Vairochana the Translator. Published by Shambhala Publications in 2004

Active Projects

The Life of Dilgo Khyentse. To be published by Shamhala Publications in 2007

Unpublished Works (completed)

The Life of Padmasambhava by Sogdogpa

External Links

Email: anijinpa@cs.com