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Committee of Western Nuns Committee members:

c/o Bhiksuni Jampa Tsedroen Ven. Tenzin Palmo

 teilshooper tr. !"# Ven. Pema Chodron

##!$% &ambur'( )erman* Ven. +arma ,ekshe Tsomo

Ven. Thubten Chodron

Ven. Jampa Tsedroen

 -disor: Ven. &en'chin' hih

Excerpt from a letter to:

Office of H. H. the Dalai Lama

April 13th, 2006

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