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Outlook: The rebel past of a Tibetan Lama

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The Rebel Past of a Tibetan Lama

01/09/2020 GMT

The rebel past of a Tibetan Lama

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Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche reflects on a life of conflict, hedonism and disco dancing

Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche was raised to live an austere monastic life, but that all changed when he fled Tibet for the West.

Yeshe Losal Rinpoche is a Lama who runs a monastery and Buddhist centre in rural Scotland. As you might expect his days are filled with meditation and contemplation, but life hasn't always been so serene - he shares tales of a dramatic Himalayan mountain escape, dancing and decadence on the New York disco scene and hanging out with David Bowie.

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Picture: Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche
Credit: © Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery

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