Today he is a high school football player. Soon he'll be a Buddhist lama in the Himalayas
Jalue Dorje knew it would be the last big party before he joins a monastery in the Himalayan foothills -- thousands of miles ...
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New Statue Honoring Civil Rights Activist John Lewis Unveiled in His Home State of Alabama
The life-sized bronze sculpture of the congressman joins statues of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks in the Equal ...
Minnesota Buddhist Lama Celebrates 18th Birthday Before Himalayan Journey
The Tibetan Buddhist community in Minnesota recently celebrated a special spiritual milestone—honoring 18-year-old Jalue ...
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Not your average 18th birthday: Teen Buddhist lama celebrates in the U.S. before joining Himalayan monastery
Jalue Dorje grew up like a typical American teen playing football and listening to rap music in a Minneapolis suburb. After ...
Teenage Buddhist lama celebrates last birthday in the U.S. before joining monastery in the Himalayas
Jalue Dorje has spent much of his life training to become a monk, memorizing sacred scriptures, learning Buddha's teachings ...
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Teen Buddhist lama celebrates last birthday in Minnesota before move to Himalayas
The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, watching the celebrations of his 18th birthday in silence, with a faint smile.