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Ven. Olivier





Patrick




Ven. Laura
.: Teacher .: Interpreters .: Administrators

• TEACHING ASSISTANTS
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

English-language teaching assistant
(A graduate of the Masters Program 1998)



Italian-language teaching assistant

Venerable Olivier Rossi (Lobsang Jamyang)
After completing a degree in Marketing-Management, Olivier worked in France and the USA before going to Nalanda Monastery to dedicate himself to the study and practice of the Dharma. Soon after joining the Masters Program 1998, Olivier took monastic ordination and soon became the manager of Takden Shedrup Thargye Ling Monastery at Lama Tzong Khapa Institue. Having graduated with honors from the Masters Program, at the request of Geshe Jampa Gyatso he remained at the Institute as teaching assistant for the Italian-speaking students of the Basic Program (2005-07), while also continuing to regularly teach weekend courses at several of the Dharma centers in Italy. Much appreciated for his skill in teaching and his enthusiasm for Dharma practice, Oliver leads the weekly Italian-language review classes.




• TEACHING ASSISTANTS
ON-LINE PROGRAM

English-language teaching assistant

Patrick Lambelet
Patrick earned a BA in Humanities from San Francisco State University while at the same time studying the Dharma at Tse Chen Ling Center, Land of Medicine Buddha, and Vajrapani Institute, where he attended classes taught by various Tibetan and Western teachers. In 1998 he joined the seven-year Masters Program and after having successfully completed the academic component, he then fulfilled the meditation and practice component by completing a nine-month lam-rim and deity retreat at O Sel Ling Retreat Centre in Spain. Upon returning to Italy, he taught Discovering Buddhism and lead retreats at the Institute as well as in other Italian centers, while continuing to work as an editor of books on Tibetan Buddhism and as a teacher of English as a second language. Having excellent language skills and being well-acquainted with working via computer, he is very qualified to tutor English-speaking on-line students.





Italian-language teaching assistant

Venerable Laura Coccitto (Lobsang Drolma)
Laura had the great fortune to meet the lamas and the Dharma at a young age. In fact she was one of the founders of Chenrezig Center in Bologna and for many years worked in a variety of roles for this center. Laura successfully completed the seven-year Masters Program at the Institute, putting great effort and enthusiasm into her studies and at the same time continuing to work part-time as an elementary school teacher. She then acted as teaching assistant for the Italian-speaking home study students of the Basic Program hosted by the Institute in 2005-07. In addition, to assisting the students in their studies via e-mail and an on-line forum, she also lead intensive review sessions one weekend a month at the Institute. Very popular with the students, she is once again the tutor for Italian-speaking on-line students.