ABSTRACT
Thus have I heard. 1 Just over a decade ago, there was a monk dwelling temporarily in Bodh Gaya at the Root Institute together with a great company of new Buddhist students who had come from countries in all four directions to take his introductory course in Tibetan Mahayana practice. 2 The Root Institute was one of the jewels in the crown of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), and as such, it attracted many spiritual seekers who were keen to learn more about Buddhist thought and practice in the English vernacular.
