To: G. Ma>

From: Thomas Pritzker

Sent: Fri 11/16/2001 5:44:17 AM

Subject: Re: (no subject)

When Rinchen Zangpo was born, a beautiful bird appeared his mother's head and it was seen as an auspicious coming. Sure enough, Rinchen Zangpo was unique. Bright and personable, it was apparent to all that he was special. At the age of 13 he took his vows and became a lama. By the time he was 17 he had been chosen by the king to cross the mountains into India and retrieve the original teachings of the Buddha. In order to do so he travelled on foot to Kashmir to get the teachings. Along the way he met a pandita, a teacher, who gave him the teachings known as The Teachings of Swift Footedness (should be in italics, but I don't know how to do that on email). With these teachings he was able to cover the breadth of India, learning from some of the renowned sages and launch the Tibetan Renaissance, the Second Diffusion. Later he was able to used Swift Footedness to simultaneously build 108 monasteries throughout the land.

You were in PH on Monday, NY last night and now in PB. So the point of the above is to note that you and Rinchen Zangpo have at least one thing in common ... your travel habits.

Good Night,
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