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HH Dalai Lama and Clarke Scott Clarke Scott is a fully ordained Buddhist monk trained in the Tibetan tradition. A student of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Clarke has received personal instructions—direct one-to-one instructions—on Madhyamaka philosophy and meditation from His Holiness. Recently Clarke moved to Tasmania to pursue a Ph.D in Buddhist philosophy from the University of Tasmania.

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HHDL2 Clarke Scott (Ven. Loden Jinpa) is a graduate student in the department of philosophy at the University of Tasmania in Australia. His primary professional research interests are Madhyamaka philosophy, personal identity, epistemology and philosophy of mind. He is also a Buddhist monk ordained in the Tibetan tradition and has studied with the  Tibetan lama Geshe Thubten Loden of Sera Je monastery at The Tibetan Buddhist Society meditation center in Melbourne Australia since 1995. In that time he has studied Buddhist epistemology, Madhyamaka philosophy, Buddhanature, Abhidharma and Vajrayana with Geshe Loden. In 1998 he spent 12 months studying with Geshe Jampa Gyatso from Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Pomaia, Italy.

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DISCLAIMER: I have no special wisdom or insights to convey and the opinions and views expressed here are my own. I take full responsibility for any mistakes made in what I write. What value, if any, that is derived from this website, is due to the inspiration of my teachers. Any mistakes made are my own, and due to my ignorance.

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