Pema Chödrön

Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, July 14, 1936) is an American Tibetan Buddhist.  She is a nun, former acharya of Shambhala Buddhism and disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. 

Chödrön has written many books and audiobooks, and is a teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. She was born in New York City.

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Category:Writers from New York City
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Category:American spiritual writers