Presented at the 20th Annual Festival of Faiths, Sacred Journeys and The Legacy of Thomas Merton, Louisville, KY, 2015
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into a Christian family, Gerardo Abboud shares his sacred journey to learn about Buddhism, the Tibetan language and meditation.
In 1986, Gerardo Abboud became president of the Dongyuling Center in Argentina, which offers free teachings of Buddhist theory and practice. He has served as the Dalai Lama’s interpreter in Latin America since 1992.
