Gerardo Abboud: Translating the dharma (#231)
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May 23, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 231
About this episode
Gerardo Abboud discusses his journey in Buddhism, Tibetan culture, and his work as an interpreter.
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features special guest Gerrardo Abboud . Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gerardo went on to spend 14 years living in India and Nepal studying the Tibetan language. In 1986, he became president of the Dongyuling Center in Argentina. Since 1992, he has served as an interpreter for many lamas throughout Latin America, including Tsoknyi Rinpoche and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this episode, host Daniel Aitken and Gerardo discuss Gerardo’s introduction to Buddhism and Tibetan culture, his experiences with yogic Kagyu models of study and translating key Mahamundra texts. They also discuss how those experiences flourished into becoming a Tibetan/English and Tibetan/Spanish interpreter, and much more. The views and opinions expressed on this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Wisdom Publications or any entities they represent. The post Gerardo Abboud: Translating the dharma (#231) appeared first on The Wisdom Experience .
People in this episode
Host: Daniel Aitken
Guest: Gerardo Abboud
Topics covered
- Buddhism
- Tibetan culture
- Translation
- Mahamudra texts
- Interpreting
- Kagyu models
Keywords
- Buddhism
- Tibetan language
- translation
- Mahamudra
- Kagyu
- interpreter
- Dalai Lama
- Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dongyuling Center
Places: Buenos Aires, India, Nepal
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