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Samten G. Karmay is Director of Research Emeritus at the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris. He obtained a Geshe degree in Dzogchen philosophy at Kyangtshang Monastery, Tibet. He earned his PhD on the origin and development of Dzogchen in Tibetan Buddhism from the University of London. He has published several books on Tibetan religions, including Secret Visions of the Fifth Dalai Lama, The Gold Manuscript of the Fournier Collection, Serindia 1988 and The Illusive Play, the Autobiography of the Fifth Dalai Lama, Serindia 2014.
