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Dunham with Venerable Lobpon Pema Gyelsten on the rooftop of the Nyingma temple in Sarnath, India. Sarnath was where the Buddha gave his first teaching and is considered one of the eight major destinations for Buddhist pilgrims. Pema Gyelsten, who has since passed on, was the consistent source of inspiration for Dunham while he put up the drawings inside the temple