(11962_pr-2.psd) Lama Yeshe (left) and Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Darjeeling, India, in 1967. The photo was taken at Altomont House (also referred to as Villa Altomont), property being rented by Zina Rachevsky. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
Lama Yeshe with Zina Rachevsky and Lama Zopa, 1967
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(15046_ng.psd) Zina Rachevsky (center) with Lama Yeshe (left) and Lama Zopa Rinpoche (right). In 1966 Zina rented the Altomont House (also referred to as Villa Altomont) in Darjeeling, India and in 1967 she invited the Lamas to live there with her and teach her the fundamentals of Buddhism. They stayed in Zina's small, glassed-in summerhouse for nine months. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
Lama Yeshe with Zina Rachevsky at Altomont House, 1967
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(15047_pr.psd) Lama Yeshe (left) with Zina Rachevsky. In 1966 Zina rented the Altomont House (also referred to as Villa Altomont) in Darjeeling, India and in 1967 she invited the Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche to live there and teach her the fundamentals of Buddhism. They stayed in Zina's small, glassed-in summerhouse for nine months. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
Lama Yeshe holding Zina's daughter, Rhea, in Darjeeling, 1967
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(15049_pr.psd) Lama Yeshe holding Zina's daughter, Rhea at Altomont House, Darjeeling, 1967. In 1966 Zina rented the Altomont House (also referred to as Villa Altomont) in Darjeeling, India and in 1967 she invited the Lamas to live there with her and teach her the fundamentals of Buddhism. They stayed in Zina's small, glassed-in summerhouse for nine months. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
Zina Rachevsky with Lama Yeshe and Bhagavan Das, 1967
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(15051_pr.psd) Zina Rachevsky (left) posing with Lama Yeshe (far right), Dharma Dipo, and Bhagavan Das (center) at Altomont House, Darjeeling, 1967. In 1966 Zina rented the Altomont House (also referred to as Villa Altomont) in Darjeeling, India and in 1967 she invited the Lamas to live there with her and teach her the fundamentals of Buddhism. They stayed in Zina's small, glassed-in summerhouse for nine months. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
Zina Rachevsky with Lama Yeshe and Bhagavan Das, 1967
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(15052_pr.psd) Zina Rachevsky (center front) posing with Lama Yeshe (right), Dharma Dipo, and Bhagavan Das (center) at Altomont House, Darjeeling, 1967. In 1966 Zina rented the Altomont House (also referred to as Villa Altomont) in Darjeeling, India and in 1967 she invited the Lamas to live there with her and teach her the fundamentals of Buddhism. They stayed in Zina's small, glassed-in summerhouse for nine months. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
13319_pr2.tif) Zina Rachevsky pre-ordination, possibly 1967. Zina was an eccentric Russian-American socialite, the child of a Russian expat father and a German-Jewish mother, who became the Lamas' first Western student in 1966, and who insisted that the Lamas start to teach courses on Buddhism for Westerners. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
Zina Rachevsky with Lama Yeshe at Altomont House, 1967
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(15048_pr2.psd) Zina Rachevsky (left) with Lama Yeshe at Altomont House, Darjeeling, 1967. Zina was an eccentric Russian-American socialite, the child of a Russian expat father and a German-Jewish mother, who became the Lamas' first Western student in 1966, and who insisted that the Lamas start to teach courses on Buddhism for Westerners. She helped the Lamas found what would later come to be known as Kopan Monastery in Nepal. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Altomont House, Darjeeling, 1967
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(15050_pr.psd) Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Altomont House, Darjeeling, 1967. In 1966 Zina Rachevsky rented the Altomont House (also referred to as Villa Altomont) in Darjeeling, India and in 1967 she invited the Lamas to live there with her and teach her the fundamentals of Buddhism. They stayed in Zina's small, glassed-in summerhouse for nine months. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
(13509_ud2.psd) An early photo (1953) of Zina Rachevsky (1931-1973). Zina was an eccentric Russian-American socialite, the child of a Russian expat father and a German-Jewish mother, who became the Lamas' first Western student in 1966, and who insisted that the Lamas start to teach courses on Buddhism for Westerners. She helped the Lamas found what would later come to be known as Kopan Monastery in Nepal. (Photo used with permission of the estate of Zina Rachevsky.)
