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               Petitioner is part of a network of organizations established           
          under the leadership of Tarthang Tulku (Tulku), a Buddhist lama             
          with active lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.              
          The organizations are dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan              
          Buddhism and include, among others:  (1) DM, (2) the Tibetan                
          Nyingma Meditation Center (Meditation Center), (3) the Nyingma              
          Institute in Berkeley, California, and a branch campus in                   
          Boulder, Colorado, and (4) Nyingma Centers Corp. (collectively              
          Nyingma organizations or Dharma organizations).  Individuals                
          associated with these organizations are referred to as the                  
          Nyingma community; i.e., individuals who practice and/or are                
          interested in the teachings of the Nyingma school of Tibetan                
          Buddhism.                                                                   
               Tulku has adapted Tibetan Buddhist teachings for the West.             
          The Nyingma community refers to the practice of Buddhist                    
          teachings, or Dharma, in the West as "skillful means".  In 1978,            
          Tulku wrote a book titled Skillful Means, which describes the               
          practice of Buddhist teachings in everyday life.  Skillful means,           
          as taught by Tulku, involves work as a spiritual practice with              
          certain spiritual value.  The book suggests that the application            
          of Buddhist principles enables individuals to become more                   
          successful in their work, which makes work more satisfying and              
          meaningful.  The Nyingma Institute offers classes in skillful               
          means.                                                                      
               DM prints and publishes rare Tibetan Buddhist texts and art.           
          DM's goals are to preserve traditional Tibetan Buddhist texts, to           


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