Ani Richen and Diana Pinkham, Northern Virginia Woman's Circle

Ani Rinchen is an ordained monastic in Nyingma School of Vajrayana School ofBuddhism. Since her ordination in 1988, Ani Rinchen has been a constantand influencing presence in the Kunzang Palyul Choling (KPC)Buddhist community close to Washington, DC, located in Poolesville,Maryland. She has represented the Buddhist community at the annualPrayer Vigil for the Earth for more than five years, where she leadsparticipants in prayers and meditation, discusses Buddhism in TalkingCircles, and leads the community in a blessing of the event's prayersand purpose through a walk around the circle.