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- Dalai Lama - religion
Matthieu Ricard, Buddhist monk
30 years ago, Matthieu Ricard, the son of French philosopher Jean-François Revel, decided to convert to Buddhism and become a monk. He now lives in Nepal and is the French interpreter for the Dalai Lama, with whom he has built close ties.

























