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American Buddhist: Wisconsin native wears many hats as a nun at nearby Deer Park center

TOWN OF DUNN — In a part of her heart and mind, Ani Lhundub Jampa is still a dancer, although she has not sung or turned a pirouette for years.

Her life is one of unusual balance, sometimes caught between faith and realism, respect for tradition and the trappings of progress. For eight years, Jampa has been a Tibetan Buddhist nun and her community’s bridge between old and new worlds.