Architect, architectural historian, restorer (1900–1983).
Born March 4th, 1900 in Gatchina.
Died August 18th, 1983 at 83 years old in Warsaw.
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche