Forgues, G.

PersonType	Category:Authors of English Works Category:Professors Category:Translators
FirstName / namefirst	Gregory
LastName / namelast	Forgues
namemiddle	F.
MainNamePhon	Greg Forgues
SortName	Forgues, Gregory
bio	Dr. Gregory Forgues is Director of Research at Tsadra Foundation. Before joining the foundation, Gregory was part of the Open Philology research project with Professor Jonathan Silk at the University of Leiden. He also worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg and a Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Bochum. Gregory has published on a wide variety of topics including Mahāyāna sūtra translations, Tibetan tantric rituals, Dzogchen teachings, and digital humanities methods. His PhD dissertation on Jamgon Mipham’s interpretation of the two truths under Professor Klaus-Dieter Mathes' supervision was reviewed by Professor Birgit Kellner and Professor Matthew Kapstein, receiving a distinction from the University of Vienna.
associatedwebsite	https://independent.academia.edu/GForgues
languageprimary	French
languagetranslation	Tibetan; Sanskrit; Chinese
languagetarget	English; French
affiliation	Tsadra Foundation
StudentOf	Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche  ·  Bhikkhunī Tri Hai  ·  Chanmyay Sayadaw U Janakābhivaṃsa  ·  Norbu, Namkhai
phduniversity	Universität Wien
education	PhD Universität Wien, 2016
IsInGyatsa	No
Other wikis	drl:Forgues, G. buddhanature:Forgues, G. bca:Forgues, G. rtz:Forgues, G. dnz:Forgues, G. dudjom:Forgues, G. khyentselineage:Forgues, G. lcp:Forgues, G.

• Published translations
  • 2019 The Noble Sūtra of the Great Vehicle entitled “Unravelling the Intent” (Āryasaṃdhinirmocananāmamahāyānasūtra), Toh. 106, sDe dge Kangyur Vol. 49, folios 1b1-55b7, 84000.co. Introduction (30pp.) and translation (133pp.).
  • 2017 The Noble Sūtra of the Great Vehicle entitled “The Strength of the Elephant” (Hastikakṣyanāmamahāyānasūtra), Toh. 207, Vol.62, folios 95a7-109a5, 84000.co, Prof. Tom Tillemans (ed.). Introduction (10pp.) and translation (25pp.).
  • 2016 The Noble Sūtra of the Great Vehicle entitled “The Description of the Miracles and Magical Transformations that are the Attainment of the Buddha’s Powers” (Āryabuddhabalādhānaprātihārya-vikurvāṇanirdeśanāmamahāyānasūtra), Toh. 186, sDe dge Kangyur Vol.61, folios 143b4-158a4, 84000.co, Prof. Tom Tillemans (ed.). Introduction (9pp.) and translation (20pp.).

• Articles
  • 2019 “Are we all gzhan stong pas?” In Reasons and Lives in Buddhist Traditions - Tibetan and Buddhist Studies in Honor of Matthew Kapstein, edited by Dan Arnold, Cécile Ducher, and Pierre-Julien Harter. Boston: Wisdom Publications (17pp).
  • 2018 “The Interplay of Knowledge and Liberation in ’Ju mi pham rnam rgyal rgya mtsho’s Radical Nondualism.” In Proceedings of the 7th Coffee Break Conference, 8–10 September 2016, University of Leiden, edited by Dr. Lucas den Boer and Dr. Elizabeth Cecil. Leiden: De Gruyter (33pp).
  • 2017 “Invoquer le dgra lha - Rituels propitiatoires adressés à Gesar dans la tradition ris med du XIXe siècle: vue d’ensemble et étude de cas.” In Musique et épopée en Haute-Asie: Mélanges offerts à Mireille Helffer à l'occasion de son 90e anniversaire, edited by Katia Buffetrille and Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy. Le Pré Saint-Gervais: L'Asiathèque (18pp).
  • 2016 “Who is Gesar? Gesar Rituals and Practices of the Ris med Tradition.” In Proceedings of the conference “The Many Faces of Ling Gesar - Homage to Rolf A. Stein,” 27-28 Oct. 2014, Collège de France, Paris, edited by Prof. Matthew Kapstein (17pp). Forthcoming.
  • 2015 “The Magic of Healing in Gesar Rituals.” In Tibetan and Himalayan Healing: An Anthology for Anthony Aris, edited by Prof. Charles Ramble and Dr. Ulrike Roesler. Kathmandu: Vajra Publications, 2015. (21pp).