Thomas Doctor

FirstName / namefirst	Thomas
LastName / namelast	Doctor
MainNamePhon	Thomas Doctor
SortName	Doctor, Thomas
bio	Thomas Doctor received his BA and MA degrees in Tibetan Studies from the University of Copenhagen and his Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Lausanne. He has studied Buddhist philosophy at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery since the late 1980s and serves as a senior translator for the lamas and scholars there. Thomas’ main research interests are the pāramitā and mantra views and practices of Buddhism in India and Tibet. He has translated several classics of Buddhist philosophy, including Speech of Delight (Ju Mipham's commentary to the Madhyamakālaṃkāra) and Ornament of Reason (Mabja Jangchub Tsöndrü's commentary to the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā). Thomas contributes to the 84000, an ongoing project to translate the Tibetan collection of the Buddha's words and associated treaties into English. He is currently teaching several courses on the MA program at RYI. (Source: Rangjung Yeshe Institute)
BornIn	Denmark
affiliation	Rangjung Yeshe Institute; Kathmandu University; Dharmachakra Translation Committee
StudentOf	Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
phduniversity	University of Lausanne
education	Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Lausanne BA and MA degrees in Tibetan Studies from the University of Copenhagen
IsInGyatsa	No
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2013 Interview: http://blog.shambhala.com/2013/08/14/translating-the-maitreya-treatises-an-interview-with-thomas-doctor/