Stearns, C.

PersonType	Category:Translators Category:Tsadra Fellows and Grantees Category:Authors of English Works
FirstName / namefirst	Cyrus
LastName / namelast	Stearns
bio	Cyrus Stearns is a scholar of Tibetan religion, literature, and history, with a Ph.D. in Buddhist studies from the University of Washington. He first began to study Buddhism with Dezhung Rinpoche (1906-87) in 1973 and has studied with and translated for numerous Tibetan teachers. Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies, University of Washington, Seattle. Interpreter for Dezhung Rinpoche and Chogye Trichen Rinpoche for many years as well as for lamas of all traditions; living in translation/retreat hermitage since 1998. Tsadra Foundation Fellow from 2003-2015. (Source Accessed March 29, 2019) Completed Projects as a Tsadra Foundation Fellow: King of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo, Lochen Gyurmé Dechen Treasury of Esoteric Instructions: A Commentary on Virupa’s "Vajra Lines," Lama Dampa Sönam Gyaltsen The Buddha from Dölpo: A Study of the Life and Thought of the Tibetan Master Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, rev. ed. Treasury of Esoteric Instructions, Lama Dampa Sonam Gyaltsen, Virupa Song of the Road, The Poetic Travel Journal of Tsarchen Losal Gyatso, Tsarchen Losel Gyatso Previously Published Books: The Buddha from Dolpo: A Study of the Life and Thought of the Tibetan Master Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen Luminous Lives: The Story of the Early Masters of the Lam ’Bras Tradition in Tibet Hermit of Go Cliffs: Timeless Instructions from a Tibetan Mystic, Godrakpa Taking the Result as the Path: Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdré Tradition
YearBirth	1949
languageprimary	English
languagetranslation	Tibetan
languagetarget	English
affiliation	Tsadra Foundation
religiousaffiliation	Sakya; Tibetan Buddhism; Dezhung Rinpoche; Chogye Tritsen Rinpoche
StudentOf	Dezhung Rinpoche  ·  Chogye Tritsen Rinpoche  ·  Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
currentworks	Volume 15 of the Treasury of Precious Instructions: http://dnz.tsadra.org/index.php/Gdams_ngag_mdzod_Shechen_Printing/Volume_15 Dölpopa’s Mountain Dharma
phduniversity	University of Washington
education	PhD. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
IsInGyatsa	No
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