David Gray

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bio	David Gray received his B.A. in Religious Studies from Wesleyan University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History of Religion from Columbia University. His research explores the development of tantric Buddhist traditions in South Asia, and their dissemination in Tibet and East Asia, with a focus on the Yogin?tantras, a genre of Buddhist tantric literature that focused on female deities and yogic practices involving the subtle body. He focuses particularly on the Cakrasamvara Tantra, an esoteric Indian Buddhist scripture that serves as the basis for a number of important Nepali and Tibetan Buddhist practice traditions. (Source Accessed Dec 3, 2019) Curriculum Vitae
associatedwebsite	http://www.scu.edu/cas/religiousstudies/facultystaff/Regular/gray/
languageprimary	English
languagetranslation	Tibetan
languagetarget	English
affiliation	Santa Clara University
phduniversity	Columbia University
education	Ph.D. in History of Religion/Buddhist Studies, Columbia University, (February 2001) M.Phil. Columbia University (May 1998) M.A. Columbia University (May 1995) B.A. in Religious Studies, Wesleyan University (May 1993)
cv	https://www.scu.edu/media/college-of-arts-and-sciences/religious-studies/cvs/GrayCV1.pdf
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Full Name

File:Gray, David 001.jpg David Barton Gray

Affiliation

Associate Professor, Religious Studies Department, Santa Clara University, California

Other Information

Faculty Website at Santa Clara University

David B. Gray
Religious Studies Department
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0035
dgray@ scu.edu
Tel: 408-554-4343
Fax: 408-554-2387

David Gray received his B.A. in Religious Studies from Wesleyan University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History of Religion from Columbia University. His research explores the development of tantric Buddhist traditions in South Asia, and their dissemination in Tibet and East Asia, with a focus on the Yogin?tantras, a genre of Buddhist tantric literature that focused on female deities and yogic practices involving the subtle body. He focuses particularly on the Cakrasamvara Tantra, an esoteric Indian Buddhist scripture that serves as the basis for a number of important Nepali and Tibetan Buddhist practice traditions. Source (Accessed June 21, 2012)