Gray, D.
English Phonetics | David Gray |
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Tibetan calendar dates
Website: | http://www.scu.edu/cas/religiousstudies/facultystaff/Regular/gray/ |
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Primary Language: | English |
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Translates from: | Tibetan |
Translates to: | English |
- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Santa Clara University
PhD University
- 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)
Biographical Information
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
https://www.scu.edu/media/college-of-arts-and-sciences/religious-studies/cvs/GrayCV1.pdf
- Wiki Pages
- Person description or short bio
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All beings have Buddha-nature | |
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Which Wheel Turning | |
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Yogācāra vs Madhyamaka | |
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Zhentong vs Rangtong | |
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Promotes how many vehicles? | |
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Analytic vs Meditative Tradition | |
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What is Buddha-nature? | |
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Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་) | |
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Causal nature of the vajrapāda | |
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Full Name[edit]
150px David Barton Gray
Affiliation[edit]
Associate Professor, Religious Studies Department, Santa Clara University, California
Education[edit]
Other Information[edit]
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)