Victoria Huckenpahler
PersonType | Category:Editors Category:Translators |
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FirstName / namefirst | Victoria |
LastName / namelast | Huckenpahler |
MainNamePhon | Victoria Huckenpahler |
SortName | Huckenpahler, Victoria |
bio | Victoria Huckenpahler is a notable Buddhist translator and author who has made significant contributions to the field of Tibetan Buddhism. She is best known for her work onThe Great Kagyu Masters: The Golden Lineage Treasury, published in 1990 and republished in 2006. This important volume tells the extraordinary tales of the greatest teachers of the Kagyu lineage, one of the most widely followed schools of Tibetan Buddhism in the United States.
Huckenpahler has also worked on other Buddhist texts, including Holy Biographies of the Great Founders of the Glorious Sakya Order in 2000. Her expertise extends to various branches of Tibetan Buddhism, including the Drikung Kagyu, Drukpa Kagyu, Karma Kagyu, and Shangpa Kagyu traditions. In addition to her work in Buddhist literature, Huckenpahler has authored books on other subjects. She wrote Ballerina: A biography of Violette Verdy, published in 1978, which details the life of the renowned French ballerina. Huckenpahler's contributions to Buddhist literature and her work in translating and editing important texts have helped make Tibetan Buddhist teachings more accessible to English-speaking audiences, furthering the understanding and practice of Buddhism in the West. (Biography generated by Perplexity Jan 30, 2025) |
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