Morten Ostensen
| PersonType | Category:Authors of English Works Category:Translators |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Morten |
| LastName / namelast | Ostensen |
| MainNamePhon | Morten Ostensen |
| SortName | Ostensen, M |
| bio | Morten Ostensen is the Digital Curator for the Research Department of Tsadra Foundation where he works to create digital editions of major Tibetan literary collections, as well other online resources developed by the research team and their collaborators. He was a frequent resident of Nepal from the mid 1990's until 2015 where he has studied Buddhism as an undergrad, a graduate student, and a doctoral candidate, as well as in more traditional settings. He now lives in upstate New York with his wife and daughter. |
| YearBirth | 1975/02/22 |
| BornIn | Manhasset, NY |
| languageprimary | English |
| languagetranslation | Tibtetan |
| affiliation | Tsadra Foundation |
| religiousaffiliation | Nyingma |
| currentworks | Doctoral Research on the Great Perfection Mind Series Traditions (rdzogs chen sems sde lugs). |
| phduniversity | Kathmandu University, Centre for Buddhist Studies (Rangjung Yeshe Institute) |
| education | Ph.D., ongoing, Kathmandu University, Centre for Buddhist Studies (Rangjung Yeshe Institute). Dissertation working title: Prospecting for Buddha in the Mine of Enlightenment: The Pedagogy of Experience in the Great Perfection Mind Series Traditions.
M.A. in Buddhist Philosophy and Himalayan Languages, 2008. Kathmandu University, Centre for Buddhist Studies (Rangjung Yeshe Institute). Thesis: In the Presence of the Dharmakāya: Dzogchen Practice According to Khangsar Tenpe Wangchug’s Notes on Dza Paltrul’s Extraordinary Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King (mkhas pa shri rgyal po’i khyad chos). B.A. in Religion and Philosophy, 1999. Long Island University, South Hampton, (Friends World Program). |
| publications | Morten Ostensen, “Reconsidering the Contents and Function of the rDzogs chen Classifications of Sems phyogs and Sems sde”, Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines, no. 43, January 2018, pp. 32–49.
Morten Ostensen, “Muddy Waters and Blurred Lines: A ro ye shes ’byung gnas and the Anomalous Origins of the rDzogs pa chen po Sems sde A ro lugs”, Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines, no. 44, March 2018, pp. 9–30. |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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