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  • Trisong Deutsen  + (King+Trisong+Deutsen+%28742-c.800%2F755-79 … King+Trisong+Deutsen+%28742-c.800%2F755-797+according+to+the+Chinese+sources%29+%E2%80%93+the+thirty-eighth+king+of+Tibet%2C+son+of+King+Me+Aktsom%2C+second+of+the+three+great+religious+kings+and+one+of+the+main+disciples+of+Guru+Rinpoche.+It+was+due+to+his+efforts+that+the+great+masters+%C5%9A%C4%81ntarak%E1%B9%A3ita+and+Guru+Padmasambhava+came+from+India+and+established+Buddhism+firmly+in+Tibet.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DKing_Trisong_Detsen+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%29.le%3DKing_Trisong_Detsen+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%29.)
  • Kirill Solonin  + (Kirill+Solonin%E2%80%99s+research+in+the+B … Kirill+Solonin%E2%80%99s+research+in+the+BuddhistRoad+project+was+mainly+devoted+to+the+contextualizing+of+several+Tangut+Buddhist+texts%2C+belonging+to+the+domain+of+legitimation%2C+within+a+more+general+framework+of+Buddhism+of+Northern+China+in+the+tenth+through+the+thirteenth+centuries.+Kirill+Solonin+received+a+PhD+degree+from+St+Petersburg+University+in+1997+and+obtained+full+doctorate+in+2007.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fceres.rub.de%2Fen%2Fpeople%2Fksolonin%2F+Source+Accessed+May+7%2C+2021%5D%29%0A%0ADuring+his+career+he+worked+in+St.+Petersburg+University+and+Institute+for+Oriental+Manuscript+Research%2C+specializing+in+Buddhism+and+Tangut+language+and+texts.+Since+2013+he+has+been+working+in+the+Department+of+History+and+Philology+of+China+Western+Regions%2C+Renmin+University+of+China.+In+2010-2011+he+was+a+member+of+the+Institute+of+Advanced+Studies%2C+Princeton%2C+New+Jersey.vanced+Studies%2C+Princeton%2C+New+Jersey.)
  • Kiyotaka Kimura  + (Kiyotaka+Kimura+is+Professor+Emeritus+of+Buddhist+Studies+at+Tokyo+University+and+the+former+President+of+Tsurumi+University.+He+is+Chairman+of+Bukkyo+Dendo+Kyokai+%28BDK+-+Society+for+the+Promotion+of+Buddhism%29.)
  • Klaus Ludwig Janert  + (Klaus+Ludwig+Janert+%28Wittenberg+9.3.1922 … Klaus+Ludwig+Janert+%28Wittenberg+9.3.1922+%E2%80%94+10.12.1994%29+was+a+German+Indologist+and+Professor+in+Cologne.+He+studied+Indology%2C+Tamil%2C+IE+and+Slavic+linguistics+at+Halle+%28under+Thieme%29+and+G%C3%B6ttingen%2C+where+%5Bhe+earned+his%5D+Ph.D.+%5Bin%5D+1954.+He+worked+in+G%C3%B6ttingen+University+Library.+He+retired+in+1987.+He+was+a+demanding+teacher+and+critic.+Married+twice%2C+with+Imogen+Mutschmann+and+Ilse+Pliester.%0A%0AThe+main+field+of+Janert+was+clearly+the+study+of+manuscripts%2C+while+a+further+interest+was+the+A%C5%9Boka+inscriptions%2C+also+history+of+Indology%2C+Tamil%2C+and+Nakhi.+Among+his+students+was+U.+Niklas.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwhowaswho-indology.info%2F2784%2Fjanert-klaus-ludwig%2F+Adapted+from+Source+Jan+15%2C+2024%5D%29F+Adapted+from+Source+Jan+15%2C+2024%5D%29)
  • Maitreya  + (Known+in+Tibetan+as+the+%22Lord+of+Love%22 … Known+in+Tibetan+as+the+%22Lord+of+Love%22+or+the+%22Noble+Loving+One%22+%3Cspan+class%3D%22tibetan-jomolhari+font-size-130-em+align-sub%22%3E%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%95%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%94%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%94%E0%BC%8D%3C%2Fspan%3E+%28Pakpa+Jampa%29%2C+the+%22Loving+Protector%22+%3Cspan+class%3D%22tibetan-jomolhari+font-size-130-em+align-sub%22%3E%E0%BD%96%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%94%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%94%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8B%3C%2Fspan%3E+%28Jampay+Gonpo%29%2C+in+Chinese+as+%E5%BC%A5%E5%8B%92%E4%BD%9B+%28Mi+Le+Fo%29%2C+Japanese+as+Miroku%2C+and+commonly+as+Maitreya+throughout+Asia+and+beyond.+Maitreya+is+the+bodhisattva+called+the+%22future+Buddha%22+who+resides+in+Tushita+heaven+until+coming+to+the+human+realm+to+take+the+role+of+the+next+Buddha+after+%C5%9A%C4%81kyamuni+Buddha.+According+to+tradition%2C+Asa%E1%B9%85ga+received+teachings+from+Maitreya+and+recorded+them+in+the+Five+Dharma+Treatises+of+Maitreya%2C+which+form+the+basis+for+buddha-nature+teachings+and+the+larger+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+teachings+in+general.%0A%0AThe+list+of+five+is%3A+Ornament+of+Clear+Realization+%28Abhisamay%C4%81la%E1%B9%83k%C4%81ra%2C+mngon+rtogs+rgyan%2C+%E7%8F%BE%E8%A7%80%E8%8E%8A%E5%9A%B4%E8%AB%96%29%3B+Ornament+for+the+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+S%C5%ABtras+%28Mah%C4%81y%C4%81nas%C5%ABtr%C4%81la%E1%B9%83k%C4%81ra%2C+theg+pa+chen+po+mdo+sde+rgyan%2C+%E5%A4%A7%E4%B9%98%E8%8E%8A%E5%9A%B4%E7%B6%93%E8%AB%96%29%3B+Differentiation+of+the+Middle+and+the+Extremes+%28Madhy%C4%81ntavibh%C4%81ga%2C+dbus+mtha%27+rnam+%27byed%2C+%E8%BE%A8%E4%B8%AD%E9%82%8A%E8%AB%96%E9%A0%8C%29%3B+Differentiation+of+Phenomena+and+Their+Nature+%28Dharmadharmat%C4%81vibh%C4%81ga%2C+chos+dang+chos+nyid+rnam+%27byed%2C+%E8%BE%A8%E6%B3%95%E6%B3%95%E6%80%A7%E8%AB%96%29%3B+and+The+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+Treatise+of+the+Highest+Continuum+%28Ratnagotravibh%C4%81ga+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81nottaratantra%C5%9B%C4%81stra%2C+theg+pa+chen+po+rgyud+bla+ma%27i+bstan+bcos%2C+%E5%88%86%E5%88%A5%E5%AF%B6%E6%80%A7%E5%A4%A7%E4%B9%98%E7%84%A1%E4%B8%8A%E7%BA%8C%E8%AB%96%29.98%E7%84%A1%E4%B8%8A%E7%BA%8C%E8%AB%96%29.)
  • Koichi Shinohara  + (Koichi+Shinohara+works+on+Buddhism+in+East … Koichi+Shinohara+works+on+Buddhism+in+East+Asia.+Before+coming+to+Yale+in+2004+he+taught+at+McMaster+University+in+Ontario%2C+Canada.+He+has+written+on+a+variety+of+topics+including+Chinese+Buddhist+biographies%2C+monastic+rules%2C+and+Buddhist+story+literature%2C+with+a+focus+on+the+works+of+a+famous+historian+and+a+vinaya+specialist+Daoxuan+%28596-677%29+and+his+collaborator+Daoshi+%28dates+unknown%29.+Daoshi+was+the+compiler+of+the+Fayuan+zhulin%2C+an+encyclopedic+anthology+of+scriptural+passages+and+Chinese+Buddhist+miracle+stories.+Shinohara+reads+Buddhist+biographies+as+a+distinct+type+of+religious+literature+and+through+the+study+of+these+biographies%2C+he+also+became+interested+in+sacred+places+and+the+stories+told+about+them.+Daoxuan%27s+writings+on+monastic+practices+opened+doors+to+unexpected+readings+of+Chinese+Buddhist+miracle+stories.+More+recently%2C+he+has+been+studying+the+evolution+of+early+esoteric+Buddhist+rituals+through+Chinese+sources.+These+rituals+emerged+in+India+and+developed+from+simpler+recitation+of+spells+to+elaborate+rituals+performed+in+front+of+images+and+mandalas.+Though+much+of+the+early+evidence+for+this+development+no+longer+exists+in+Indic+languages%2C+it+has+been+preserved+in+Chinese+dharani+collections+and+translations%2C+some+of+which+can+be+dated+fairly+reliably.+This+study+sheds+some+light+on+the+relationship+between+ritual+and+images.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fmavcor.yale.edu%2Fpeople%2Fkoichi-shinohara+Source+Accessed+Nov+29%2C+2023%5D%29ohara+Source+Accessed+Nov+29%2C+2023%5D%29)
  • Koji Tanaka  + (Koji+Tanaka+is+Lecturer+in+the+School+of+P … Koji+Tanaka+is+Lecturer+in+the+School+of+Philosophy%2C+Research+School+of+Social+Sciences%2C+at+the+Australian+National+University.+He+works+on+paraconsistent+logic%2C+the+philosophy+of+logic%2C+Buddhist+philosophy%2C+and+Chinese+philosophy.+He+is+co-editor+of+%27%27Paraconsistency%3A+Logic+and+Applications%27%27+%282012%29+and+is+a+co-author%2C+with+the+Cowherds+of+%27%27Moonshadows%3A+Conventional+Truth+in+Buddhist+Philosophy%27%27+%282011%29+as+well+as+numerous+papers+in+logic+and+Buddhist+philosophy.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fresearch.tsadra.org%2Findex.php%2FMoonpaths%3A_Ethics_and_Emptiness+Moonpaths%3A+Ethics+and+Emptiness%5D%29ss+Moonpaths%3A+Ethics+and+Emptiness%5D%29)
  • Kokyo Henkel  + (Kokyo+Henkel+has+been+practicing+Zen+since … Kokyo+Henkel+has+been+practicing+Zen+since+1990+in+residence+at+Tassajara+Zen+Mountain+Center+%28most+recently+as+Head+of+Practice%29%2C+Green+Gulch+Farm+Zen+Center%2C+No+Abode+Hermitage+in+Mill+Valley%2C+and+Bukkokuji+Monastery+in+Japan.%0A%0AHe+was+ordained+as+a+priest+in+1994+by+Tenshin+Anderson+Roshi+and+received+Dharma+Transmission+from+him+in+2010.+Kokyo+is+interested+in+exploring+how+the+original+teachings+of+Buddha-Dharma+from+ancient+India%2C+China%2C+and+Japan+can+still+be+very+much+alive+and+useful+in+present-day+America+to+bring+peace+and+openness+to+the+minds+of+this+troubled+world.%0A%0AKokyo+has+also+been+practicing+with+the+Tibetan+Dzogchen+%28%E2%80%9CGreat+Completeness%E2%80%9D%29+Teacher+Tsoknyi+Rinpoche+since+2003%2C+in+California%2C+Colorado%2C+and+Kathmandu.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fsczc.org%2Fkokyo-henkel-page+Source+Accessed+Nov+20%2C+2020%5D%29-page+Source+Accessed+Nov+20%2C+2020%5D%29)
  • Kosen Nishiyama  + (Kosen+Nishiyama+Roshi+is+Zen+master%2C+tea … Kosen+Nishiyama+Roshi+is+Zen+master%2C+teacher+and+priest%2C+as+well+as+abbot+%2831st+Patriarch%29+of+the+Daimanji+Temple%2C+a+large+temple+in+the+northern+Japanese+metropolis+of+Sendai+with+approx.+450+active+members.+He+is+also+a+professor+of+Buddhology+and+English+at+Tohoku+Fukushi+University.+Nishiyama+Roshi+was+born+in+Sendai+in+1939.+He+received+his+instruction+in+Zen+in+the+main+monastery+of+the+Japanese+Soto+School+of+Zen%2C+the+Soj%C4%B3i+Temple+in+Yokohama.+In+1975+his+translation+of+Dogen+Zenji%27s+%27%27Shobogenzo%27%27+was+published+in+English.+Nishiyama+Roshi+also+translated+Keizan+Jokin%27s+%27%27Denkoroku%27%27+into+English+%28published+1994%29.+The+German+translations+of+parts+of+%27%27Shobogenzo%27%27+in+Theseus+and+Angkorverlag+are+based+on+these+translations.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.weltfriede.at%2Fnishiyama01.htm+Source+Accessed+June+29%2C+2021%5D%29.htm+Source+Accessed+June+29%2C+2021%5D%29)
  • Kosho Yamamoto  + (Kosho+Yamamoto+was+a+scholar+of+Buddhist+S … Kosho+Yamamoto+was+a+scholar+of+Buddhist+Studies.+He+is+the+author%2Ftranslator+of+numerous+works%2C+including+%27%27The+Udumbara%3A+Tales+from+the+Buddhist+Japan%27%27+%281959%29%2C+%27%27The+Buddha%3A+An+Appreciation+of+His+Life+and+Teaching%27%27+%281961%29%2C+%27%27An+Introduction+to+Shin+Buddhism%27%27+%281965%29%2C+%27%27The+Life+of+the+Buddha+Through+Gandhara+Sculptures%27%27%2C+and+%27%27The+Kyogyoshinsho%2C+or+The+%27Teaching%2C+Practice%2C+Faith%2C+and+Attainment%27+%27%27+%281975%29%2C+among+many+others.+He+is+perhaps+known+most+for+his+complete+English+translation+of+++Dharmak%E1%B9%A3ema%27s+version+of+the+%27%27Mah%C4%81parinirv%C4%81%E1%B9%87a+S%C5%ABtra%27%27+%281973-75%29.+In+1967+he+traveled+to+Europe+%28including+Spain%2C+The+Netherlands%2C+Germany+and+the+U.K.%29+to+meet+with+prominent+members+of+the+Buddhist+community+at+that+time+%28such+as+Christmas+Humphreys++and+Maurice+Walshe+in+England%29.+He+wrote+a+book+about+his+observations+that+same+year%2C+entitled+%27%27Buddhism+in+Europe%27%27.+While+his+translation+of+the+%27%27Mah%C4%81parinirv%C4%81%E1%B9%87a+S%C5%ABtra%27%27+has+been+criticized+for+its+various+imperfections%2C+his+work+was+indeed+historic+and+pioneering%2C+influencing+a+generation+of+scholars+who+studied+the+text.neration+of+scholars+who+studied+the+text.)
  • Koun Franz  + (Koun+Franz+is+a+Soto+Zen+priest.+He+leads+ … Koun+Franz+is+a+Soto+Zen+priest.+He+leads+practice+at+Thousand+Harbours+Zen+in+Halifax%2C+Nova+Scotia%2C+where+he+also+works+as+editor+of+Buddhadharma.+His+writing+and+teachings+on+Zen+can+be+found+at+nyoho.com+and+on+the+Thousand+Harbours+Zen+podcast.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.lionsroar.com%2Fauthor%2Fkoun-franz%2F+Source%3A+Lion%27s+Roar%5D%29oun-franz%2F+Source%3A+Lion%27s+Roar%5D%29)
  • Kristin Blancke  + (Kristin+Blancke+is+an+independent+research … Kristin+Blancke+is+an+independent+researcher+in+Tibetan+Buddhism%2C+working+many+years+on+the+Italian+translation+of+the+%27%27Hundred+Thousand+Songs+of+Milarepa%27%27+by+Tsang+Nyon+Heruka.+In+her+research+she+evaluates+earlier+texts+about+the+life+and+teachings+of+Milarepa%2C+so+as+to+be+able+to+get+a+more+%27realistic%27+picture+of+this+great+teacher.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Findependent.academia.edu%2Fkristinblancke+Adapted+from+Source+March+19%2C+2024%5D%29Adapted+from+Source+March+19%2C+2024%5D%29)
  • Krisztina Teleki  + (Krisztina+Teleki+is+a+Hungarian+Tibetologi … Krisztina+Teleki+is+a+Hungarian+Tibetologist+and+Mongolist.+She+holds+a+PhD+of+Mongolian+Linguistics+and+Philology+from+ELTE+University%2C+Faculty+of+Arts%2C+Budapest%2C+Hungary.+Her+PhD+dissertation+was+written+on+the+monasteries+and+temples+of+Urga+%28Bogdiin+Kh%C3%BCree%3A+Monasteries+and+Temples+of+the+Mongolian+Capital%2C+1651-1938%2C+E%C3%B6tv%C3%B6s+Lor%C3%A1nd+University%2C+Faculty+of+Arts%2C+Doctoral+School+of+Linguistics%2C+Program+on+Mongolian+Linguistics%2C+Budapest%2C+2008%2C+282+pages%29.+She+has+been+to+Mongolia+over+10+times+since+1999%2C+on+scholarships+and+research+trips+for+periods+of+one+month+to+one+year%2C+surveying+the+history+and+revival+of+Mongolian+Buddhism.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.mongoliantemples.org%2Fen%2Fadditional-materials%2Fulaanbaatar-reports-2005-2006%2Fcontributors+Adapted+from+Source+Mar+23%2C+2022%5D%29s+Adapted+from+Source+Mar+23%2C+2022%5D%29)
  • Nandi  + (Ku+N%C3%A2n-ti%2C+i.e.+Nandi%2C+whose+name … Ku+N%C3%A2n-ti%2C+i.e.+Nandi%2C+whose+name+is+translated+%E5%96%9C+Hhi%2C+lit.+%27joy.%27+He+was+a+G%27%27ri%27%27hapati+%28householder%29+of+the+western+region%2C+who+in+A.D.+419+and+the+following+years+translated+3+works%2C+one+of+them+was+lost+already+in+A.D.+730.%0A%0ATwo+of+the+texts+attributed+to+him+include+the+%27%27D%C3%A0ch%C3%A9ng+f%C4%81ngbi%C3%A0n+hu%C3%AC+j%C4%ABng%27%27+%28%27%27Up%C4%81yakau%C5%9Balyas%C5%ABtra%27%27%29+and+the+%27%27Ch%27ing+kuan+shih+yin+p%27u+sa+hsiao+fu+tu+hai+t%27o+lo+ni+chou+ching%27%27+%28%27%27Sa%E1%B8%8Dak%E1%B9%A3aravidy%C4%81mantra%28s%C5%ABtra%27%27%29.+%0A%0A%5BHe+was%5D+of+the+Eastern+Tsin+dynasty+%2C+A.D.+317%E2%80%93420.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.kanji.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp%2F%7Ewittern%2Fdata%2Fnanjio-catalog.pdf+Source+Accessed+Sep+8%2C+2021%3B+see+esp.+number+47%5D%29+Sep+8%2C+2021%3B+see+esp.+number+47%5D%29)
  • Kuiji  + (Kuiji.+%28J.+Kiki%3B+K.+Kyugi+%E7%AA%BA%E5 … Kuiji.+%28J.+Kiki%3B+K.+Kyugi+%E7%AA%BA%E5%9F%BA%29+%28632-682%29.+Scholar-monk+of+the+Tang+dynasty%2C+commonly+regarded+as+the+founder+of+the+Faxiang+zong+of+Chinese+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+Buddhism.+Orphaned+as+a+boy%2C+Kuiji+was+ordained+as+a+teenager+and+assigned+to+the+imperial+translation+bureau+in+the+Tang+capital%3B+there%2C+he+emerged+as+one+of+the+principal+disciples+of+Xuanzang%2C+under+whom+he+studied+Sanskrit+and+Indian+Buddhist+abhidharma+and+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+scholasticism.+He+participated+in+Xuanzang%27s+numerous+translation+projects+and+is+closely+associated+with+the+redaction+of+the+%27%27Cheng+weishi+lun%27%27%2C+which+included+extensive+selections+from+ten+Indian+commentaries.+Kuiji+played+a+crucial+role+in+selecting+and+evaluating+the+various+doctrinal+positions+that+were+to+be+summarized+in+the+text.+Kuiji+subsequently+wrote+a+series+of+lengthy+commentaries+on+Dharmap%C4%81la%27s+doctrinally+conservative+lineage+of+Vij%C3%B1aptim%C4%81trat%C4%81-Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+philosophy.+His+elaborate+and+technical+presentation+of+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+philosophy%2C+which+came+to+be+designated+pejoratively+as+Faxiang+%28Dharma+Characteristics%29%2C+contrasted+markedly+with+the+earlier+Chinese+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+school+established+by+Param%C4%81rtha.+Because+he+resided+and+eventually+died+at+Daci%E2%80%99ensi%2C+he+is+often+known+as+Ci%E2%80%99en+dashi+%28J.+Jion+daishi%3B+K.+Cha%C7%94n+taesa%29%2C+the+Great+Master+of+Ci%27en+Monastery.+Kuiji+commentaries+include+the+%27%27Chengweishi+lun+shuji%27%27+and+the+%27%27Dasheng+fayuan+yilin+zhang%27%27.+%28Source%3A+%22Kuiji.%22+In+%27%27The+Princeton+Dictionary+of+Buddhism%27%27%2C+450.+Princeton+University+Press%2C+2014.+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2Fj.ctt46n41q.27.%29ww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2Fj.ctt46n41q.27.%29)
  • Kumāralāta  + (Kum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta+%283rd+century%29+was … Kum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta+%283rd+century%29+was+an+Indian+founder+of+the+Sautr%C4%81ntika+school+of+Buddhism.+He+was+a+native+of+Taxila%2C+in+modern+day+Pakistan.%0A%0AAccording+to+the+Chinese+sources%2C+he+moved+to+Kabandha%2C+where+the+king+of+the+country+gave+him+a+splendid+monastery+in+an+old+palace.+He+was+known+all+over+the+Buddhist+world+for+his+genius%2C+great+learning+and+abilities%3B+he+also+had+influence+on+the+development+of+Japanese+Buddhism.+He+was+considered+one+of+the+%22four+Suns+illuminating+the+world%22%2C+other+three+being+A%C5%9Bvagho%E1%B9%A3a%2C+%C4%80ryadeva+and+N%C4%81g%C4%81rjuna.%0A%0AThe+founding+of+the+Sautr%C4%81ntika+school+is+attributed+to+the+elder+Kum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta+%28c.+3rd+century+CE%29%2C+author+of+a+%22collection+of+d%E1%B9%9B%E1%B9%A3t%C4%81nta%22+%28%27%27D%E1%B9%9B%E1%B9%A3t%C4%81ntapa%E1%B9%85kti%27%27%29+called+the+%27%27Kalpan%C4%81ma%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dit%C4%ABk%C4%81%27%27.+The+Sautr%C4%81ntikas+were+sometimes+also+called+%22disciples+of+Kum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta%22.+According+to+the+Chinese+sources%2C+Harivarman+%28250-350+CE%29+was+a+student+of+Kum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta+who+became+disillusioned+with+Buddhist+Abhidharma+and+then+wrote+the+%27%27Tattvasiddhi-%C5%9B%C4%81stra%27%27+in+order+to+%22eliminate+confusion+and+abandon+the+later+developments%2C+with+the+hope+of+returning+to+the+origin%22.+This+writing+then+formed+the+basis+of+formation+of+J%C5%8Djitsu+school+of+Japanese+Buddhism.%0A%0AKum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta%27s+work+%27%27Kalpan%C4%81ma%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Ditik%C4%81+D%E1%B9%9B%E1%B9%A3%E1%B9%AD%C4%81ntapa%E1%B9%85kti%27%27+%28%E2%80%9CGarland+of+Examples%2C%E2%80%9D+henceforth+Kum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta%E2%80%99s+Garland%29+reflects+an+urgent+statement+of+the+core+values+of+Buddhist+urban+businesspeople.+According+to+Loukota+Sanclemente+and+Diego%2C+it+emphasize+both+religious+piety+and+the+pursuit+of+wealth%2C+a+concern+for+social+respectability%2C+a+strong+work+ethic%2C+and+an+emphasis+on+rational+decision-making.+These+values+inform+Kum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta%E2%80%99s+religious+vision+of+poverty+and+wealth.+His+vision+of+religious+giving+conjugates+economic+behavior+and+religious+doctrine%2C+and+the+outcome+is+a+model+that+confers+religious+legitimation+to+the+pursuit+of+wealth+but+also+an+economic+outlet+for+religious+fervor+and+a+solid+financial+basis+for+the+monastic+establishment%2C+depicted+by+Kum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta+in+close+interdependence+with+the+laity+and%2C+most+importantly%2C+within+the+same+social+class.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKum%25C4%2581ral%25C4%2581ta+Source+Accessed+Aug+31%2C+2023%5D%29581ta+Source+Accessed+Aug+31%2C+2023%5D%29)
  • Kurtis Schaeffer  + (Kurtis+R.+Schaeffer+received+an+M.A.+in+Bu … Kurtis+R.+Schaeffer+received+an+M.A.+in+Buddhist+Studies+from+the+University+of+Washington+in+1995%2C+a+Ph.D.+in+Tibetan+and+South+Asian+Religions+from+Harvard+in+2000+and+is+now+is+the+Frances+Myers+Ball+Professor+of+Religion+and+the+Chair+of+the+Department+of+Religious+Studies+at+the+University+of+Virginia.+He+is+a+student+of+Buddhist+history+and+culture%2C+with+a+special+interest+in+the+spiritual+literature+of+Tibet+and+the+Himalayas.+He+is+the+author+or+editor+of+nine+books%2C+including+the+largest+anthology+of+Tibetan+literature+in+English+and%2C+most+recently%2C+a+translation+of+the+life+of+the+Buddha.+Schaeffer+co-directs+the+half-century+old+Tibetan+Buddhist+studies+graduate+program+at+the+University+of+Virginia+and%2C+with+Martien+Halvorson-Taylor%2C+directs+the+Global+Religion+Lab+at+UVA.+His+books+include+The+Life+of+the+Buddha+%282015%29%2C+Sources+of+Tibetan+Tradition+%282013%29%2C+The+Tibetan+History+Reader+%282013%29%2C+The+Culture+of+the+Book+in+Tibet+%282009%29%2C+An+Early+Tibetan+Catalogue+of+Buddhist+Literature+%282009%29%2C+Dreaming+the+Great+Brahmin%2C+and+Himalayan+Hermitess+%282004%29.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Freligiousstudies.as.virginia.edu%2Fkurtis-r-schaeffer+Source+Accessed+April+12%2C+2023%5D%29%0A%0AYou+can+watch+Kurtis+talk+about+%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fconference.tsadra.org%2Fsession%2Fnotes-from-the-cave-jigs-med-gling-pa-on-buddha-nature%2F+Jigm%C3%A9+Lingpa%27s+notes+from+a+cave+here%5D+and+learn+more+about+%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fconference.tsadra.org%2Fsession%2Fkavya-in-tibet%2F+Kavya+literature+and+translation+here%5D.%0A%0A%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DAZYwvi8-KUk%26index%3D23%26list%3DUL7FWysj1EjdY+He+is+also+an+editor+and+contributor+to+The+Lives+of+the+Masters+Series%5D+at+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.shambhala.com%2Flives-of-the-masters-series%2F+Shambhala+Publications%5D+and+you+can+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7FWysj1EjdY%26list%3DUL40lXGqjo_oY%26index%3D19+watch+him+speak+more+about+Jigme+Lingpa+here%5D.+%0A%0AKurtis+also+contributed+to+the+amazing+%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Flotb.iath.virginia.edu%2F+Life+of+the+Buddha+project+online%5D+with+%5B%5BPeople%2FQuintman%2C_A.%7CAndrew+Quintman%5D%5D.+%0A%0A%2A%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fvirginia.academia.edu%2FKurtisSchaeffer+Schaeffer+on+Academia.edu%5D%0A%2A%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.uvatibetcenter.org%2F+Learn+more+about+The+UVA+Tibet+Center%5DF+Learn+more+about+The+UVA+Tibet+Center%5D)
  • Kyǒnghǔng  + (Ky%C7%92ngh%C7%94ng+%28fl.+seventh+century%29+came+from+Silla.+According+to+the+catalogue+%27%27Naracho+genzai+issaikyosho+mokuroku%27%27%2C+the+monk+Ky%C7%92ngh%C7%94ng+wrote+thirteen+commentaries+on+Buddhist+texts.)
  • Dodrupchen Rinpoche, the 4th  + (Kyabj%C3%A9+Dodrupchen+Rinpoche%2C+the+Fou … Kyabj%C3%A9+Dodrupchen+Rinpoche%2C+the+Fourth+Dodrupchen+Rinpoche%2C+Tubten+Trinl%C3%A9+Pal+Zangpo+%28Tib.+%E0%BD%90%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%96%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%9F%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%95%E0%BE%B2%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%94%E0%BD%A3%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%9F%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%94%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8B%2C+Wyl.+thub+bstan+phrin+las+dpal+bzang+po%29+aka+Jikm%C3%A9+Trinl%C3%A9+Palbar+%281927-2022%29%2C+was+one+of+the+most+important+masters+in+the+Nyingma+and+Dzogchen+traditions.+As+the+fourth+incarnation+of+Dodrupchen+Jikm%C3%A9+Trinl%C3%A9+%C3%96zer%2C+the+heart-son+of+Jikm%C3%A9+Lingpa+who+revealed+the+Longchen+Nyingtik+cycle%2C+Dodrupchen+Rinpoche+was+the+principal+holder+of+the+Longchen+Nyingtik+teachings.%0A%0AHe+was+born+in+1927+in+the+Golok+province+of+Dokham+in+the+eastern+part+of+Tibet....At+the+age+of+four%2C+he+travelled+to+the+Dodrupchen+monastery%2C+where+he+was+enthroned....%0A%0AAt+Dodrupchen+monastery%2C+he+built+a+Scriptural+College%2C+and+he+provided+the+woodblocks+for+printing+the+Seven+Treasures+of+Longchenpa.+He+gave+many+major+teachings%2C+especially+in+the+eastern+part+of+Tibet.%0A%0AOn+account+of+the+changing+political+situation%2C+Dodrupchen+Rinpoche+left+Tibet+and+arrived+in+Sikkim+in+October+1957%3B+from+then+on%2C+he+made+Gangtok+his+permanent+residence.+Once+again+he+subsidized+the+printing+of+many+books%2C+including+Longchenpa%27s+Seven+Treasures+and+Trilogy+of+Finding+Comfort+and+Ease.+He+has+given+many+empowerments%2C+transmissions+and+teachings+in+Sikkim%2C+where+he+has+two+monasteries%2C+in+Bhutan%2C+where+he+also+heads+a+monastery%2C+and+in+India+and+Nepal.+Dodrupchen+Rinpoche+recognized+the+Seventh+Dzogchen+Rinpoche%2C+whose+enthronement+was+held+in+the+Royal+Temple+at+Gangtok+in+1972...%0A%0AHe+made+a+number+of+visits+to+the+West%2C+his+first+being+in+1973%2C+when+he+established+a+centre+called+the+Maha+Siddha+Nyingmapa+Centre+in+Massachusetts.+Dodrupchen+Rinpoche+also+visited+Britain%2C+France+and+Switzerland%2C+and+in+1975%2C+gave+the+empowerment+of+Rigdzin+D%C3%BCpa+at+Sogyal+Rinpoche%27s+request+in+London.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DDodrupchen_Rinpoche+Rigpa+Wiki%2C+Source+Accessed+February+2%2C+2022%5D%29C+Source+Accessed+February+2%2C+2022%5D%29)
  • Dudjom Jikdral Yeshe Dorje  + (Kyabje+Dudjom+Rinpoche+or+Dudjom+Jikdral+Y … Kyabje+Dudjom+Rinpoche+or+Dudjom+Jikdral+Yeshe+Dorje+%28Tib.+%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%91%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%87%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%87%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BE%B2%E0%BD%A3%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A1%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A4%E0%BD%BA%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%A1%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%97%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%2C+Wyl.+bdud+%27joms+%27jigs+bral+ye+shes+rdo+rje%29+%281904-1987%29+%E2%80%94+one+of+Tibet%E2%80%99s+foremost+yogins%2C+scholars%2C+and+meditation+masters.+He+was+recognized+as+the+incarnation+of+Dudjom+Lingpa+%281835-1904%29%2C+whose+previous+incarnations+included+the+greatest+masters%2C+yogins+and+panditas+such+as+Shariputra%2C+Saraha+and+Khye%27u+Chung+Lotsawa.+Considered+to+be+the+living+representative+of+Padmasambhava%2C+he+was+a+great+revealer+of+the+%E2%80%98treasures%E2%80%99+%28terma%29+concealed+by+Padmasambhava.+A+prolific+author+and+meticulous+scholar%2C+Dudjom+Rinpoche+wrote+more+than+forty+volumes%2C+one+of+the+best+known+of+which+is+his+monumental+%27%27The+Nyingma+School+of+Tibetan+Buddhism%3A+Its+Fundamentals+and+History%27%27.+Over+the+last+decade+of+his+life+he+spent+much+time+teaching+in+the+West%2C+where+he+helped+to+establish+the+Nyingma+tradition%2C+founding+major+centres+in+France+and+the+United+States.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DDudjom_Rinpoche+Source+Accessed+Feb+20%2C+2020%5D%29poche+Source+Accessed+Feb+20%2C+2020%5D%29)
  • Lati Rinpoche  + (Kyabje+Lati+Rinpoche+%281922+%E2%80%93+12+ … Kyabje+Lati+Rinpoche+%281922+%E2%80%93+12+April+2010%29+Born+in+the+Kham+region+of+Eastern+Tibet+in+1922%2C+Lati+Rinpoche+was+identified+as+the+reincarnation+of+a+great+practitioner+by+Gongkar+Rinpoche+and+entered+monastic+life+at+the+age+of+10.%0A%0AAt+the+age+of+fifteen%2C+he+enrolled+in+Gaden+Shartse+Norling+College%2C+one+of+the+%27great+three%27+Gelukpa+university+monasteries+of+Tibet.%0A%0AIn+1959%2C+Lati+Rinpoche+sat+for+the+Geshe+Lharmapa+examination+and+he+was+conferred+as+%22Geshe+Lharampa%22.+In+1960%2C+Lati+Rinpoche+joined+the+tantric+college+in+Lhasa%2C+and+started+intensive+study+in+Tantra.+In+1964%2C+Lati+Rinpoche+left+Tibet+to+join+the+14th+Dalai+Lama+in+exile.+On+arrival+in+Dharamsala%2C+he+was+appointed+as+the+Spiritual+Advisor+to+the+14th+Dalai+Lama.%0A%0AFrom+1976%2C+Lati+Rinpoche+taught+at+the+Namgyal+Gomba+%28the+14th+Dalai+Lama%27s+personal+monastery%29.+In+the+same+year%2C+he+was+appointed+as+the+Abbot+of+the+Shartse+Norling+College+of+Gaden+Monastery%2C+a+replacement+university+in+the+like+of+Gaden+Shartse+Norling+College%2C+for+the+monkhood+in+exile.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLati_Rinpoche+Source+Accessed+July+24%2C+2023%5D%29oche+Source+Accessed+July+24%2C+2023%5D%29)
  • Ngawang Gelek Rimpoche  + (Kyabje+Nawang+Gehlek+Rimpoche+%28Tibetan%3 … Kyabje+Nawang+Gehlek+Rimpoche+%28Tibetan%3A+%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%90%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%97%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%BA%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%94%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%86%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8D%2C+Wylie%3A+skyabs+rje+dge+legs+rin+po+che%2F%29+was+a+Tibetan+Buddhist+lama+born+in+Lhasa%2C+Tibet+on+October+26%2C+1939.+His+personal+name+was+Gelek%3B+kyabje+and+rimpoche%2C+are+titles+meaning+%22teacher%22+%28lit.%2C+%22lord+of+refuge%22%29+and+%22precious%2C%22+respectively.+He+was+a+tulku%2C+an+incarnate+lama+of+Drepung+Monastic+University%2C+where+he+received+the+scholastic+degree+of+Geshe+Lharampa%2C+the+highest+degree+given%2C+at+the+exceptionally+young+age+of+20.+The+14th+Dalai+Lama+said+%22he+completed+his+traditional+Buddhist+training+as+a+monk+in+Tibet+prior+to+the+Chinese+Takeover.%22%0A%0AConsidered+%22an+important+link+to+the+great+lineages+of+Tibet%E2%80%99s+great+masters%2C+especially+of+the+Geluk+school.+Known+more+famously+for+the+Tibetans+as+Nyakre+Khentrul+Rinpoche%2C+Rinpoche+had+been+instrumental+in+reprinting+many+of+the+Geluk+texts+in+the+1970s%2C+and+also+remained+an+important+object+of+affection+for+both+Kyabje+Ling+Rinpoche+and+Kyabje+Trijang+Rinpoche.+Of+course%2C+his+emergence+as+one+of+the+great+Tibetan+teachers+in+the+West+has+also+been+a+source+of+inspiration+for+many.%E2%80%9D+Gelek+Rimpoche+was+a+nephew+of+the+13th+Dalai+Lama%2C+Thubten+Gyatso.+He+was+tutored+by+many+of+the+same+masters+who+tutored+the+current+14th+Dalai+Lama%2C+Tenzin+Gyatso.%0A%0AIn+1959%2C+Gelek+Rimpoche+fled+to+India+from+Tibet+and+gave+up+monastic+life.+He+was+one+of+the+first+students+of+the+Young+Lamas+Home+School.+He+was+director+of+Tibet+House+in+New+Delhi%2C+India+and+a+radio+host+at+All+India+Radio.+He+conducted+over+1000+interviews%2C+compiling+an+oral+history+of+the+fall+of+Tibet+to+the+Communist+Chinese.+He+was+the+founder+and+president+of+Jewel+Heart%2C+%22a+spiritual%2C+cultural%2C+and+humanitarian+organization+that+translates+the+ancient+wisdom+of+Tibetan+Buddhism+into+contemporary+life.%22%0A%0AHe+moved+to+Ann+Arbor%2C+Michigan+in+1987+to+teach+Buddhism.+He+became+an+American+citizen+and+founded+Buddhist+communities+in+Ann+Arbor%2C+Bloomfield+Hills%2C+Chicago%2C+Cleveland%2C+Nebraska%2C+New+York%2C+Maylaysia+and+The+Netherlands.%0A%0ABeat-poet+Allen+Ginsberg+was+among+the+more+prominent+of+Jewel+Heart%27s+members.+Ginsberg+met+with+Gelek+Rinpoche+through+the+modern+composer+Philip+Glass+in+1989.+Allen+and+Philip+jointly+staged+benefits+for+the+Jewel+Heart+organization.+Professor+Robert+Thurman%2C+Joe+Liozzo%2C+and+Glenn+Mullin+are+also+Jewel+Heart+members+and+frequent+lecturers.%0A%0AGelek+Rinpoche+died+on+February+15%2C+2017+in+Ann+Arbor%2C+Michigan+after+undergoing+surgery+the+previous+month.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGelek_Rimpoche+Source+Accessed+Aug+25%2C+2020%5D%29poche+Source+Accessed+Aug+25%2C+2020%5D%29)
  • Trulshik Rinpoche Ngawang Chökyi Lodrö  + (Kyabje+Trulshik+Rinpoche%2C+the+teacher+wh … Kyabje+Trulshik+Rinpoche%2C+the+teacher+whose+great+kindness+we+remember+with+so+much+gratitude%2C+was+one+of+the+last+great+masters+to+have+completed+a+truly+extensive+study%2C+training+and+practice+of+the+Tibetan+%28Buddhist+tradition+within+the+extraordinary+cultural+environment+of+Tibet+before+the+invasion+by+the+Chinese+communist+r%C3%A9gime.+He+was+the+close+disciple+of+many+of+the+greatest+masters+of+his+time+including+Kyabje+Dudjom+Rinpoche+and+Kyabje+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche.+Later+he+was+himself+to+become+a+respected+teacher+of+His+Holiness+the+Dalai+Lama+himself.+He+was+the+holder+of+an+important+monastic+lineage+as+well+as+of+many+precious+instructions+and+transmissions.%0A%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.songtsen.org%2Fsongtsen%2Ffounding-teachers%2Fkyabje-trulshik-rinpoche%2F+Longer+version+of+Trulshik+Rinpoche%27s+bio+on+Songtsen.org%5Dulshik+Rinpoche%27s+bio+on+Songtsen.org%5D)
  • Kyoko Tokuno  + (Kyoko+Tokuno+was+a+senior+lecturer+in+Comp … Kyoko+Tokuno+was+a+senior+lecturer+in+Comparative+Religion+at+the+Jackson+School+of+International+Studies.+She+is+a+graduate+of+the+University+of+California%2C+Berkeley%2C+and+received+a+Ph.D.+in+Buddhist+Studies+in+1994.+Since+then+she+has+taught+at+the+University+of+Oregon+and+joined+the+UW+faculty+in+2001.+Her+current+interests+focus+on+Buddhist+texts+and+culture+of+medieval+China+and+Japan%2C+their+relation+to+Indian+Buddhism%2C+and+development+of+Buddhist+canon+in+East+Asia.+Tokuno%E2%80%99s+most+recent+projects+include+Byways+in+Medieval+Chinese+Buddhism%3A+The+Book+of+Trapusa+and+Indigenous+Scriptures+%28Kuroda+Institute+Studies+in+East+Asian+Buddhism+Series%2C+University+of+Hawaii+Press%29%2C+which+has+been+accepted+for+publication.+She+has+published+articles+in+The+Journal+for+the+Scientific+Study+of+Religion%2C+chapters+in+Encyclopedia+of+Buddhism+and+A+Bibliographic+Guide+to+the+Comparative+Study+of+Ethics%2C+and+a+translation+of+%E2%80%9CThe+Book+of+Resolving+Doubts+Concerning+the+Age+of+Semblance+Dharma%E2%80%9D+in+Buddhism+in+Practice.+She+teaches+courses+on+Buddhism+and+world+religions.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fjsis.washington.edu%2Fglobal%2Fpeople%2Fkyoko-tokuno%2F+Source+Accessed+June+2%2C+2023%5D%29no%2F+Source+Accessed+June+2%2C+2023%5D%29)
  • Kyotön Mönlam Tsultrim  + (Kyot%C3%B6n+Monlam+Tsultrim%2C+the+abbot+w … Kyot%C3%B6n+Monlam+Tsultrim%2C+the+abbot+who+led+Narthang+monastery+at+the+peak+of+its+history%2C+was+an+illustrious+figure+of+his+time+in+Central+Tibet.+A+resolute+monk%2C+a+meditation+master%2C+a+learned+scholar%2C+author%2C+and+public+figure%2C+he+epitomized+the+high+ideals%2C+practices%2C+and+approaches+of+the+Kadam+school+and+championed+its+traditions+of+scriptural+exegesis+and+meditation+instructions.+A+Kadam+luminary%2C+he+also+left+behind+religious+writings+which+hold+great+significance+for+Tibetan+Buddhist+scholarship+and+practice+today.%0A%28Source%3A+Karma+Phuntsho%2C+%27%27The+Life+and+Works+of+Kyot%C3%B6n+Monlam+Tsultrim%27%27%2C+iii%29yot%C3%B6n+Monlam+Tsultrim%27%27%2C+iii%29)
  • Wangmo, D.  + (LAMA+DECHEN+YESHE+WANGMO+%281949-+%29%0A%0 … LAMA+DECHEN+YESHE+WANGMO+%281949-+%29%0A%0ALama+Yeshe+Dechen+Wangmo+became+a+lineage+holder+of+The+Dakini+Heart+Essence+%28%27%27mkha+%27gro+thug+thig%27%27%29%2C+a+treasure+teaching+of+His+Holiness+Dudjom+Rinpoche%2C+when+Repkong+Lama+Tharchin+Tsedrup+Rinpoche+enthroned+her+in+1992.%0A%0ABased+on+thirty-eight+years+of+vajrayana+study+and+practice+in+Canada+and+the+United+States%2C+her+knowledge+is+informed+by+personal+retreats%2C+her+competence+in+literary+Tibetan%2C+and+personal+guidance+received+from+the+16th+Karmapa%2C+Kalu+Rinpoche%2C+His+Holiness+Dudjom+Rinpoche%2C+Dungse+Thinley+Norbu+Rinpoche+and+Lama+Tsedrup+Tharchin+Rinpoche.%0A%0AAs+a+teacher+and+sangha+leader%2C+Lama+places+a+high+value+on+authenticity%2C+accountability%2C+and+connectedness.%0A%0AIn+2002%2C+she+established+Jnanasukha+Foundation%2C+a+not-for-profit+organization%2C+as+a+venue+for+the+teachings+of+Yeshe+Tsogyal+and+the+female+buddhas.+The+Foundation+has+sprouted+several+initiatives+including+support+for+Tsogyal+Latso%2C+the+birthplace+of+Yeshe+Tsogyal+in+Tibet+and+several+programs+for+scholarships%2C+grants+and+humanitarian+aid.+www.jnanasukha.org%0A%0ASince+2009%2C+she+has+traveled+to+Central+Tibet+every+year%2C+leading+pilgrimages+and+deepening+her+connection+with+her+spiritual+roots.%0A%0ALama%27s+early+activities+included+textile+arts%2C+stone+sculpture+and+a+career+in+sociology+and+body-based+psychotherapy.+Born+in+Montreal%2C+Canada%2C+in+1949%2C+she+has+lived+on+the+Big+Island+of+Hawai%27i+since+1986.%0A%0AShe+is+the+main+author+at+Vajrayana+World+blog%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vajrayanaworld.com%2F3A+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vajrayanaworld.com%2F)
  • Leslie D. Alldritt  + (LESLIE+D.+ALLDRITT+is+an+Associate+Profess … LESLIE+D.+ALLDRITT+is+an+Associate+Professor+of+Religion+and+Philosophy+at+Northland+College+in+Ashland%2C+Wisconsin.+He+earned+his+Ph.D.+in+Religious+Studies+from+Temple+University+in+1991+and+was+privileged+to+study+with+Dr.+Richard+DeMartino+at+Temple+University.+His+current+research+interest+is+Japanese+Buddhism+and+its+relationship+to+the+%27%27burakumin%27%27%2C+a+discriminated+group+in+Japan.+Born+in+Kansas%2C+he+currently+resides+in+northern+Wisconsin+with+his+wife%2C+Vicki%2C+and+son%2C+Owen.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fia802900.us.archive.org%2F7%2Fitems%2Freligionsoftheworldbuddhismlesliealldrittd._239_D%2FReligions%2520of%2520the%2520World%2520%2520Buddhism%2520Leslie%2520Alldritt%2520D..pdf+Source+Accessed+Feb+13%2C+2023%5D%29..pdf+Source+Accessed+Feb+13%2C+2023%5D%29)
  • Lachen Jel  + (Lachen+Jel+%28bla+chen+dpyal%29+was+one+of … Lachen+Jel+%28bla+chen+dpyal%29+was+one+of+the+Ten+Men+of+U+and+Tsang+during+the+later+spread+of+the+doctrine+in+Tibet.+His+outer+activity+and+inner+spiritual+accomplishment+was+unrivaled.+He+became+the+head+ornament+of+all+scholars.+He+possessed+all+inconceivable+great+superior+qualities+of+Body%2C+Speech+and+Mind.+Even+a+being+dwelling+on+the+bhumis+had+difficulty+communicating+with+him%2C+needless+to+say+ordinary+beings.+For+the+ordinary+beings%2C+buddha+activity+was+too+difficult+to+fathom%3B+however+he+realized+it+effortlessly.+%0A%0AHis+first+greatness+was+his+heavenly+descended+caste.+He+renowned+as+Jel+%28dpyal%29+after+descending+from+heaven%2C+therefore+his+second+greatness+was+meaning+of+the+name.+His+third+greatness+was+his+noble+mother+lineage%E2%80%94+his+mother+traveled+to+Five-Peaks+Mountain%2C+and+was+related+to+the+King+of+China.+The+fourth+greatness%E2%80%94+he+was+the+dharmic+minister+of+the+manifested+Dharma+Kings+%28chos+rgyal+gyi+chos+slun%29%2C+and+the+grandchild+of+the+ruler+of+gods+and+humans.+His+fifth+greatness+was+his+phenomenal+transmission%E2%80%94+he+received+the+great%2C+middle+and+small+transmission+from+the+manifested+Dharma+King.+His+sixth+greatness+was+that+he+had+the+most+eminent+interdependent+causes+and+conditions%E2%80%94for+example%2C+the+virtuous+royal-brother+bestowed+him+the+sacred+shrine.+His+seventh+greatness+was+that+he+appropriately+approached+the+Secret+Mantrayana%2C+the+profound+tantric+doctrine%2C+and+Vajra+Vehicle%2C+and+he+was+the+escort+of+the+King+with+signs+of+realization+and+magical+powers.+His+eighth+greatness+was+his+well-learned+knowledge%E2%80%94+he+built+many+temples+in+center+of+Myang+Ro+%28myang+ro%29+village+in+Tsang+and+visited+the+noble+land+of+India.+He+overcame+countless+difficulties+and+requested+extraordinary+teachings+from+perfected+and+authentic+scholars%2C+and+also+brought+the+practice+to+completion.+His+ninth+greatness+was+being+able+to+auto-translate+the+excellent+doctrine%E2%80%94he+requested+numerous+sutras+and+tantras+from+perfected+and+authentic+scholars+and+translated+them+properly%3B+also+he+attained+mastery+in+meditative+power+by+attaining+the+imperishable+breath+of+dharmic+sky-goers.+Since+he+became+a+being+of+the+field+of+forbearance%2C+he+benefited+all+beings+for+as+long+as+samsara+is+not+emptied%E2%80%94this+continuous+lineage+of+the+ten+directions+illuminating+the+demonstration+that+transcended+all+directions%2C+was+his+tenth+greatness.+%28Source%3A+%5B%5BDpyal+gyi+gdung+rabs+za+ra+tshags+dang+gang+gA%27i+chu+rgyun+gnyis+gcig+tu+bris+pa+kun+gsal+me+long+bzhugs+so%7C%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%94%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%A3%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%9F%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%9A%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%B1%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%86%E0%BD%B4%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%92%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%89%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%85%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%82%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%8F%E0%BD%B4%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BE%B2%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%94%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%80%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BD%A3%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%5D%5D%29%BD%A3%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%5D%5D%29)
  • Whalen Lai  + (Lai+Wai-lun+was+born+on+July+8%2C+1944+in+ … Lai+Wai-lun+was+born+on+July+8%2C+1944+in+Canton%2C+People%27s+Republic+China.+He+is+Professor+Emeritus+of+Religious+Studies+in+the+Department+of+Religious+Studies+at+the+University+of+California%2C+Davis.+He+was+a+Fellow+of+the+United+Board+of+Xian+Higher+Education+from+1964%E2%80%931968+at+Harvard+University%2C+Yenching%2C+a+Kent+Fellow+from+1969%E2%80%931974%2C+and+he+is+a+member+of+the+Society+for+the+Study+of+Chinese+Religions+at+the+Harvard+Center+for+the+Study+of+World+Religions.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fterebess.hu%2Fzen%2Fmesterek%2FWhalenLai.html+Source+Accessed+Jan+20%2C+2020%5D%29.html+Source+Accessed+Jan+20%2C+2020%5D%29)
  • Har Dayal  + (Lala+Har+Dayal+Singh+Mathur+%28Punjabi%3A+ … Lala+Har+Dayal+Singh+Mathur+%28Punjabi%3A+%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BE+%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%B2%3B+14+October+1884+%E2%80%93+4+March+1939%29+was+an+Indian+nationalist+revolutionary+and+freedom+fighter.+He+was+a+polymath+who+turned+down+a+career+in+the+Indian+Civil+Service.+His+simple+living+and+intellectual+acumen+inspired+many+expatriate+Indians+living+in+Canada+and+the+U.S.+to+fight+against+British+Imperialism+during+the+First+World+War.%0A%0AHar+Dayal+Mathur+was+born+in+a+Hindu+Mathur+Kayastha+family+on+14+October+1884+at+Delhi.+He+was+the+sixth+of+seven+children+of+Bholi+Rani+and+Gauri+Dayal+Mathur.+His+father+was+a+district+court+reader.+Lala+is+not+so+much+a+surname+as+a+sub-caste+designation%2C+within+the+Kayastha+community%2C+but+it+is+generally+termed+as+an+honorific+title+for+writers+such+as+the+word+Pandit+which+is+used+for+knowledgeable+persons+in+other+Hindu+communities.+At+an+early+age%2C+he+was+influenced+by+Arya+Samaj.+He+was+associated+with+Shyam+Krishnavarma%2C+Vinayak+Damodar+Savarkar+and+Bhikaji+Cama.+He+also+drew+inspiration+from+Giuseppe+Mazzini%2C+Karl+Marx+and+Mikhail+Bakunin.+He+was%2C+according+to+Emily+Brown+as+quoted+by+Juergensmeyer%2C+%22in+sequence+an+atheist%2C+a+revolutionary%2C+a+Buddhist%2C+and+a+pacifist%22.%0A%0AHe+studied+at+the+Cambridge+Mission+School+and+received+his+bachelor%27s+degree+in+Sanskrit+from+St.+Stephen%27s+College%2C+Delhi%2C+India+and+his+master%27s+degree+also+in+Sanskrit+from+Punjab+University.+In+1905%2C+he+received+two+scholarships+of+Oxford+University+for+his+higher+studies+in+Sanskrit%3A+Boden+Scholarship%2C+1907+and+Casberd+Exhibitioner%2C+an+award+from+St+John%27s+College%2C+where+he+was+studying.+In+a+letter+to+%27%27The+Indian+Sociologist%27%27%2C+published+in+1907%2C+he+started+to+explore+anarchist+ideas%2C+arguing+that+%22our+object+is+not+to+reform+government%2C+but+to+reform+it+away%2C+leaving%2C+if+necessary+only+nominal+traces+of+its+existence.%22+The+letter+led+to+him+being+put+under+surveillance+by+the+police.+Later+that+year%2C+saying+%22To+Hell+with+the+ICS%22%2C+he+gave+up+the+prestigious+Oxford+scholarships+and+returned+to+India+in+1908+to+live+a+life+of+austerity.+But+in+India+too%2C+he+started+writing+harsh+articles+in+the+leading+newspapers%2C+When+the+British+Government+decided+to+impose+a+ban+upon+his+writing+Lala+Lajpat+Rai+advised+him+to+leave+and+go+abroad.+It+was+during+this+period+that+he+came+into+the+friendship+of+the+anarchist+Guy+Aldred%2C+who+was+put+on+trial+for+printing+%27%27The+Indian+Sociologist%27%27.%0A%0AAmong+his+many+literary+works+include+%27%27The+Bodhisattva+Doctrines+in+Buddhist+Sanskrit+Literature.%27%27+Lala+Lajpat+Rai%2C+who+was+a+mentor+of+Har+Dayal%2C+had+suggested+him+to+write+an+authentic+book+based+on+the+principles+of+Gautam+Buddha.+In+1927+when+Har+Dayal+was+not+given+permission+by+the+British+Government+to+return+to+India%2C+he+decided+to+remain+in+London.+He+wrote+this+book+and+presented+it+to+the+University+as+a+thesis.+The+book+was+approved+for+Ph.D.+and+a+Doctorate+was+awarded+to+him+in+1932.+It+was+published+from+London+in+the+year+1932.+Motilal+Banarsidass+Publishers+of+India+re-published+this+book+in+1970+as+%27%27The+Bodhisattva+Doctrines+in+Buddhist+Sanskrit+Literature%27%27.%0A%0AThis+392-page+work+of+Lala+Hardayal+consists+of+7+chapters+which+deal+with+the+Bodhisattva+doctrine+as+expounded+in+the+principal+Buddhist+Sanskrit+Literature.%0A%0A%2AIn+Chapter+I+the+nature+of+the+Bodhisattva+doctrine+is+described%2C+with+particular+emphasis+upon+the+distinct+characteristics+of+arhat%2C+Bodhisattva%2C+and+Sravaka.%0A%2AChapter+II+recounts+the+different+factors+which+contributed+to+the+rise+and+growth+of+the+Bodhisattva+doctrine+including+the+influences+of+Persian+religio-cult%2C+Greek+art%2C+and+Christian+ethics.%0A%2AIn+Chapter+III+the+production+of+the+thought+of+Enlightenment+for+the+welfare+and+liberation+of+all+creatures+is+expounded.%0A%2AChapters+IV+describes+thirty-seven+practices+and+principles+conducive+to+the+attainment+of+Enlightenment.%0A%2AIn+Chapter+V+ten+perfections+that+lead+to+welfare%2C+rebirth%2C+serenity%2C+spiritual+cultivation%2C+and+supreme+knowledge+are+explained.%0A%2AChapter+VI+defines+different+stages+of+spiritual+progress+in+the+aspirant%27s+long+journey+to+the+goal+of+final+emancipation.%0A%2AThe+last+Chapter+VII+relates+the+events+of+the+Gautama+Buddha%27s+past+lives+as+Bodhisattva.%0A%0AThis+book+contains+comprehensive+notes+and+references+besides+a+general+index+appended+at+the+end.+This+book+has+been+written+in+a+particularly+lucid+style+which+exhibits+scholarly+acumen+and+the+mastery+of+Lala+Hardayal+in+literary+art.+It+proved+influential+with+Edward+Conze%2C+a+German+Marxist+refugee+from+Nazi+Germany+who+made+Har+Dayal+%27s+acquaintance+in+London+in+the+1930%27s.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHar_Dayal+Adapted+from+Source+Mar+26%2C+2021%5D%29l+Adapted+from+Source+Mar+26%2C+2021%5D%29)
  • Lama Chönam, Chöying Namgyal  + (Lama+Ch%C3%B6nam%2C+Ch%C3%B6ying+Namgyal%2 … Lama+Ch%C3%B6nam%2C+Ch%C3%B6ying+Namgyal%2C+was+born+in+the+Golog+area+of+eastern+Tibet+in+1964.+His+root+teacher%2C+Khenpo+M%C3%BCnsel%2C+was+a+direct+disciple+of+Khenpo+Ngagchung+and+was+himself+one+of+the+great+authentic+Dzogchen+masters+of+the+twentieth+century.+Lama+Ch%C3%B6nam+escaped+Tibet+in+1992+and+later+came+to+the+United+States%2C+where+he+resides+today.+Over+the+past+sixteen+years+Lama+Ch%C3%B6nam+has+been+teaching+Tibetan+language+and+the+Buddhadharma.+He+is+one+of+the+founders+of+the+Light+of+Berotsana+Translation+Group.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwisdomexperience.org%2Fproduct%2Flives-and-liberation-princess-mandarava%2F+Wisdom+Publications%5D%29ess-mandarava%2F+Wisdom+Publications%5D%29)
  • Lama Choedak Rinpoche  + (Lama+Choedak+Rinpoche%2C+is+the+founder+an … Lama+Choedak+Rinpoche%2C+is+the+founder+and+Spiritual+Director+of+Sakya+Losal+Choe+Dzong%2C+Rongton+Buddhist+College+and+Virupa+Retreat+Centre+in+Canberra.+He+is+also+Spiritual+Director+of+the+Sakya+Jamchen+Buddhist+Centre+in+Melbourne%2C+as+well+as+at+least+20+centres+around+Australia+and+New+Zealand+and+has+helped+design+teaching+programs+for+many+other+Tibetan+Buddhist+centers+in+Malaysia%2C+USA%2C+Singapore%2C+Australia+and+New+Zealand.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Feastwestwisdoms.com%2Flama-choedak-rinpoche%2F+Source+Accessed+Oct+7%2C+2021%5D%29+For+a+longer+biography%2C+click+%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sakya.com.au%2Flama-choedak-rinpoche%2F+here%5D.com.au%2Flama-choedak-rinpoche%2F+here%5D.)
  • Lama Jabb  + (Lama+Jabb+was+born+and+brought+up+in+a+nom … Lama+Jabb+was+born+and+brought+up+in+a+nomadic+community+in+Northeastern+Tibet+and+received+formal+education+in+Tibet%2C+India+and+the+UK.+In+2013+he+completed+his+DPhil+on+Modern+Tibetan+Literature+and+the+Inescapable+Nation+at+the+University+of+Oxford.%0A%0AHe+is+fascinated+by+the+ways+in+which+both+the+past+and+living+traditions+shape+contemporary+Tibet.+He+explores+the+intertextual+nature+of+Tibetan+literature+by%2C+among+other+things%2C+examining+the+complex+interplay+between+the+Tibetan+literary+text+and+oral+traditions.+He+also+has+a+keen+interest+in+the+theory+and+practice+of+translation+and+produces+his+own+original+translations.%0A%0ACurrently+he+is+studying+the+unexplored+genre+of+Tibetan+bird+stories+within+its+broader+cultural+framework+focusing+particularly+on+a+volume+called+%27%27The+Treasury+of+Intellect%3A+Narrating+the+Worldly+tale+of+the+Winged+Ones%27%27%2C+that+fuses+Tibetan+oral+and+literary+arts.%0A%0AJunior+Research+Fellow+in+Tibetan+and+Himalayan+Studies%2C+Wolfson+College%0A%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.wolfson.ox.ac.uk%2Flama-jabb+Source%5D%29%0A%0A%27%27%27Publications%3A%27%27%27%3Cbr%3E%0A%2A2015++++%E2%80%9CTibet%E2%80%99s+Critical+Tradition+and+Modern+Tibetan+Literature%E2%80%9D.+In+Jim+Rheingans+%28ed%29%2C+Tibetan+Literary+Genres%2C+Texts%2C+and+Text+Types%3A+from+Genre+Classification+to+Transformation.+%28PIATS+12%29%2C+Leiden%2C+Boston%3A+Bill%2C+pp.+231-269.%0A%2A2015++++%E2%80%9CA+Poem-song+on+the+Perfect+Tibetan+Physician%E2%80%9D.+In+C.+Ramble+and+U.+Roesler+%28eds%29%2C+Tibetan+%26+Himalayan+Healing%3A+An+Anthology+for+Anthony+Aris.+Kathmandu%3A+Vajra+Books%2C+pp.+417-433.%0A%2A2014++++%E2%80%9CThe+Hungry+Bandit%3A+The+Ballad+of+Yidak+Kela%E2%80%9D.+In+The+Tibet+Journal%2C+Vol.+XXXIX%2C+No.1%2C+pp.+95-120.%0A%2A2012++++%E2%80%9CAgir+et+s%E2%80%99exprimer+au+travers+de+la+po%C3%A9sie+tib%C3%A9taine+modern%E2%80%9D.+In+Monde+Chinois%2C+nouvelle+Asie%2C+No+31%2C+pp.+78-86.%0A%2A2012++++%E2%80%9CSinging+the+Nation%3A+Modern+Tibetan+Music+and+National+Identity%E2%80%9D.+In+Tim+Myatt+et+al+%28eds%29%2C+Revisiting+Tibetan+Culture+and+History.+Dharamsala%3A+Amnye+Machen+Institute%2C+pp.+1-29.+This+essay+was+first+published+online+in+Revue+d%E2%80%99Etudes+Tibetaines%2C+No.+21+%28Oct+2011%29%2C+pp.+1-29.%0A%2A2011++++%E2%80%9CThe+Consciousness+of+the+past+in+the+creativity+of+the+present%3A+Modern+Tibetan+Literature+and+Social+Change%E2%80%9D.+In+International+Journal+of+Asian+Studies%2C+No+8%2C+1%2C+pp.+89-95.%0A%3Cbr%3E%0A%27%27%27Books%3A%27%27%27%0A%2A2015++++Oral+and+Literary+Continuities+in+Modern+Tibetan+Literature%3A+The+Inescapable+Nation.+New+York%3A+Lexington+Books.%0A%2A2009++++Studies+in+the+History+of+Eastern+Tibet.+Edited+with+Wim+Van+Spengen.astern+Tibet.+Edited+with+Wim+Van+Spengen.)
  • Lama Jampa Thaye  + (Lama+Jampa+was+born+in+England+in+1952%3B+he+became+a+student+of+Karma+Thinley+Rinpoche+at+the+age+of+20+and+met+His+Holiness+41st+Sakya+Trizin+a+year+later.+%0A%0A%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Flamajampa.org%2Fbiography+Read+the+full+biography+here%5D)
  • Karma Yeshe Chödrön  + (Lama+Karma+Yeshe+Ch%C3%B6dr%C3%B6n+is+a+sc … Lama+Karma+Yeshe+Ch%C3%B6dr%C3%B6n+is+a+scholar%2C+teacher%2C+and+translator+in+the+Kagyu+lineage+of+Tibetan+Buddhism.+She+divides+her+time+between+the+Rigpe+Dorje+Institute+at+Pullahari+Monastery%2C+Kathmandu%2C+and+Santa+Fe%2C+New+Mexico.+Before+studying+Buddhism%2C+she+completed+graduate+degrees+in+biology+and+law+and+worked+as+a+litigator+in+Miami+and+Silicon+Valley.+With+her+husband%2C+Lama+Karma+Zopa+Jigme%2C+she+cofounded+Prajna+Fire+and+the+Prajna+Sparks+podcast.+She+also+co-hosts+the+Opening+Dharma+Access%3A+Listening+to+BIPOC+teachers+podcast.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.lionsroar.com%2Fauthor%2Flama-karma-yeshe-chodron%2F+Source+Accessed+April+25%2C+2024%5D%29%2F+Source+Accessed+April+25%2C+2024%5D%29)
  • Lama Migmar Tseten  + (Lama+Migmar+has+been+teaching+and+guiding+ … Lama+Migmar+has+been+teaching+and+guiding+students+since+1989+and+has+been+serving+Harvard+students%2C+faculties%2C+and+staffs+as+a+Harvard+Buddhist+Chaplain+since+1997.+He+founded+Sakya+Institute+for+Buddhist+Studies+in+Cambridge%2C+Massachusetts+in+1990.%0A%0ALama+Migmar+has+authored+and+published+many+books+covering+various+subjects+from+Hinayana%2C+Mahayana%2C+and+Vajrayana+traditions.+He+established+Mangalam+Studio+in+2013+to+share+spiritual+arts%2C+teachings%2C+and+practices.+In+2017%2C+Lama+Migmar+created+the+Mangalam+Online+Course+to+provide+a+rigorous+and+systematic+way+to+study+and+practice+Dharma+anywhere+in+the+world.+He+is+one+of+the+lead+faculties+at+Kripalu+in+Berkshire%2C+MA.+Lama+Migmar+is+also+a+visiting+teacher+at+1440%2C+Sivananda+Ashram+Yoga+Retreat+Bahamas%2C+and+The+Art+of+Living+Retreat+Center.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Flamamigmar.net%2F+Source+Accessed+July+21%2C+2020.%5D%29%2F+Source+Accessed+July+21%2C+2020.%5D%29)
  • Lama Palden Drolma  + (Lama+Palden+was+one+of+the+first+Western+w … Lama+Palden+was+one+of+the+first+Western+women+to+be+authorized+as+a+lama+in+1986%2C+by+her+primary+teacher%2C+Kalu+Rinpoche%2C+following+her+completion+of+the+traditional+Tibetan+three+year%2C+three+month+retreat.+She+has+been+a+student+and+practitioner+of+Buddhism+and+of+Comparative+Mysticism+for+over+40+years.+She+is+the+founding+teacher+of+Sukhasiddhi+Foundation+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sukhasiddhi.org+in+the+SF+Bay+Area%2C+a+Tibetan+Buddhist+center+in+the+Shangpa+and+Kagyu+lineages.+Lama+Palden+has+a+deep+interest+in+helping+to+make+the+teachings+and+practices+of+Vajrayana+Buddhism+accessible+and+practical+for+Westerners+in+order+to+help+students+actualize+our+innate+wisdom%2C+love+and+joy.+As+a+teacher%2C+she+is+committed+to+each+student%27s+unique+unfolding+and+blossoming.%0A%0AIn+1993+Lama+Palden+completed+a+Masters+degree+in+Counseling+Psychology+at+Santa+Clara+University+in+Silicon+Valley.+After+licensing+as+a+psychotherapist%2C+she+engaged+in+facilitating+clients+psycho-spiritual+integration+and+development%2C+through+bringing+together+understandings+and+methods+from+Buddhism+and+Psychology%2C+as+well+as+from+the+Diamond+Heart+work%2C+that+she+engaged+with+and+trained+in+for+many+years.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLama-Palden-Drolma%2Fe%2FB07NLJ87GM%253Fref%3Ddbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share+Source+Accessed+August+13%2C+2020%5D%29re+Source+Accessed+August+13%2C+2020%5D%29)
  • Shenpen Hookham  + (Lama+Shenpen+Hookham+is+the+founding+Lama+ … Lama+Shenpen+Hookham+is+the+founding+Lama+of+the+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fbuddhawithin.org.uk%2Fabout%2F+Awakened+Heart+Sangha%5D+and+principle+teacher+of+the+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fahs.org.uk%2Ftraining+Living+the+Awakened+Heart+training%5D.%0A%0ALama+Shenpen+has+trained+for+over+50+years+in+the+Mahamudra+%26+Dzogchen+traditions+of+Tibetan+Buddhism.+%0A%0AShe+has+spent+over+12+years+in+retreat+and+has+been+a+student+of+Khenpo+Tsultrim+Gyamtso+Rinpoche%2C+one+of+the+foremost+living+masters+of+the+Kagyu+tradition+of+Tibetan+Buddhism%2C+since+the+late+70s.%0A%0ALama+Shenpen+is+fluent+in+Tibetan+and+has+translated+a+number+of+Tibetan+texts+into+English+for+her+students.+On+Khenpo+Rinpoche%E2%80%99s+instructions+she+produced+a+seminal+study+of+the+profound+Buddha+Nature+doctrines+of+Mahayana+Buddhism%2C+published+as+%27%27The+Buddha+Within%27%27%2C+and+gained+a+doctorate+in+this+from+Oxford+University.+She+is+also+the+author+of+%27%27%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.windhorsepublications.com%2Fproduct%2Ftheres-more-to-dying-than-death%2F+There%E2%80%99s+More+to+Dying+than+Death%5D%27%27%2C+%27%27%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fbuddhawithin.org.uk%2Fautobiography%2F+Keeping+the+Dalai+Lama+Waiting+and+Other+Stories%5D%27%27%2C+and+%27%27%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.shambhala.com%2Fthe-guru-principle.html+The+Guru+Principle%5D%27%27.%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fahs.org.uk%2Flama-shenpen+Source+Accessed+July+21%2C+2020%5D%29npen+Source+Accessed+July+21%2C+2020%5D%29)
  • Lama Tharchin Rinpoche  + (Lama+Tharchin+Rinpoche+was+a+Dzogchen+%28G … Lama+Tharchin+Rinpoche+was+a+Dzogchen+%28Great+Perfection%29+master+of+Vajrayana+Buddhism.+He+was+the+tenth+lineage+holder+of+the+Repkong+Ngakpas.+This+is+a+family+lineage+of+yogis%2C+or+householders%2C+and+was+the+largest+community+of+non-monastic+practitioners+in+Tibet.+Rinpoche+was+trained+in+His+Holiness+Dudjom+Rinpoche%27s+monastery%2C+engaged+in+five+years+of+solitary+retreat+and+then+completed+the+three+year+retreat+with+three+others+under+Dudjom+Rinpoche.%0A%0AIn+addition+to+Dudjom+Rinpoche%2C+his+main+teachers+were+Chatral+Rinpoche%2C+Lama+Sherab+Dorje+Rinpoche%2C+and+Dungse+Thinley+Norbu+Rinpoche.+Rinpoche+left+Tibet+by+foot+with+his+family+in+1960.+He+lived+in+Orissa%2C+India+and+Kathmandu%2C+Nepal+before+coming+to+America+in+1984+for+health+reasons.+While+in+America%2C+Dudjom+Rinpoche+asked+Lama+Tharchin+Rinpoche+to+turn+the+third+wheel+of+Dharma%2C+the+teachings+of+Vajrayana+Buddhism.%0A%0AAs+a+householder+with+two+sons%2C+Rinpoche+had+a+wonderfully+kind+and+wise+approach+to+working+with+Western+students.+His+gentleness+and+jewel-like+qualities+embodied+a+living+expression+of+the+wisdom+and+compassion+of+the+Buddhadharma.+He+was+so+rare+and+precious%2C+not+only+because+of+his+great+realization%2C+but+also+for+his+vast+knowledge+of+Tibetan+ritual+arts%2C+music%2C+and+dance%2C+as+well+as+the+philosophical+basis+of+the+Vajrayana+teachings.++%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.vajrayana.org%2Fteachers%2F%23hide1+Source+Accessed+Oct+14%2C+2015%5D%29hide1+Source+Accessed+Oct+14%2C+2015%5D%29)
  • Tony Duff  + (Lama+Tony+is+a+very+well-known+practitione … Lama+Tony+is+a+very+well-known+practitioner%2C+scholar%2C+and+translator+who+has+spent+over+forty+years+of+his+life+fully+dedicated+to+studying%2C+practising%2C+teaching%2C+and+translating+the+Buddhist+teachings.+He+has+been+a+full-time+Buddhist+practitioner-scholar+since+1973.+He+was+a+member+of+Chogyam+Trungpa+Rinpoche%27s+Nalanda+Translator+Committee+in+which+he+retains+honorary+status.+He+was+Tsoknyi+Rinpoche%27s+personal+translator+during+the+1990%27s+and+has+translated+orally+and+in+writing+for+many+other+great+teachers+during+the+years.+He+has+been+a+member+of+several+translation+committees+and+has+published+or+been+involved+in+the+publication+of+many+Tibetan+Buddhist+texts.%0A%0ABased+on+his+long+experience+with+Kagyu+teachings%2C+he+has+prepared+many+books+on+the+Kagyu+view%2C+called+%22Other+Emptiness%22%2C+and+on+Mahamudra+and+the+Kagyu+teaching+of+it.%0A%0ATony+has+spent+decades+with+the+Nyingma+teachings.+In+particular%2C+he+spent+long+periods+in+Tibet%2C+receiving+and+practising+the+highest+Dzogchen+teachings+in+retreat.+He+has+made+a+point+of+translating+the+key+texts+of+the+system+for+others+who+need+accurate%2C+reliable%2C+and+in-depth+information+about+the+practices+of+Dzogchen.+His+translation+of+the+ultimate+text+of+Longchen+Nyingthig%2C+known+in+Tibetan+as+%22triyig+yeshe+lama%22+or+%22Guidebook+to+Highest+Wisdom%22%2C+has+been+highly+praised+by+Tibetan+teachers.+%3Cbr%3E%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F-%2Fes%2FTony-Duff%2Fe%2FB004O56VFK%3Fref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1599063446%26sr%3D8-1+Source+Accessed+Sep+2%2C+2020%5D%29%3D8-1+Source+Accessed+Sep+2%2C+2020%5D%29)
  • Everest, Tsering  + (Lama+Tsering+Everest+was+one+of+the+main+s … Lama+Tsering+Everest+was+one+of+the+main+students+of+Chagdud+Tulku+Rinpoche%2C+who+recognized+her+as+an+emanation+of+Tara+and+a+holder+of+the+Red+Tara+lineage.%0A%0ABorn+in+the+U.S.A.%2C+Lama+Tsering+has+served+Chagdud+Tulku+Rinpoche+as+his+translator+for+more+than+11+years.+After+completing+a+three+year+retreat+in+1995%2C+she+was+ordained+as+a+lama+and+recognized+by+Chagdud+Tulku+Rinpoche+as+a+holder+of+the+Red+Tara+lineage%2C+authorized+to+give+teachings+and+empowerments.+In+the+same+year+she+was+invited+to+teach+in+Brazil+where+she+moved+to+shortly+after.%0A%0AShe+teaches+and+conducts+retreats+in+many+cities+across+Brazil%2C+Chile%2C+New+Zealand+and+Australia+as+well+as+returning+each+year+to+fulfill+the+requests+of+her+students+in+North+America.%0A%0ALama+Tsering+is+the+resident+lama+and+director+of+Chagdud+Gonpa+Odsal+Ling+in+S%C3%A3o+Paulo+and+is+currently+coordinating+the+construction+of+Odsal+Ling%27s+temple+in+Cotia%2C+Brasil%2C+along+with+her+husband+Lama+Padma+Norbu.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DLama_Tsering_Everest+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%29le%3DLama_Tsering_Everest+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%29)
  • Tsultrim Allione  + (Lama+Tsultrim+Allione+is+founder+and+resid … Lama+Tsultrim+Allione+is+founder+and+resident+lama+of+Tara+Mandala.++She+is+author+of+%27%27Women+of+Wisdom%27%27%2C+%27%27Feeding+Your+Demons%27%27%2C+and+%27%27Wisdom+Rising%3A+Journey+into+the+Mandala+of+the+Empowered+Feminine%27%27.+Born+in+New+England+to+an+academic%2Fpublishing+family%2C+she+traveled+to+India+in+her+late+teens+and+was+ordained+as+a+Buddhist+nun+at+the+age+of+22+by+H.H.+the+16th+Karmapa.+She+was+the+first+American+to+be+ordained+as+a+Tibetan+Buddhist+nun+in+the+Karma+Kagyu+lineage.+After+living+in+the+Himalayan+region+for+several+years+she+returned+her+vows+and+became+the+mother+of+three%2C+while+continuing+to+study+and+practice+Buddhism%2C+particularly+focusing+on+the+lineage+of+Machig+Labdron+and+Dzogchen+teachings.+In+1993%2C+Lama+Tsultrim+founded+Tara+Mandala%2C+a+700-acre+center+in+southwest+Colorado+where+an+extraordinary+three-story+temple+in+the+form+of+a+mandala%2C+dedicated+to+the+sacred+feminine+in+Buddhism+has+been+constructed+and+consecrated.+In+2007+while+traveling+in+Tibet+she+was+recognized+as+an+emanation+of+Machig+Labdron+at+the+historic+seat+of+Machig+Zangri+Khangmar+by+the+resident+lama.+This+recognition+was+confirmed+by+several+other+lamas%2C+and+in+2012+she+was+given+the+Machig+Labdron+empowerment+by+HH+the+17th+Karmapa.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Ftaramandala.secure.retreat.guru%2Fteacher%2Ftsultrim-allione%2F+Source+Accessed+July+15%2C+2020%5D%29e%2F+Source+Accessed+July+15%2C+2020%5D%29)
  • Lama Thubten Yeshe  + (Lama+Yeshe+was+a+founder+of+the+FPMT.+A+vi … Lama+Yeshe+was+a+founder+of+the+FPMT.+A+visionary+teacher+who+was+particularly+skilled+and+intent+on+presenting+the+Buddhadharma+to+Westerners+in+a+way+that+brought+genuine+transformation+to+arise+deeply+in+their+hearts+and+minds.+He+is+the+author+of+many+books%2C+including+modern+Buddhist+classics+like+%27%27Introduction+to+Tantra%27%27%2C+and+%27%27The+Bliss+of+Inner+Fire%27%27.+%0A%E2%80%8B%0ALama+Yeshe+passed+away+in+1984.+Since+his+passing%2C+the+FPMT+has+grown+to+over+150+Dharma+centers%2C+projects+and+services+in+37+countries.+His+reincarnation+was+recognized+a+few+years+later+as+a+Spanish+boy%2C+Osel+Hita%2C+who+is+now+in+his+early+thirties+and+is+teaching+Dharma+and+pursuing+interests+in+filmmaking.arma+and+pursuing+interests+in+filmmaking.)
  • Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche  + (Lama+Zopa+Rinpoche+is+a+Tibetan+Buddhist+s … Lama+Zopa+Rinpoche+is+a+Tibetan+Buddhist+scholar+and+meditator+who+for+over+30+years+has+overseen+the+spiritual+activities+of+the+extensive+worldwide+network+of+centers%2C+projects+and+services+that+form+the+Foundation+for+the+Preservation+of+the+Mahayana+Tradition+%28FPMT%29+which+he+founded+with+Lama+Thubten+Yeshe.+%28Source+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Ffpmt.org%2Fteachers%2Fzopa%2F+FPMT.org%5D%29mt.org%2Fteachers%2Fzopa%2F+FPMT.org%5D%29)
  • Lara Braitstein  + (Lara+Braitstein+is+Associate+Professor+of+ … Lara+Braitstein+is+Associate+Professor+of+Indian+and+Tibetan+Buddhism+at+McGill+University.+She+has+also+taught+at+the+Karmapa+International+Buddhist+Institute+%28K.I.B.I.%29+in+New+Delhi%2C+and+the+Rangjung+Yeshe+Institute+in+Kathmandu.+She+teaches+Mahayana+%26+Vajrayana+Buddhist+Philosophy%2C+Buddhist+Hagiography%2C+and+Tibetan%2FHimalayan+Buddhist+literature+and+historiography.+She+translated+the+14th+Shamarpa%E2%80%99s+%27%27The+Path+to+Awakening%27%27%2C+and+is+the+author+of+%27%27The+Adamantine+Songs%27%27%3A+Study%2C+Translation%2C+and+Tibetan+Critical+Edition%2C+a+study+of+Saraha%E2%80%99s+Mahamudra+poems.+Her+recent+research+is+a+study+dedicated+to+untangling+the+history+and+representation+of+the+10th+Shamarpa+Chodrup+Gyatso+%281742-1792%29.%0A%0AHer+research+has+been+supported+by+SSHRC+%282008-11%29+and+Bukky%C5%8D+Dend%C5%8D+Ky%C5%8Dkai+%282009%29%2C+and+she+is+a+member+of+the+FRQSC+funded+research+group+Groupe+de+recherche+interuniversitaire+sur+le+Tibet+et+l%E2%80%99Himalaya+%28GRITH%29%2C+an+initiative+that+brings+together+academics+in+Qu%C3%A9bec+carrying+out+research+about+the+greater+Himalayan+region+%28https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grith.fss.ulaval.ca%2Fen%29.+%0A%0A%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcgill.ca%2Freligiousstudies%2Flara-e-braitstein+Source%3A+Adapted+from+McGill+University+Webpage%5D%29apted+from+McGill+University+Webpage%5D%29)
  • Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche  + (Latri+Khenpo+Nyima+Dakpa+Rinpoche+is+a+sen … Latri+Khenpo+Nyima+Dakpa+Rinpoche+is+a+senior+geshe+at+Menri+Monastery+in+Dolanji%2C+India%2C+and+one+of+the+new+generation+of+B%C3%B6n+Masters.+Rinpoche+is+the+lineage+holder+and+abbot+of+Latri+Monastery+in+the+Kham+region+of+eastern+Tibet.+Rinpoche+received+his+Geshe+degree+%28Doctorate+of+B%C3%B6n%29+in+1987+from+the+B%C3%B6n+Dialectic+School+at+Menri+Monastery+in+Dolanji%2C+India.+He+is+officially+recognized+as+a+Rinpoche+by+Menri+Monastery.%3C%2Fbr%3E%0A%0ARinpoche%E2%80%99s+early+education+came+from+his+father%2C+a+well-known+lama+and+the+lineage+holder+of+the+Latri+lineage%2C+in+the+Kham+region+of+eastern+Tibet.+Further+education+came+from+Tsultrim+Nyima+Rinpoche%2C+the+lama+of+Dorpatan+Monastery+in+Nepal.+Rinpoche+later+entered+Menri+Monastery+in+Dolanji%2C+India%2C+the+main+monastery+of+B%C3%B6n+religion+and+education.+There%2C+he+was+taught+by+His+Holiness+Lungtok+Tonpai+Nyima+Rinpoche%2C+the+33rd+sMenri+Trizin+%28abbot%29%3B+His+Eminence+Yongdzin+Tenzin+Namdak+Rinpoche%2C+the+Lopon+%28head+teacher%29+of+all+B%C3%B6n+education%3B+and+master+Geshe+Yungdrung+Namgyal%2C+a+teacher+of+the+B%C3%B6n+Dialectic+School+at+Menri.+At+the+request+of+His+Holiness+Menri+Trizin%2C+Rinpoche+founded+and+is+the+President+of+the+B%C3%B6n+Children%E2%80%99s+Home+in+Dolanji%2C+India%2C+that+provides+housing%2C+clothing%2C+food+and+education+for+orphaned+and+underprivileged+B%C3%B6n+children+from+northern+India%2C+Nepal%2C+Bhutan+and+Sikkim.+He+is+also+the+Vice-Chairman+of+the+LAC+for+the+Central+School+for+Tibetans+in+Dolanji.%3C%2Fbr%3E%0A%0ARinpoche+was+the+first+Tibetan+B%C3%B6n+monk+to+teach+Bon+in+the+United+States.+Rinpoche+has+adhered+strictly+to+the+authentic+Yungdrung+Bon+texts+and+teachings+as+passed+down+for+thousands+of+years.+He+is+the+author+of+Opening+the+Door+to+Bon%2C+the+premier+guide+to+the+Ngondro+practices+for+Western+students+of+Bon.+Rinpoche+has+taught+B%C3%B6n+teachings+in+the+U.S.%2C+Europe+and+Asia+since+1989.+Rinpoche+is+an+immensely+respected+monk+and+teacher+throughout+the+world+for+his+authoritative%2C+compassionate%2C+and+engaging+teaching+of+B%C3%B6n%2C+and+his+ceaseless+service+to+B%C3%B6n.%3C%2Fbr%3E%0A%0AHe+is+the+founder+and+Spiritual+Director+of+Yeru+B%C3%B6n+Center+%28headquartered+in+Minneapolis%2C+with+a+branch+in+Los+Angeles%29%3B+Shen+Ten+Ling+B%C3%B6n+Centre+in+Vienna%2C+Austria%3B+Shen+Chen+Ling+Bon+Center+in+Minsk+%28Belarus%29%3B+Sharza+Ling+Institute+in+Poland+%28with+headquarters+in+Warsaw+and+a+retreat+center+in+Zhedoa%2C+Poland%29%3B+the+B%C3%B6n+Shen+Ling+Center+in+Moscow%3B+the+B%C3%B6n+Shen+Drup+De+Center+in+Kharkow%2C+Ukraine%3B+and+Yeru+Canada.+Rinpoche+is+currently+supervising+a+stupa+construction+project+for+world+peace+at+the+Kungdrol+Ling+Retreat+Center+in+Thailand.+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fyeruboncenter.org%2Flatri-nyima-dakpa-rinpoche%2F+Yeru+Bon+Centre%5Dnyima-dakpa-rinpoche%2F+Yeru+Bon+Centre%5D)
  • Laura Harrington  + (Laura+Harrington+received+her+received+her … Laura+Harrington+received+her+received+her+Ph.D.+in+Religious+Studies+from+Columbia+University+and+subsequently+taught+Indo-Tibetan+Buddhism%2C+Asian+Religions%2C+Buddhist+Art+and+Comparative+Asian+Medical+Traditions+at+Trinity+College+and+Wesleyan+University.+Her+interests+also+include+Tibetan+Buddhism+in+the+United+States.%0A%0AProfessor+Harrington%E2%80%99s+research+focuses+on+the+study+of+Buddhist+material+culture%2C+with+a+particular+emphasis+on+the+role+of+embodiment+and+emotion+in+the+production+of+religious+belief.+Her+interests+also+include+the+impact+of+so-called+%E2%80%9Cmodernity%E2%80%9D+discourse+on+the+study+of+Tibet.+She+is+contributing+editor+%28with+Robert+Barnett%29+of+the+volume+%27%27New+Perspectives+on+Tibetan+Traditionality%27%27%2C+and+contributing+editor+for+the+books+%27%27Tibetan+Astro-Science%27%27+%28Tibet+Domani%2C+2000%29+and+%27%27K%C4%81lachakra%27%27+%28Tibet+Domani%2C+1999%29.+Her+present+book+in+progress+is+titled+%27%27Secular+Incarnations%3A+Buddhist+Tantra+in+Euro-American+Thought%27%27.%0A%0AHer+recent+publications+include+a+translation+of+a+Tantric+commentary+by+the+second+Dalai+Lama+of+Tibet%2C+and+an+exploration+of+a+Tibetan+Buddhist+ritual+through+the+lens+of+cognitive+aesthetics.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bu.edu%2Fcore%2Fpeople%2Flaura-harrington%2F+Source+Accessed+Dec+4%2C+2023%5D%29ton%2F+Source+Accessed+Dec+4%2C+2023%5D%29)
  • Stefania Merzagora  + (Laureata+in+Lingue+Orientali+e+con+Dottora … Laureata+in+Lingue+Orientali+e+con+Dottorato+in+Indo-tibetologia%2C+studia+e+pratica+discipline+orientali+da+oltre+vent%E2%80%99anni.+Si+e%E2%80%99+formata+come+insegnante+di+Yoga+Evolutivo+presso+l%E2%80%99Associazione+Mandala+ed+e%E2%80%99+istruttore+Mindfulness+accreditata+dal+Center+For+Mindfulness+in+Medicine%2C+Health+Care+and+Society+dell%C2%B9Universit%C3%A0+Medica+del+Massachussets.+Ha+collaborato+con+i+carceri+di+Regina+Coeli+e+Rebibbia+per+la+creazione+di+progetti+di+yoga+e+meditazione+per+i+detenuti.+Lavora+stabilmente+presso+l%E2%80%99Associazione+Mandala+dove+conduce+corsi+di+Yoga+Evolutivo+e+meditazione.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fmandala.it%2Fchi-siamo%2Flo-staff%2F+Source+Accessed+July+11%2C+2023%5D%29f%2F+Source+Accessed+July+11%2C+2023%5D%29)
  • Lea Terhune  + (Lea+Terhune+is+a+professional+writer+and+j … Lea+Terhune+is+a+professional+writer+and+journalist+based+in+India%2C+where+she+has+lived+since+1982.+Currently+editor+of+SPAN+%28a+magazine+of+the+U.S.+Embassy+in+New+Delhi%29%2C+she+has+also+worked+as+a+correspondent+and+producer+for+CNN+International%2C+ABC+News+Radio%2C+and+Voice+of+America.+Her+work+has+appeared+in+The+Far-Eastern+Economic+Review%2C+Asiaweek%2C+International+Herald+Tribune%2C+San+Francisco+Chronicle%2C+Yoga+Journal%2C+and+ABCNews.com.+She+lives+in+New+Delhi.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwisdomexperience.org%2Fcontent-author%2Flea-terhune%2F+Wisdom+Experience%5D%29r%2Flea-terhune%2F+Wisdom+Experience%5D%29)
  • Lele, A.  + (Lead+Educational+Technologist%0AAmod+Lele+ … Lead+Educational+Technologist%0AAmod+Lele+helps+faculty+navigate+a+wide+array+of+technologies+for+use+in+their+classes+and+professional+life.+He+leads+and+manages+a+team+of+educational+technologists+and+has+been+a+part+of+BU%E2%80%99s+Educational+Technology+team+for+more+than+eight+years.+Amod+is+interested+in+the+use+and+promotion+of+open+educational+resources+%28OER%29+in+higher+education.+He+holds+a+PhD+from+Harvard+University+in+religious+studies+and+has+almost+ten+years+of+college+and+university+teaching+experience.+He+regularly+teaches+a+course+on+Indian+philosophy+in+the+CAS+philosophy+department.+As+a+lifelong+learner%2C+Amod+also+earned+an+M.S.+degree+in+Computer+Science+from+Metropolitan+College+in+2016.+In+his+spare+time%2C+he+publishes+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fblogs.dickinson.edu%2Fbuddhistethics%2F%3Fs%3Damod%2Blele+scholarly+articles+on+Buddhist+ethics%5D+and+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Floveofallwisdom.com%2F+writes+a+biweekly+updated+blog%5D+on+cross-cultural+philosophy.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fdigital.bu.edu%2Fedtech%2Fwhat-we-do-edtech-2%2Four-team-edtech%2F+Source+Accessed+Nov+5%2C+2021%5D%29%0A%0ADissertation%3A+%27%27Ethical+Revaluation+in+the+Thought+of+%C5%9A%C4%81ntideva.%27%27+Advisor%3A+Prof.+Parimal+Patil.+Available+at+http%3A%2F%2Floveofallwisdom.com%2Fother-writings%2F%2Floveofallwisdom.com%2Fother-writings%2F)
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