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Timothy S. Lee + (Tim+Lee+has+a+wide-ranging+interest+in+the … Tim+Lee+has+a+wide-ranging+interest+in+the+history+of+Christianity%2C+particularly+in+Asia+and+Asian-America.+He+teaches+introductory+courses+in+Christian+History+and+more+specialized+ones+in+Asian%2FAsian-American+Christian+History.+His+current+research+focuses+on+the+history+of+Christianity+in+Korea%2C+a+topic+about+which+he+has+published+a+number+of+works%2C+including+a+book+and+a+coedited+volume.+He+also+directs+Brite%E2%80%99s+Asian+%2F+Asian+American+and+Pacific+Islander+Church+Studies+Program.+Before+coming+to+Brite+in+2002%2C+he+had+taught+at+the+University+of+Chicago+and+the+University+of+California+at+Los+Angeles.+Tim+serves+as+co+chair+of+the+Korean+Religions+Group+of+the+American+Academy+of+Religion.+An+ordained+minister+of+the+Christian+Church+%28Disciples+of+Christ%29%2C+Tim+has+served+as+moderator+of+North+American+Pacific+Asian+Disciples.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fbrite.edu%2Fstaff%2Ftimothy-s-lee+Source+Accessed+Aug+11%2C+2023%5D%29s-lee+Source+Accessed+Aug+11%2C+2023%5D%29)
Timothy Hinkle + (Timothy+Hinkle+spent+three+years+studying+ … Timothy+Hinkle+spent+three+years+studying+at+the+Rangjung+Yeshe+Institute+and+has+traveled+twice+to+the+eastern+Tibetan+region+of+Golok.+He+has+served+as+an+oral+interpreter+for+Katog+Choling+USA%2C+and+is+now+studying+somatic+psychology+in+Oakland%2C+California.+He+works+with+Light+of+Berotsana+and+84000+under+the+auspices+of+the+Dharmachakra+Translation+Committee.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.lotsawahouse.org%2Ftranslators%2Ftimothy-hinkle%2F+Source+Accessed+June+2%2C+2021%5D%29le%2F+Source+Accessed+June+2%2C+2021%5D%29)
Tirupattur Ramaseshayyer Venkatachala Murti + (Tirupattur+Ramaseshayyer+Venkatachala+Murt … Tirupattur+Ramaseshayyer+Venkatachala+Murti+%28June+15%2C+1902+%E2%80%93+March+1986%29+was+an+Indian+academic%2C+philosopher%2C+writer+and+translator.+He+wrote+several+books+on+Oriental+philosophy%2C+particularly+Indian+philosophy+and+his+works+included+commentaries+and+translations+of+Indian+and+Buddhist+texts.+He+was+an+elected+honorary+member+of+the+International+Association+of+Buddhist+Studies+%28IABS%29%2C+a+society+promoting+scholarship+in+Buddhist+studies.+%27%27Studies+in+Indian+Thought%3A+Collected+Papers%27%27%2C+%27%27The+Central+Philosophy+of+Buddhism%27%27%2C+and+%27%27A+Study+of+the+Madhyamika+System%27%27+are+some+of+his+notable+works.+The+Government+of+India+awarded+him+the+third+highest+civilian+honour+of+the+Padma+Bhushan%2C+in+1959%2C+for+his+contributions+to+education+and+literature.%0A%0AMurti+dedicates+his+1955+work%2C+%27%27The+Central+Philosophy+of+Buddhism%27%27%2C+as+follows%3A+%22To+my+revered+teacher+Professor+S.+Radhakrishnan%22.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTiruppattur_R._Venkatachala_Murti+Source+Accessed+Nov+20%2C+2023%5D%29%0A%0AT.+R.+V+Murti+was+an+original+and+leading+thinker+among+the+Indian+philosophers+of+the+twentieth+century.+He+had+a+brilliant+philosophical+mind%2C+a+love+of+analysis+and+argument%2C+and+a+respect+for+texts%2C+especially+the+ones+with+which+he+disagreed%2C+as+seen+in+his+most+important+book%2C+%27%27The+Central+Philosophy+of+Buddhism%27%27.+With+both+traditional+%22Shastri%22+training+and+a+Western+style+Ph.D.%2C+Murti+was+able+to+bring+both+strengths+to+his+writing+and+teaching.+Murti+knew+everything+by+heart%2C+all+the+Sutra+texts%2C+the+Upanisads+and+other+philosophical+classics%2C+Panini%27s+grammar%2C+and+Patanjali%27s+%22Great+Commentary%22+and+other+core+texts.+Upon+that+foundation%2C+he+evaluated+doctrines+and+ideas.+Though+a+philosopher+of+the+classical+type%2C+he+was+also+alive+to+the+latest+philosophical+currents+of+his+day+and+effectively+related+the+wisdom+of+traditional+teaching+to+contemporary+questions.+It+was+this+last+quality+that+made+him+a+most+sought+after+teacher+by+students+from+around+the+globe.+Murti+spoke+with+such+eloquence+and+authority+that+few+would+dare+to+interrupt+him.+He+represented+the+best+of+the+Indian+philosophical+tradition+to+the+world+through+his+teaching+at+places+such+as+Oxford%2C+Copenhagen%2C+Harvard%2C+Hawaii%2C+and+McMaster+University+in+Canada.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.coronetbooks.com%2Fbooks%2Ft%2Ftrvm0775.htm+Source+Accessed+Nov+20%2C+2023%5D%295.htm+Source+Accessed+Nov+20%2C+2023%5D%29)
Nancy G. Lin + (Title%3A+Associate+Professor+of+Tibetan+an … Title%3A+Associate+Professor+of+Tibetan+and+South+Asian+Studies+at+the+Institute+of+Buddhist+Studies%2C+Berkeley%2C+CA.%0A%0ANancy+Lin+joined+the+faculty+in+2021+after+previously+teaching+at+Vanderbilt+University%2C+Dartmouth+College%2C+and+the+University+of+California%2C+Santa+Cruz.+Her+research+focuses+on+how+literary+and+visual+cultures+have+shaped+Buddhist+traditions+of+Tibet+and+the+Himalaya.+Her+current+book+project+is+a+study+of+worldly+Buddhists+and+courtly+cultures+of+Tibet+in+the+seventeenth+and+eighteenth+centuries.+Her+teaching+emphasizes+how+people+draw+from+the+resources+of+their+historical+and+living+traditions%2C+including+rituals%2C+narratives%2C+values%2C+objects%2C+environments%2C+and+cosmologies.%0A%0A%3ADegrees%0A%3A%3APh.D.%2C+University+of+California%2C+Berkeley%0A%3A%3AMA%2C+Columbia+University%0A%3A%3AAB%2C+Harvard+University%0A%0A%3AResearch+and+Teaching+Interests%0A%3A%3ABuddhism+in+Tibet+and+the+Himalaya%2C+South+Asia%2C+and+Inner+Asia%0A%3A%3AWorld-engaging+and+world-renouncing+aspects+of+Buddhist+thought+and+practice%0A%3A%3AKarma+and+rebirth%0A%3A%3APoetic+language%2C+rhetoric%2C+and+narrative%0A%3A%3ABuddhist+visual+and+material+culture%0A%3A%3ATranslation+and+circulation+of+words+and+images%0A%3A%3ACourtly+cultures+and+networks%0A%0A%3ASelected+Publications%0A%3A%3A%E2%80%9COrnaments+of+This+World%3A+Materiality+and+Poetics+of+the+Fifth+Dalai+Lama%E2%80%99s+Reliquary+St%C5%ABpa.%E2%80%9D+In+Jewels%2C+Jewelry%2C+and+Other+Shiny+Things+in+the+Buddhist+Imaginary%2C+edited+by+Vanessa+R.+Sasson.+Honolulu%3A+University+of+Hawai%E2%80%98i+Press%2C+forthcoming.%0A%3A%3A%E2%80%9CRecounting+the+Fifth+Dalai+Lama%E2%80%99s+Rebirth+Lineage.%E2%80%9D+Revue+d%E2%80%99Etudes+Tib%C3%A9taines+38+%28February+2017%29%3A+119%E2%80%93156.%0A%3A%3A%E2%80%9CPurity+in+the+Pudding+and+Seclusion+in+the+Forest%3A+Si+tu+pa%E1%B9%87+chen%2C+Monastic+Ideals%2C+and+the+Buddha%E2%80%99s+Biographies.%E2%80%9D+Journal+of+the+International+Association+of+Tibetan+Studies+7+%28August+2013%29%3A+86%E2%80%93124.%0A%3A%3A%E2%80%9CD%C3%B6ndrup+Gyel+and+the+Remaking+of+the+Tibetan+Ramayana.%E2%80%9D+In+Modern+Tibetan+Literature+and+Social+Change%2C+edited+by+Lauran+R.+Hartley+and+Patricia+Schiaffini-Vedani%2C+86%E2%80%93111.+Durham%3A+Duke+University+Press%2C+2008.%0A%0A%3ACourses+Taught%0A%3A%3ABuddhism+and+World+Religions%0A%3A%3ABuddhist+Pastoral+Cared+Religions%0A%3A%3ABuddhist+Pastoral+Care)
Piatigorsky, A. + (To+present+Alexander+Piatigorsky+in+the+co … To+present+Alexander+Piatigorsky+in+the+conventional+format+of+biography+would+be+not+only+an+extremely+difficult+but+also+an+entirely+futile+enterprise.+Piatigorsky+himself+wrote+about+people+without+a+%E2%80%9Cbiography%E2%80%9D%2C+that+is+those+who+do+not+set+themselves+any+goals+and+thus+could+not+be+said+to+march+victoriously+%28or+ingloriously%29+from+one+milestone+of+their+life+to+another%3B+those+who+do+not+bear+on+their+weary+shoulders+the+burden+of+their+achievements+or+newly+exposed+and+fossilised+truths+to+be+recorded+in+the+annals+of+history.+Such+people+Piatigorsky+characterised+as+%E2%80%9Cfreely+passing%E2%80%9D+since+at+no+point+could+they+be+pinned+down+or+drawn+over+to+a+particular+standpoint+or+world+view+to+be+exploited+as+its+advocates.+Piatigorsky+himself+can+be+reckoned+among+these+%E2%80%9Cfreely+passing%E2%80%9D+individuals.+So+he+lived+his+life+and+so+he+travelled%2C+always+light-handed%2C+with+two+mantra+books+%28which+he+knew+off+by+heart+anyway%29+and+a+packet+of+cigarettes+in+his+pocket.+His+lightness+was+often+taken+for+light-mindedness%2C+and+his+fluidity+of+thought+for+scientific+frivolity.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Falexanderpiatigorsky.com+Alexander+Piatigorsky%5D%29iatigorsky.com+Alexander+Piatigorsky%5D%29)
Todd Lewis + (Todd+Lewis+has+taught+at+the+College+of+th … Todd+Lewis+has+taught+at+the+College+of+the+Holy+Cross+since+1990.+In+1996%2C+he+was+promoted+to+Associate+Professor+in+the+Religious+Studies+Department+and+in+2003+was+promoted+to+the+rank+of+Professor.+In+2015%2C+Lewis+was+named+the+Monsignor+Edward+G.+Murray+Professor+in+the+Arts+and+Humanities.%0A%0AHe+has+also+been+a+Research+Associate+in+the+Department+of+Sanskrit+and+Indian+Studies+at+Harvard+University%2C+and+is+currently+involved+in+the+Nepal+Studies+initiative+there.++%0A%0ABeginning+with+his+scholarly+training+at+Columbia+University+%28where+he+earned+his+Ph.D.+in+Religion+1984%29%2C+Professor+Lewis%27+research+and+teaching+has+been+interdisciplinary%2C+linking+anthropology%2C+the+history+of+religions%2C+and+Indology.+His+area+of+special+expertise+is+Newar+Buddhism+in+the+Kathmandu+Valley%2C+Nepal%2C+and+he+has+written+extensively+about+Buddhist+narratives%2C+their+depiction+in+popular+art%2C+and+the+role+of+merchants+in+Buddhist+history.+Professor+Lewis+is+also+one+of+the+world%27s+leading+authorities+on+the+religions+of+the+mid-montane+Himalayan+region+and+the+social+history+of+Buddhism.%0A%0AMost+of+his+research+focus+for+over+thirty+years+has+been+Buddhism+in+the+Kathmandu+Valley%2C+particularly+the+traditions+found+among+the+Newars%2C+the+indigenous+population+of+Nepal+%27s+capital.+He+has+resided+in+the+Asan+Tol+neighborhood+in+the+city+of+Kathmandu+for+his+dissertation+research+%281979-1982%29%2C+and+for+three+postdoctoral+fellowships+%281987-8%2C+2012%29%2C+all+supported+by+the+Fulbright-Hayes+program+in+the+Department+of+Education.+Professor+Lewis+has+been+awarded+many+other+fellowships+to+support+his+research+and+writing%3A+he+has+received+awards+from+the+National+Endowment+for+the+Humanities%2C+the+American+Academy+of+Religion%2C+the+American+Philosophical+Society%2C+the+Social+Science+Research+Council%2C+and+the+Wenner-Gren+Foundation+for+Anthropological+Research.+In+2011%2C+he+was+awarded+a+fellowship+by+the+Simon+Guggenheim+Foundation.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fcollege.holycross.edu%2Ffaculty%2Ftlewis%2FAcademicBio.htm+Source+Accessed+Apr+23%2C+2021%5D%29o.htm+Source+Accessed+Apr+23%2C+2021%5D%29)
Gishin Tokiwa + (Tokiwa+Gishin+began+studying+Buddhism+in+1 … Tokiwa+Gishin+began+studying+Buddhism+in+1944%2C+becoming+a+member+of+the+forerunner+of+the+F.A.S.+Society.+After+graduation+he+taught+English+as+a+second+language+for+students+while+studying+Buddhism.+He+has+translated+into+English+%27%27Zen+and+the+Fine+Arts%27%27+and+%27%27Jueguan-lun%27%27%2C+and+into+modern+Japanese+both+a+work+by+Hakuin+and+the+%27%27Lankavatara+sutra%27%27.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.in%2FCritical-Sermons-Zen-Tradition-Hisamatsus%2Fdp%2F0333962710%2Fref%3Dsr_1_2%3Fdchild%3D1%26qid%3D1610744821%26refinements%3Dp_27%253AGishin%2BTokiwa%26s%3Dbooks%26sr%3D1-2+Source+Accessed+Jan+15%2C+2021%5D%293D1-2+Source+Accessed+Jan+15%2C+2021%5D%29)
Thomas Pynn + (Tom+Pynn+is+a+senior+lecturer+in+Interdisciplinary+studies+at+Kennesaw+State+University.)
Tom Tillemans + (Tom+Tillemans+%28born+Haarlem%2C+December+ … Tom+Tillemans+%28born+Haarlem%2C+December+21%2C+1950%29+is+a+Dutch-Canadian+Buddhologist%2C+Indologist+and+Tibetologist.+Since+1992%2C+Tillemans+has+been+Professor+of+Buddhology+in+the+Faculty+of+Oriental+Languages+and+Civilizations+at+the+University+of+Lausanne+in+Switzerland.%0A%0ATom+Tillemans+received+his+bachelor%27s+degree+at+the+University+of+British+Columbia+in+Vancouver%2C+British+Columbia%2C+Canada.+His+masters%2C+in+Sanskrit%2C+Chinese+and+philosophy%2C+he+received+at+the+Universities+of+Lausanne+and+Geneva+and+his+doctorate+in+Buddhist+Studies+in+Lausanne.%0A%0AAfter+his+studies+he+did+research+at+Hiroshima+University+in+Japan+and+was+invited+to+several+universities+as+a+visiting+professor.+In+addition+to+his+professorship+in+Lausanne+as+head+of+the+department+of+Oriental+Studies+and+Associate+Dean+for+the+Faculty+of+Arts%2C+Tillemans+does+research+on+Indian+and+Tibetan+Buddhist+logic+and+epistemology%2C+Madhyamaka+philosophy%2C+indigenous+Tibetan+literature%2C+and+Tibetan+grammar+and+poetry.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTom_Tillemans+Source+Accessed+Feb+25%2C+2021%5D%29emans+Source+Accessed+Feb+25%2C+2021%5D%29)
Tomislav Spiranec + (Tomislav+Spiranec+is+a+faculty+member+of+P … Tomislav+Spiranec+is+a+faculty+member+of+Philosophy+and+Religious+Sciences+at+the+University+of+Zagreb%2C+Croatia.+He+teaches+courses+on+Buddhist-Christian+dialogue+and+introduction+to+Buddhist+traditions.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ffrz.unizg.hr%2Findex.php%2F2020%2F06%2F19%2Fdr-sc-tomislav-spiranec%2F+Source+Accessed+Jan+14%2C+2021%5D%29ec%2F+Source+Accessed+Jan+14%2C+2021%5D%29)
Tone Lie Bøttinger + (Tone+Gleditsch+Stabell+%28born+31+May+1966 … Tone+Gleditsch+Stabell+%28born+31+May+1966+in+T%C3%B8nsberg%29+is+a+Norwegian+author+who+has+especially+written+poetry+and+children%27s+books+.+She+grew+up+as+Tone+Lie+and+published+books+under+the+name+Tone+Lie+B%C3%B8ttinger+from+1991+to+2004.+As+an+adult%2C+she+studied+teacher+training+at+Vestfold+University+College+.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Ftranslate.google.com%2Ftranslate%3Fhl%3Den%26sl%3Dno%26u%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fno.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTone_Gleditsch_Stabell%26prev%3Dsearch%26pto%3Daue+Source+Accesed+Mar+23%2C+2021%5D%29%3Daue+Source+Accesed+Mar+23%2C+2021%5D%29)
Toni Huber + (Toni+Huber+has+been+Professor+of+Tibetan+S … Toni+Huber+has+been+Professor+of+Tibetan+Studies+at+the+Humboldt+University+in+Berlin%2C+Germany%2C+since+2003.+His+research+interests+and+published+oeuvre+focus+on+ethnography+and+cultural+history+of+Tibetan+Plateau+and+eastern+Himalayan+highland+societies%2C+environment+and+society%2C+ritual+and+religion%2C+and+nomadic+pastoralism.+His+major+monographs+include+%27%27Source+of+Life.+Revitalisation+Rites+and+Bon+Shamans+in+Bhutan+and+the+Eastern+Himalayas%27%27+%28Vienna%2C+In+Press%29%2C+%27%27The+Holy+Land+Reborn.+Pilgrimage+and+the+Tibetan+Reinvention+of+Buddhist+India%27%27+%28Chicago%2C+2008%29%2C+and+%27%27The+Cult+of+Pure+Crystal+Mountain.+Popular+Pilgrimage+%26+Visionary+Landscape+in+Southeast+Tibet%27%27+%28New+York+%26+Oxford%2C+1999%29.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fbuddhiststudies.berkeley.edu%2Fnews%2F2019-khyentse-lecture-toni-huber-humboldt-university-berlin-recently-discovered-ancient-tibetan+Source+Accessed+Nov+21%2C+2023%5D%29betan+Source+Accessed+Nov+21%2C+2023%5D%29)
Tony Sin-Heng See + (Tony+See+is+currently+teaching+in+the+Nati … Tony+See+is+currently+teaching+in+the+National+University+of+Singapore+%28NUS%29.+His+research+interests+include+philosophy%2C+critical+theory+and+media+studies.+His+current+research+interest+is+in+exploring+theories+of+subjectivity%2C+with+a+focus+on+the+intersections+between+Deleuze%E2%80%99s+idea+of+immanence+and+desire%2C+and+its+resonances+with+the+idea+of+Buddha-nature+in+Mahayana+Buddhism.+His+previous+publications+include+the+book+%27%27Community+Without+Identity%3A+The+Ontology+and+Politics+of+Heidegger%27%27+%282009%29%2C+and+a+number+of+articles+such+as+%22Deleuze+and+Mahayana+Buddhism%22+%282014%29%2C+%22Deleuze+and+Ikeda%22+%282015%29+and+%22Deleuze%2C+Religion+and+Education%22+%282016%29.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.palgrave.com%2Fgp%2Fbook%2F9781137567055%23aboutAuthors+Source+Accessed+May+22%2C+2020%5D%29thors+Source+Accessed+May+22%2C+2020%5D%29)
Torkel Brekke + (Torkel+Brekke+works+part-time+as+a+religio … Torkel+Brekke+works+part-time+as+a+religious+historian+in+Civita+and+head+of+the+Civita+Academy.+Brekke+is+professor+of+cultural+and+religious+diversity+at+the+Institute+for+International+Studies+and+Interpreter+Education+at+OsloMet.+Brekke+is+also+associated+with+the+Institute+for+Peace+Research+%28PRIO%29.+In+2007%2C+Brekke+became+professor+of+religious+history+and+South+Asian+area+studies+at+the+Department+of+Cultural+Studies+and+Oriental+Languages+%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bat+the+University+of+Oslo.+He+has+a+PhD+from+the+University+of+Oxford%2C+and+has+written+and+edited+a+number+of+books+and+articles+on+the+relationship+between+culture+and+politics.+He+has+worked+as+an+adviser+in+the+Ministry+of+Defence%2C+and+has+had+several+types+of+engagements+for+the+Ministry+of+Foreign+Affairs.+He+is+a+regular+writer+for+Dagbladet%2C+and+sits+on+the+Swedish+Science+Council.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fcivita.no%2Fperson%2Ftorkel-brekke%2F+Source+Accessed+Mar+22%2C+2023%5D%29ke%2F+Source+Accessed+Mar+22%2C+2023%5D%29)
Traleg Kyabgon + (Traleg+Kyabgon+%281955%E2%80%932012%29+was … Traleg+Kyabgon+%281955%E2%80%932012%29+was+born+in+Eastern+Tibet+and+educated+by+many+great+masters+of+all+four+major+lineages+of+Tibetan+Buddhism.+He+is+the+founder+of+the+Kagyu+E-Vam+Buddhist+Institute%2C+which+is+headquartered+in+Melbourne%2C+Australia%2C+with+a+major+practice+center+in+upstate+New+York+and+a+practice+community+in+New+York+City.+He+taught+extensively+at+universities+and+Buddhist+centers+in+the+U.S.%2C+Canada%2C+Australia%2C+New+Zealand%2C+and+Southeast+Asia+beginning+in+1980%2C+and+is+the+author+of+numerous+books+that+present+Buddhist+teachings+to+Western+readers%2C+including+%27%27The+Essence+of+Buddhism%27%27+and+%27%27%5B%5BMind+at+Ease%5D%5D%27%27.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.shambhala.com%2Fauthors%2Fg-n%2Ftraleg-kyabgon.html+Source+Accessed+July+27%2C+2020%5D%29html+Source+Accessed+July+27%2C+2020%5D%29)
Dharmaśrībhadra + (Translator%2C+ca.+10th-11th+Century+A.D.+Translated+the+%27%27Byang+chub+sems+dpa%27i+spyod+pa+la+%27jug+pa%27%27+%28%27%27Bodhicary%C4%81vat%C4%81ra%27%27%29+along+with+Rin+chen+bzang+po+and+%C5%9A%C4%81kya+blo+gros.)
Xiangong + (Translator+of+the+%27%27Sam%C4%81dhir%C4%81j%C4%81s%C5%ABtra%27%27+during+the+Liu+Sung+dynasty+%28A.D.+420-479%29.+See+T640%2C+T641.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.acmuller.net%2Fdescriptive_catalogue%2Ffiles%2Fk0182.html+Source+Accessed+Sep+3%2C+2021%5D%29)
Chos nyid tshul khrims + (Translator+of+the+%27%27Vimalak%C4%ABrtinirde%C5%9Bas%C5%ABtra%27%27+and+the+%27%27Ratnameghas%C5%ABtra%27%27.)
Trogawa Rinpoche + (Trogawa+Rinpoche%2C+Gyurme+Ngawang+%28khro … Trogawa+Rinpoche%2C+Gyurme+Ngawang+%28khrod+ga+%27ba+%27gyur+med+ngag+dbang%2C+1931%E2%80%932005%29+was+an+eminent+practitioner+and+teacher+of+Tibetan+medicine%2C+who+was+trained+at+the+famed+Lhasa+Chakpori+medical+college.+He+taught+at+the+Tibetan+Medical+and+Astrological+Institute+%28Men-Tsee-Khang%29+in+Dharamsala+at+the+request+of+H.+H.+the+Dalai+Lama+and+then+spent+many+years+in+Darjeeling%2C+India%2C+where+he+founded+the+Chagpori+Institute+in+commemoration+of+the+famous+institute+of+the+same+name+that+existed+in+Lhasa.+His+main+spiritual+teacher+was+Dzongsar+Jamyang%0AKhyentse+Chokyi+Lodro%2C+and+he+was+also+a+disciple+of+Dudjom+Rinpoche%2C+Kangyur+Rinpoche%2C+and+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche.+%28Source%3A+Enlightened+Vagabond%29oche.+%28Source%3A+Enlightened+Vagabond%29)
Trudy Dixon + (Trudy+Dixon+was+a+close+disciple+of+Shunryu+Suzuki+and+the+editor+of+the+book+%27%27Zen+Mind%2C+Beginner%27s+Mind%27%27.+She+passed+away+before+the+book+was+published.)
Tsarchen Losal Gyamtso + (Tsarchen+Losal+Gyatso+was+the+founder+of+t … Tsarchen+Losal+Gyatso+was+the+founder+of+the+Tsar+subschool+of+the+Sakya+tradition+and+of+its+main+monastery%2C+Dar+Drangmoche+Monastery+in+the+province+of+Tsang.+A+number+of+his+writings+survive+such+as+his+compositions+on+the+Hevajra+visualization+%28Tib.+%E0%BD%89%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%91%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%9F%E0%BD%BA%E0%BD%A2%2C+Wyl.+nyi+ma%27i+%27od+zer%29+and+on+the+Vajrayogini+teachings.+His+biography+was+written+by+the+Fifth+Dalai+Lama.+His+chief+disciples+were+Jamyang+Khyentse+Wangchuk%2C+who+is+compared+to+the+sun%2C+and+Mangt%C3%B6+Ludrup+Gyatso%2C+who+is+likened+to+the+moon%2C+as+well+as+Yol+Khenchen+Shy%C3%B6nnu+Lodr%C3%B6%2C+the+Third+Dalai+Lama+Sonam+Gyatso%2C+and+Bokarwa+Maitri+D%C3%B6ndrup+Gyaltsen.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DTsarchen_Losal_Gyatso+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%29e%3DTsarchen_Losal_Gyatso+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%29)
Tsedrön Kyi + (Tsedr%C3%B6n+Kyi+is+a+Tibetan+poet+and+writer.)
Tsepak Rigzin + (Tsepak+Rigzin+received+his+B.A.+and+M.A.+f … Tsepak+Rigzin+received+his+B.A.+and+M.A.+from+Punjab+University%2C+B.Ed.+from+Annamalai+University%2C+India%2C+and+traditional+Buddhist+training+from+the+Institute+of+Buddhist+Dialectics.+++He+is+the+author+and+co-author+of+numerous+books+and+articles+on+Tibetan+Buddhism+and+he+has+extensive+experience+in+written+and+oral+translation.%0A%0AFrom+1980+to+1993%2C+Rigzin+led+the+Research+and+Translation+Bureau+at+the+Library+of+Tibetan+Works+and+Archives+in+Dharamsala%2C+India%2C+producing+numerous+articles+and+books%2C+and+attending+international+seminars%2C+workshops+and+conferences.++During+the+ten+year+period+from+1993+to+2003%2C+he+held+high+ranking+positions+as+Rector%2C+Principal+and+Education+Officer+with+Central+Tibetan+Schools.+++For+two+consecutive+years%2C+he+served+as+translator+and+spokesperson+for+Mystical+Arts+of+Tibet%2C+touring+with+the+monks+throughout+North+America+and+Europe.%0A%0ARigzin+began+teaching+Tibetan+language+courses+at+Emory+in+August+2009.++In+addition+to+his+teaching+responsibilities+at+the+university%2C+he+served+as+Scholar+in+Residence+and+official+translator+for+Drepung+Loseling+Monastery+in+Atlanta%2C+where+he+dedicated+his+time+to+outreach+programs+and+also+teaching+the+Tibetan+language.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fmesas.emory.edu%2Fhome%2Fpeople%2Ffaculty%2Frigzin.html+Source+Accessed+Feb+14%2C+2020%5D%29.html+Source+Accessed+Feb+14%2C+2020%5D%29)
Tsering Tuladhar + (Tsering+Tuladhar+%28Venerable+Tsen-la%29+i … Tsering+Tuladhar+%28Venerable+Tsen-la%29+is+a+nun+in+the+Gelug+tradition+of+Tibetan+Buddhism.+Born+in+Lhasa%2C+she+grew+up+in+Kathmandu%2C+Nepal%2C+and+was+ordained+there+in+1979+by+Lama+Yeshe+and+Lama+Zopa+Rinpoche.+She+has+acted+as+translator+for+many+Buddhist+lamas%2C+led+meditation+courses+around+the+world%2C+and+was+instrumental+in+the+founding+of+Khachoe+Ghakyil+Nunnery+in+Kathmandu.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwisdomexperience.org%2Fproduct%2Fpracticing-path%2F+Wisdom+Publications%5D%29acticing-path%2F+Wisdom+Publications%5D%29)
Wangchuk, Tsering + (Tsering+Wangchuk+is+an+Assistant+Professor … Tsering+Wangchuk+is+an+Assistant+Professor+in+the+Department+of+Theology+and+Religious+Studies+at+the+University+of+San+Francisco.+His+areas+of+specialization+include+the+intellectual+history+of+Tibetan+Buddhism%2C+Buddhist+Studies%2C+and+history+of+religions.+He+has+published+articles+with+several+peer-reviewed+journals.+He+teaches+classes+on+Buddhism+and+Himalayan+religions+and+cultures.+He+is+also+the+Blum+Chair+in+Himalayan+Studies.+He+received+his+Ph.D.+from+the+University+of+Virginia%2C+Charlottesville+and+came+to+USF+in+2011.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.usfca.edu%2Ffaculty%2Ftsering-wangchuk+Source+Accessed+Jan+3%2C+2018%5D%29ngchuk+Source+Accessed+Jan+3%2C+2018%5D%29)

Tsering Wangmo Dhompa + (Tsering+Wangmo+Dhompa+is+a+Tibetan+poet+and+writer.)

Tsoknyi Rinpoche + (Tsoknyi+Rinpoche+%28Wylie%3A+Tshogs+gnyis+ … Tsoknyi+Rinpoche+%28Wylie%3A+Tshogs+gnyis+rin+po+che%29%2C+or+Ngawang+Tsoknyi+Gyatso+%28born+13+March+1966%29%2C+is+a+Nepalese+Tibetan+Buddhist+teacher+and+author+and+the+founder+of+the+Pundarika+Foundation.+He+is+the+third+Tsoknyi+Rinpoche%2C+having+been+recognized+by+the+16th+Karmapa+as+the+reincarnation+of+Drubwang+Tsoknyi+Rinpoche.+He+is+a+tulku+of+the+Drukpa+Kagy%C3%BC+and+Nyingma+traditions+and+the+holder+of+the+Ratna+Lingpa+and+Tsoknyi+lineages.%0A%0AHe+began+his+education+at+Khampagar+Monastery+at+Tashi+Jong+in+Himachal+Pradesh%2C+India%2C+at+the+age+of+thirteen.+His+main+teachers+are+Khamtrul+Rinpoche+Dongyu+Nyima%2C+his+father%2C+Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche%2C+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche%2C+Nyoshul+Khen+Rinpoche%2C+and+Adeu+Rinpoche.%0A%0ARinpoche+has+overseen+the+Tergar+Osel+Ling+Monastery%2C+founded+in+Kathmandu%2C+Nepal%2C+by+his+father%2C+Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche.+His+brothers+are+Chokyi+Nyima+Rinpoche%2C+Tsikey+Chokling+Rinpoche%2C+and+Mingyur+Rinpoche%2C+and+his+nephews+are+Phakchok+Rinpoche+and+the+reincarnation+of+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche%2C+known+popularly+as+Khyentse+Yangsi+Rinpoche.+He+has+overseen+the+monastery%27s+operations+and+introduced+studies+for+non-Tibetans.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTsoknyi_Rinpoche+Source+Accessed+November+18%2C+2019%5D%29+Source+Accessed+November+18%2C+2019%5D%29)
Alak Zenkar Rinpoche + (Tudeng+Nima+is+the+2nd+Alak+Zenkar+Rinpoch … Tudeng+Nima+is+the+2nd+Alak+Zenkar+Rinpoche.+The+1st+Alak+Zenkar+Rinpoche%2C+Pema+Ng%C3%B6drup+Rolpai+Dorj%C3%A9%2C+lived+from+1881+to+1943.+For+a+short+biography%2C+see+Tulku+Thondup%2C+%27%27Masters+of+Meditation+and+Miracles%27%27+%28Shambhala+Publications%2C+1996%29%2C+275%E2%80%9377.%0A%0ATudeng+Nima+Rinpoche+is+the+Director+of+the+Paltseg+Tibetan+Rare+Texts+Research+Center%2C+TBRC+board+member%2C+visiting+scholar+at+the+University+of+Virginia%2C+and+board+member+of+the+China+Association+for+Preservation+and+Development+of+Tibetan+Culture.+In+2000-2003%2C+he+was+a+Senior+Research+Scholar+at+Columbia+University+in+the+East+Asian+Institute.+From+2004+to+the+present+he+has+been+a+visiting+scholar+at+the+University+of+Virginia.+Tudeng+Nima+Rinpoche+has+written+many+papers+for+which+he+has+received+numerous+awards.+He+has+rescued+and+reproduced+thousands+of+important+and+rare+Tibetan+texts.+He+has+made+outstanding+contributions+to+Tibetan+culture+and+education+and+is+renowned+as+one+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+leading+Tibetan+Buddhist+scholars.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.tbrc.org%2F%23%21footer%2Fabout%2Fboard+Adapted+from+BDRC+September+17%2C+2020%5D%29%0A%0A%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DAlak_Zenkar_Rinpoche+Rigpa+Wiki+Bio%5De%3DAlak_Zenkar_Rinpoche+Rigpa+Wiki+Bio%5D)
Tulku Orgyen Topgyal + (Tulku+Orgyen+Tobgyal+Rinpoche+%28o+rgyan+s … Tulku+Orgyen+Tobgyal+Rinpoche+%28o+rgyan+stobs+rgyal+rin+po+che%2C+b.+1951%29+is+the+elder+son+of+the+3rd+Neten+Chokling+Rinpoche.+He+is+considered+to+be+an+incarnation+of+Taksham+Nuden+Dorje.+After+the+death+of+his+father%2C+he+took+care+of+Pema+Ewam+Chogar+Gyurme+Ling+Monastery+in+Bir%2C+India%2C+for+many+years+before+handing+it+over+to+the+4th+Neten+Chokling+Rinpoche.+He+is+a+disciple+of+Dzongsar+Khyentse+Chokyi+Lodro+and+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche.+Renowned+for+his+vast+memory+of+the+lives+of+past+teachers%2C+he+recounted+The+Life+of+Chokgyur+Lingpa+to+Erik+Pema+Kunsang.+%28Source%3A+Enlightened+Vagabond%29sang.+%28Source%3A+Enlightened+Vagabond%29)
HE Tulku Pema Rigtsal + (Tulku+Pema+Rigtsal+Rinpoche+is+the+Supreme … Tulku+Pema+Rigtsal+Rinpoche+is+the+Supreme+Head+of+Namkha+Khyung+Dzong+Monastery+in+Humla%2C+Nepal+%28%22upper+Dudjom+lineage%22+known+as+Namkha+Khyung+Dzong%2C+formerly+based+at+Mount+Kailash+in+Tibet%29.+At+the+age+of+three+he+was+recognized+by+Dudjom+Rinpoche+as+the+reincarnation+of+%E2%80%9CChimed+Rinpoche%2C%E2%80%9D+who+is+the+emanation+of+the+Great+Indian+Siddha+%E2%80%9CDampa+Sangye%E2%80%9D+and+spiritual+head+of+the+renowned+Shedphel+Ling+Monastery+in+Ngari%2C+Tibet.+In+1985+he+reconstructed+the+Namkha+Khyung+Dzong+Monastery+in+Humla%2C+Nepal%2C+and+has+taught+the+13+major+philosophical+texts+%28Shungchen+Chusum%29+for+24+years.+His+religious+guidance+has+inspired+hundreds+of+ascetics+and+other+practitioners+in+Tibet.%0A%0ARinpoche+has+studied+the+Vajrayana+tradition+of+the+Nyingma+lineage+from+renowned+spiritual+masters%3A+Dudjom+Rinpoche%2C+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche%2C+Dodrupchen+Rinpoche%2C+Penor+Rinpoche%2C+Thinley+Norbu+Rinpoche%2C+Trulshik+Rinpoche%2C+and+Domang+Yangthang+Rinpoche.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Frubinmuseum.org%2Fevents%2Fevent%2Fmindfulness-meditation-with-tulku-pema-rigtsal-rinpoche-02-22-24%2F+Source+Accessed+January+23%2C+2024%5D%29%0A%0AAccording+to+Rigpa+Wiki%3A+Tulku+Pema+Rigtsal+gives+teachings+on+the+Dudjom+Tersar+Ng%C3%B6ndro%2C+the+%27%27The+Words+of+My+Perfect+Teacher%27%27%2C+%27%27Bodhicharyavatara%27%27%2C+and+the+Rich%C3%B6%2C+Nang+Jang%2C+Neluk+Rangjung%2C+and+other+Dudjom+Tersar+teachings%2C+to+the+people+of+Humla+and+those+from+the+Ngari+part+of+Tibet.%0A%0ATulku+Pema+Rigtsal+also+holds+Summer+and+Winter+Dharma+Teaching+sessions+every+year+for+more+than+five+hundred+practitioners+including+monks%2C+ngakpas+%28yogis%29+and+nuns+residing+in+Humla+and+Ngari%2C+Tibet.+Hundreds+of+hermits+are+practising+in+caves+and+solitary+locations+in+Humla%2C+Nepal+and+Ngari%2C+Tibet+under+his+instruction+and+guidance.%0A%0AAmong+his+writings%2C+there+are%3A%0A%3Aa+commentary+on+the+Calling+The+Lama+From+Afar+of+Dudjom+Rinpoche%0A%3Aa+biography+of+the+Degyal+Rinpoche+%28the+first%29.%0A%3Ahis+first+book+in+Tibetan%2C+entitled+%E2%80%9CSemkyi+Sangwa+Ngontu+Phyungwa%E2%80%9D+%28translated+and+published+in+English+as+%5B%5BThe+Great+Secret+of+Mind%5D%5D%29.s+%5B%5BThe+Great+Secret+of+Mind%5D%5D%29.)
Lama Sherab Dorje + (Tulku+Sherdor+is+Executive+Director+of+Bla … Tulku+Sherdor+is+Executive+Director+of+Blazing+Wisdom+Institute.++Born+in+Montreal%2C+Canada+in+1961%2C+he+began+studying+Buddhist+Insight+meditation+from+a+very+young+age%2C+and+met+his+principal+teacher%2C+Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche%2C+in+Nepal+in+1981.+He+was+fortunate+to+study+with+other+pre-eminent+masters+of+the+20th+century%2C+including+His+Holiness+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche%2C+Khetsun+Zangpo+Rinpoche%2C+Dung+Say+Trinley+Norbu+Rinpoche%2C+Chokyi+Nyima+Rinpoche%2C+Kalu+Rinpoche%2C+and+many+others.+He+completed+a+3-year+lama+retreat+in+the+Karma+and+Shangpa+Kagyu+schools+of+Tibetan+Buddhism%2C+and+a+year-long+solitary+retreat+in+the+Chogling+Tersar+practice+lineage+held+by+Tulku+Urgyen.++Over+the+past+18+years+he+has+traveled+far+and+wide%2C+teaching+and+working+with+and+translating+for+a+great+number+of+distinguished+Nyingma+and+Kagyu+meditation+masters%2C+such+as+helping+Trangu+Rinpoche+establish+the+monastic+retreat+program+at+Gampo+Abbey+in+Cape+Breton%2C+Nova+Scotia+in+the+early+1990s%3B+helping+Kenpo+Sonam+Topgyal+Rinpoche+re-establish+the+vajrayana+Buddhist+tradition+for+the+Chinese+community+in+Thailand+in+the+mid-1990s%3B+and+working+closely+with+his+precious+teacher%2C+His+Holiness+Orgyen+Kusum+Lingpa%2C+to+advance+many+philanthropic+projects+in+Tibet+dedicated+to+world+peace.++%28Source%3A+%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.blazingwisdom.org%2Fid1.html+Blazing+Wisdom+Institute%5D%29%2Fid1.html+Blazing+Wisdom+Institute%5D%29)
Tulku Tenzin Rigsang + (Tulku+Tenzin+Rigsang+was+born+in+Golog%2C+ … Tulku+Tenzin+Rigsang+was+born+in+Golog%2C+eastern+Tibet%2C+near+the+Mardo+Tashi+Choling+monastery.+He+became+a+monk+at+a+young+age+and+was+recognized+by+the+dzogchen+yogi+Yeshe+Wangpo+as+the+reincarnation+of+his+own+brother+Sherab+Gyaltsen.%0A%0ATulku+Rigsang+studied+with+many+spiritual+teachers+including+Khenpo+Jigme+P%E2%80%99huntsog.+In+India+he+studied+within+the+Nyingma+tradition%2C+at+Namdroling+monastery+and+within+the+Gelug+tradition%2C+at+Drepung+monastery.+After+having+completed+the+entire+curriculum%2C+he+moved+to+Dharamsala%2C+where+he+received+many+teachings+from+HH+the+Dalai+Lama%2C+while+also+studying+English+and+other+subjects.%0A%0AIn+2013%2C+he+was+invited+to+the+United+States+by+Khentrul+Lodro+Thaye+Rinpoche+to+be+a+full-time+resident+teacher+at+Katog+Rithrod+Mountain+Retreat+Center.+Tulku+Rigsang+was+selected+by+Rinpoche+to+help+teach+the+dharma+in+the+United+States%2C+both+formally+and+by+example%2C+as+%E2%80%9Che+is+greatly+learned%2C+a+pure+monk%2C+has+few+desires%2C+is+rich+with+contentment%2C+and+is+truly+humble.%E2%80%9D%0A%0AIn+2014%2C+he+visited+Katog+Choling+sanghas+throughout+the+US%2C+beginning+in+March%2C+with+a+two+week+residency+with+the+Katog+Vajra+Ling+sangha+in+Connecticut.%0A%0AIn+December+2015%2C+Tulku+Tenzin+Rigsang+returned+to+the+east+to+continue+his+studies.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fkatogcholing.com%2Ftulkurigsang+Source+Accessed+June+16%2C+2021%5D%29sang+Source+Accessed+June+16%2C+2021%5D%29)
Tulku Thondup + (Tulku+Thondup+Rinpoche+was+born+in+Golok+i … Tulku+Thondup+Rinpoche+was+born+in+Golok+in+1936+and+trained+from+childhood+at+Dodrupchen+Monastery%2C+after+having+been+recognized+as+the+reincarnation+of+Khenpo+Konchog+Dronme+%281859-1936%29.+He+lives+in+Cambridge%2C+Massachusetts%2C+where+he+writes+and+translates+under+the+auspices+of+the+Buddhayana+Foundation.+A+few+of+his+books+in+English+are+%27%27Masters+of+Meditation+and+Miracles%27%27%3B+%27%27Enlightened+Living%27%27%3B+%27%27The+Healing+Power+of+Mind%27%27%3B+%27%27Peaceful+Death%27%27%2C+%27%27Joyful+Rebirth%27%27%3B+and+%27%27The+Heart+of+Unconditional+Love%27%27.+%28Source%3A+Enlightened+Vagabond%297%27.+%28Source%3A+Enlightened+Vagabond%29)
Tulku Urgyen Chemchok + (Tulku+Urgyen+Chemchog+%281915%3F-2003%3F%2 … Tulku+Urgyen+Chemchog+%281915%3F-2003%3F%29+was+one+of+the+closest+disciples+of+Khenpo+Ngawang+Palzang+and+a+disciple+of+Dudjom+Rinpoche%2C+Jigdral+Yeshe+Dorje.+He+was+able+to+teach+quite+a+few+disciples+in+secret+while+spending+twenty+years+in+Chinese+labor+camps+in+Tibet.+After+being+freed%2C+he+lived+and+taught+in+Konjo+province.+After+his+passing+away%2C+his+body+shrank+to+the+size+of+an+arm%27s+length%2C+a+phenomenon+considered+to+be+similar%2C+though+not+identical%2C+to+the+achievement+of%0Athe+rainbow+body.+%28Source%3A+Enlightened+Vagabond%29.+See+also+his+biography+on+%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DGojo_Orgyen_Chemchok+Rigpa+Wiki%5D.itle%3DGojo_Orgyen_Chemchok+Rigpa+Wiki%5D.)
Tulku Urgyen + (Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche+%28Tib.+%E0%BD%A6%E0 … Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche+%28Tib.+%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%A4%E0%BE%B2%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%A3%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%90%E0%BD%B4%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A8%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%92%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%93%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%8B%2C+Wyl.+%27%27sprul+sku+o+rgyan+rin+po+che%27%27%29+%281920%E2%80%931996%29+was+one+of+the+greatest+teachers+of+Dzogchen+and+Mahamudra+in+recent+times%2C+whose+lineage+is+now+continued+by+his+sons%2C+including+Ch%C3%B6kyi+Nyima+Rinpoche%2C+Tsikey+Chokling+Rinpoche%2C+Tsoknyi+Rinpoche+and+Mingyur+Rinpoche.%0A%0ATulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche+was+born+in+Nangchen%2C+in+the+province+of+Kham%2C+eastern+Tibet%2C+in+1920.+He+began+meditation+practice+at+the+early+age+of+four%2C+when+he+attended+the+teachings+his+father%2C+Chime+Dorje%2C+would+give+to+his+many+students.+Already+at+four+he+had+what+is+called+a+recognition+of+the+nature+of+mind.+Later+he+studied+with+his+uncle+Samten+Gyatso%2C+his+root+master%2C+as+well+as+with+many+other+lamas+of+both+Kagy%C3%BC+and+Nyingma+schools+of+Tibetan+Buddhism.+Among+the+lineage+masters+from+whom+he+drew+his+inspiration+were+Milarepa+and+Longchen+Rabjam%E2%80%94on+merely+hearing+their+names%2C+tears+would+come+to+his+eyes.%0A%0AIn+his+youth+he+practised+intensively%2C+and+stayed+in+retreat+for+a+total+of+twenty+years.+He+had+four+sons%2C+each+of+whom+is+now+an+important+Buddhist+master+in+his+own+right%3A+Ch%C3%B6kyi+Nyima+Rinpoche%2C+Tsikey+Chokling+Rinpoche%2C+Tsoknyi+Rinpoche+and+Mingyur+Rinpoche.%0A%0AWhen+he+left+Tibet+he+went+to+Sikkim+and+then+settled+in+Nepal+at+Nagi+Gompa+Hermitage%2C+in+the+mountains+above+the+Kathmandu+valley.+He+was+the+first+lama+to+spread+the+Tibetan+Buddhist+teachings+to+Malaysia.+In+1980+Tulku+Urgyen+went+on+a+world+tour+encompassing+Germany%2C+Belgium%2C+France%2C+Switzerland%2C+Denmark%2C+Holland%2C+Great+Britain%2C+the+USA%2C+Hong+Kong+and+Singapore.+In+his+later+years%2C+however%2C+he+did+not+travel+much+and+his+many+students%2C+both+Eastern+and+Western%2C+would+go+to+Nepal+to+visit+him.%0A%0ATulku+Urgyen+accomplished+a+great+deal+in+his+life.+He+constructed+and+restored+many+temples%2C+and+established+six+monasteries+and+retreat+centres+in+the+Kathmandu+region.+He+had+over+three+hundred+monks+and+nuns+under+his+guidance.+In+particular+he+built+a+monastery+and+three-year+retreat+centre+at+the+site+of+the+sacred+cave+of+Asura%2C+the+site+of+Padmasambhava%E2%80%99s+famous+retreat.+He+also+re-established+some+traditional+annual+prayer+gatherings+in+exile.%0A%0AIn+his+childhood+he+had+been+recognized+by+the+Fifteenth+Karmapa+Khakhyap+Dorje%2C+as+the+reincarnation+of+the+master+Ch%C3%B6wang+Tulku%2C+and+he+was+also+an+emanation+of+Nupchen+Sangye+Yeshe%2C+one+of+the+twenty-five+main+disciples+of+Padmasambhava.+He+was+the+lineage+holder+of+many+teaching+transmissions%2C+especially+that+of+the+terma+teachings+of+his+great+grandfather+Chokgyur+Lingpa.+He+transmitted+the+Dzogchen+Desum+teachings+to+such+masters+as+Sixteenth+Karmapa%2C+Dudjom+Rinpoche%2C+and+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche+as+well+as+thousands+of+other+disciples.+Tulku+Urgyen+was+especially+close+to+the+Karmapa%E2%80%94one+of+his+root+teachers%E2%80%94and+to+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche%2C+with+both+of+whom+there+was+a+powerful+bond+of+mutual+respect.%0A%0ATulku+Urgyen+is+the+author+of+several+books+in+English%2C+including+%27%27Repeating+the+Words+of+the+Buddha%27%27+and+%27%27Rainbow+Painting%27%27.+He+also+supervised+many+English+translations+of+Tibetan+texts+and+teachings+carried+out+by+his+Western+students%2C+and+gave+the+name+Rangjung+Yeshe+to+the+publishing+imprint+established+to+make+these+and+other+Dharma+works+available+in+the+West.%0A%0AHe+was+famed+for+his+profound+meditative+realization+and+for+the+concise%2C+lucid+and+humorous+style+with+which+he+imparted+the+essence+of+the+teachings.+Using+few+words%2C+he+would+point+out+the+nature+of+mind%2C+revealing+a+natural+simplicity+and+wakefulness+that+enables+the+student+to+actually+touch+the+heart+of+the+Buddha%E2%80%99s+wisdom+mind.+In+this+method+of+instruction%2C+he+was+unmatched.%0A%0ATulku+Urgyen+passed+away+peacefully+on+13th+February+1996+%28the+24th+day+of+the+12th+month+of+the+Wood+Pig+year%29%2C+at+Nagi+Gompa.+At+that+time+the+sky+overhead+was+clear+and+completely+cloudless+for+two+days%2C+which+is+traditionally+seen+as+a+sign+that+a+highly+realized+master+is+passing+on.%0A%0AThe+%27%27yangsi%27%27+of+Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche%2C+named+Urgyen+Jigme+Rabsel+Dawa%2C+was+born+in+2001.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DTulku_Urgyen_Rinpoche+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%29e%3DTulku_Urgyen_Rinpoche+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%29)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche + (Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche+passed+away+on+the+1 … Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche+passed+away+on+the+13th+of+February+at+his+hermitage+Nagi+Gompa+on+the+southern+slope+of+the+Shivapuri+mountain.+He+was+born+in+eastern+Tibet+on+the+tenth+day+of+the+fourth+Tibetan+month+in+1920.+He+was+recognized+by+H.H.+Khakyab+Dorje%2C+the+15th+Gyalwang+Karmapa%2C+as+the+reincarnation+of+the+Chowang+Tulku%2C+as+well+as+the+emanation+of+Nubchen+Sangye+Yeshe%2C+one+of+the+chief+disciples+of+Padmasambhava.+Guru+Chowang+the+First+%281212-70+AD%29+was+one+of+the+five+Terton+Kings%2C+the+major+revealers+of+secret+texts+hidden+by+Guru+Padmasambhava.%0A%0ATulku+Urgyen%E2%80%99s+main+monastery+was+Lachab+Gompa+in+Nangchen%2C+Eastern+Tibet.+He+studied+and+practiced+the+teachings+of+both+the+Kagyu+and+Nyingma+schools+of+Tibetan+Buddhism.+Among+the+four+greater+Kagyu+Schools%2C+his+family+line+was+the+main+holder+of+the+Barom+Kagyu+Lineage.%0A%0AIn+the+Nyingma+tradition%2C+Tulku+Urgyen+held+the+complete+teachings+of+the+last+century%E2%80%99s+three+great+masters%3A+Terchen+Chokgyur+Lingpa%2C+Jamyang+Khyentse+Wangpo+and+Kongtrul+Lodro+Thaye.+He+had+an+especially+close+transmission+for+the+New+Treasures%2C+a+compilation+of+all+the+empowerments%2C+reading+transmissions+and+instructions+of+Padmasambhava%E2%80%99s+teachings%2C+which+were+rediscovered+by+Terchen+Chokgyur+Lingpa%2C+his+great-grandfather.+Rinpoche+passed+on+this+tradition+to+the+major+regents+of+the+Karma+Kagyu+lineage+as+well+as+to+many+other+lamas+and+tulkus.%0A%0AThe+close+relationship+between+the+lineage+of+the+Karmapas+and+Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche+came+about+since+the+14th+Gyalwang+Karmapa+was+one+of+the+main+recipients+of+Chokgyur+Lingpa%E2%80%99s+termas%2C+receiving+the+empowerments+from+the+terton+himself.+Tulku+Samten+Gyatso%2C+the+grandson+of+Chokgyur+Lingpa+and+the+root+guru+of+Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche%2C+offered+the+same+transmission+to+the+15th+Gyalwang+Karmapa+Khakyab+Dorje.+The+Gyalwang+16th+Karmapa%2C+Rangjung+Rigpey+Dorje%2C+was+offered+the+major+transmissions+of+the+Chokling+Tersar+by+Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche.+In+addition%2C+Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche+also+felt+fortunate+to+pass+on+the+transmission+for+the+important+Dzogchen+Desum%2C+the+Three+Sections+of+the+Great+Perfection%2C+to+both+His+Holiness+Karmapa+and+Dudjom+Rinpoche%2C+as+well+as+numerous+Tulkus+and+lamas+of+the+Kagyu+and+Nyingma+lineages.%0A%0ATulku+Urgyen+established+six+monasteries+and+retreat+centers+in+the+Kathmandu+region.+The+most+important+of+these+are+at+Boudhanath%2C+the+site+of+the+Great+Stupa%2C+and+another+at+the+Asura+Cave%2C+where+Padmasambhava+manifested+the+Mahamudra+Vidyadhara+level.+He+lived+at+Nagi+Gompa+Hermitage+above+the+Kathmandu+Valley.+Under+his+guidance+were+more+than+300+monks+and+nuns.+He+stayed+in+retreat+for+more+than+20+years%2C+including+four+three-year+retreats.%0A%0AIn+1980+Tulku+Urgyen+Rinpoche%2C+accompanied+by+his+oldest+son+Chokyi+Nyima+Rinpoche%2C+went+on+a+world+tour+through+Europe%2C+the+United+States+and+South+East+Asia%2C+giving+teachings+on+Dzogchen+and+Mahamudra+to+many+people.+Every+year+since+then+a+seminar+on+Buddhist+study+and+practice+has+been+held+at+Ka-Nying+Shedrub+Ling+Monastery+in+essential+meditation+practice%2C+combining+the+view+and+meditation+of+Dzogchen%2C+Mahamudra+and+the+Middle+Way.+Less+concerned+with+the+systematic+categories+of+topics+of+knowledge+or+with+the+logical+steps+of+philosophy%2C+Tulku+Urgyen+directly+addressed+the+listener%E2%80%99s+present+state+of+mind.+His+published+works+in+English+include+%27%27Repeating+the+Words+of+the+Buddha%27%27%2C+%27%27As+It+Is+1%27%27+%26+%27%27As+It+Is+2%27%27%2C+%27%27Rainbow+Painting%27%27+and+%27%27Vajra+Speech%27%27.%0A%0AThe+over-all+background+of+the+teachings+of+Dzogchen+and+Mahamudra%2C+which+are+tremendously+vast+and+profound%2C+can+be+condensed+into+simple+statements+of+immediate+relevance+to+our+present+state+of+mind.+Tulku+Urgyen+was+famed+for+his+profound+meditative+realization+and+for+the+concise%2C+lucid+and+humorous+style+with+which+he+imparts+the+essence+of+the+84%2C000+sections+of+the+Buddhist+teachings.+His+method+of+teaching+is+%E2%80%98instruction+through+one%E2%80%99s+own+experience.%E2%80%99+Using+few+words%2C+this+way+of+teaching+points+out+the+nature+of+mind%2C+revealing+a+natural+simplicity+of+wakefulness+that+enables+the+student+to+actually+touch+the+heart+of+the+Buddha%E2%80%99s+Wisdom+Mind.%0A%0A%E2%80%94written+by+Chokyi+Nyima+Rinpoche+and+Erik+Pema+Kunsang%2C+New+York%2C+1981.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.rangjung.com%2Fbook_author%2Ftulku-urgyen-rinpoche%2F+Source+Accessed+Feb+6%2C+2019%5D%29che%2F+Source+Accessed+Feb+6%2C+2019%5D%29)
Tulku Yeshi Gyatso + (Tulku+Yeshi+Rinpoche+is+a+Dzogchen+master+ … Tulku+Yeshi+Rinpoche+is+a+Dzogchen+master+and+the+reincarnation+of+Dzogchen+Gyaltsab+Thodo+Rinpoche.+He+was+recognized+by+Kyabje+Trulshig+Rinpoche.+He+has+received+teachings+from+over+forty+masters+representing+all+five+schools+of+Tibetan+Buddhism%2C+Nyingma%2C+Kagyu%2C+Sakya%2C+Gelug+and+Shiji+%28or+Chod%29.+Tulku+Yeshi+has+authored+fifteen+books+on+subjects+of+Tibetan+Buddhism+and+culture.+He+also+writes+novels%2C+poetry+for+mind+training+and+how+to+enjoy+life.%0A%0ACurrently+he+lives+at+Sakya+Monastery+and+works+on+Dharma+activities+both+here+in+Seattle+and+across+the+US.+He+has+dedicated+himself+in+service+of+H.H.+Dagchen+Rinpoche%2C+Sakya+Monastery+and+Phuntsok+Phodrang.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2F84000.co%2Fabout-translators-html%2F+84000%5D%29co%2Fabout-translators-html%2F+84000%5D%29)
Tarthang Tulku + (Twenty-Four+Years+of+Traditional+Training+ … Twenty-Four+Years+of+Traditional+Training+in+Tibet%0A%0ADharma+Publishing+was+founded+by+Tarthang+Rinpoche%2C+commonly+known+as+Tarthang+Tulku.+Rinpoche+was+born+in+in+the+mountains+of+Golok+in+the+far+northeast+of+Tibet+as+the+son+of+Sogpo+Tulku%2C+Pema+Gawey+Dorje+%28b+1894%29%2C+a+highly+respected+physician+and+holder+of+the+Nyingma+Vidyadhara+lineage.+Before+Rinpoche+was+two+years+old%2C+he+was+recognized+and+given+the+name+Kunga+Gellek+by+the+Sutrayana+and+Mantrayana+master+Tragyelung+Tsultrim+Dargye+%28b.+1866%29%2C+who+made+predictions+about+Rinpoche%E2%80%99s+future+mission+as+a+servant+of+the+Dharma%2C+and+instructed+his+parents+in+the+special+treatment+of+young+tulkus.%0A%0ARinpoche%E2%80%99s+training+began+at+a+very+early+age%2C+and+his+first+teachers+were+his+father+and+private+tutors.+After+the+age+of+nine%2C+he+resided+at+Tarthang+Monastery+where+he+was+initiated+into+the+teachings+of+the+Palyul+tradition+by+Tarthang+Choktrul+and+given+instruction+in+Mahayana+view%2C+meditation%2C+and+conduct+by+various+expert+khenpos.+At+the+age+of+fifteen+in+the+iron+tiger+year+of+1950%2C+Rinpoche+departed+from+Tarthang+Monastery+to+travel+to+the+major+monasteries+of+Kham+in+eastern+Tibet.+There+he+received+blessings%2C+teachings%2C+and+initiations+from+the+greatest+masters+of+the+20th+century%3A+Jamyang+Khyentse+Chokyi+Lodro%2C+Zhechen+Kongtrul%2C+Adzom+Gyelsey%2C+Bodpa+Tulku%2C+and+others%2C+altogether+thirty-one+teachers.+For+the+next+ten+years%2C+until+the+age+of+24%2C+Rinpoche+was+given+intensive+training+in+the+three+Inner+Yogas+of+Maha%2C+Anu%2C+and+Ati.%0A%0ANine+Years+of+Retreat%2C+Research%2C+and+Publishing+in+India%0A%0AIn+1958+Rinpoche+departed+from+his+homeland%2C+traveling+through+Bhutan+into+Sikkim+following+in+the+footsteps+of+his+root+guru%2C+Khyentse+Chokyi+Lodro.+The+next+several+years+were+devoted+to+pilgrimage+and+retreat+at+holy+places+in+India.+In+1963+he+was+appointed+by+Dudjom+Rinpoche+as+the+representative+of+the+Nyingma+tradition+and+given+the+position+of+research+fellow+at+Sanskrit+University+in+Benares.+In+that+same+year%2C+he+set+up+one+of+the+first+Tibetan+printing+presses+in+exile+and+began+his+life%E2%80%99s+work+of+preserving+sacred+art+and+texts.+After+six+years+at+Sanskrit+University+and+some+twenty+publications%2C+Rinpoche+decided+that+this+was+not+enough%2C+and+departed+for+America+to+bring+Dharma+to+the+West.%0A%0AForty-three+Years+of+Dharma+Work+in+the+West%0A%0AArriving+in+America+in+late+1968%2C+Rinpoche+chose+California+as+his+headquarters%2C+and+established+the+Tibetan+Nyingma+Meditation+Center+in+early+1969.+One+of+the+first+learned+Tibetan+exiles+to+take+up+residence+in+the+West%2C+he+has+lived+continuously+in+America+for+over+forty+years.+With+the+full+support+and+blessings+of+Dudjom+Rinpoche+and+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche%2C+Tarthang+Tulku+began+in+the+1970s+to+unfold+a+vision+of+wisdom+in+action+that+would+eventually+encompass+over+twenty+different+organizations+and+make+a+significant+impact+on+the+transmission+of+Dharma+to+the+West+and+the+restoration+of+Dharma+in+Asia.%0A%0A%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fdharmapublishing.com%2Fabout%2Four-founder%2F+Source+Accessed+August+26%2C+2015%5D%292F+Source+Accessed+August+26%2C+2015%5D%29)
Ueda, Y. + (Ueda+Yoshifumi+%281904-1993%29+was+Profess … Ueda+Yoshifumi+%281904-1993%29+was+Professor+at+Chikushi+Gakuen%2C+Fukuoka%2C+Japan%2C+and+Professor+Emeritus+at+Nagoya+University%2C+Nagoya.+He+edited+the+Shin+Buddhism+Translation+series+at+Hongwanji+International+Center%2C+Kyoto.+Prof.+Ueda+Yoshifumi+contributed+the+essay+%22Freedom+and+Necessity+in+Shinran%27s+Concept+of+Karma%22+to+%27%27Living+in+Amida%E2%80%99s+Universal+Vow%27%27%2C+edited+by+Alfred+Bloom.+He+is+also+the+author%2C+along+with+Dennis+Hirota%2C+of+%27%27Shinran%3A+An+Introduction+to+His+Thought%27%27+%28Kyoto%3A+Hongwanji+International+Center%2C+1989%29.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldwisdom.com%2Fpublic%2Fauthors%2FUeda-Yoshifum.aspx+Source+Accessed+and+Amended+July+7%2C+2020%5D%29+Accessed+and+Amended+July+7%2C+2020%5D%29)
Ulrich Pagel + (Ulrich+Pagel%2C+PhD+%281993%29+in+Buddhist … Ulrich+Pagel%2C+PhD+%281993%29+in+Buddhist+Studies+%28London%29+is+Reader+in+the+Languages+and+Religions+of+Tibet+and+Central+Asia+at+the+School+of+Oriental+and+African+Studies.+He+has+published+on+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+Buddhism+%281994%2C+2006%2C+2007%29+and+more+recently+in+the+field+of+vinaya+studies+%282012%29.+Since+1999%2C+he+serves+as+head+of+the+International+Tibetan+Archives+Preservation+Trust.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FHandbook-Tibetan-Iconometry-Century-Studies%2Fdp%2F9004180141%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fdchild%3D1%26qid%3D1609888460%26refinements%3Dp_27%253AUlrich%2BPagel%26s%3Dbooks%26sr%3D1-1+Source+Accessed+Jan+5%2C+2021%5D%29%3D1-1+Source+Accessed+Jan+5%2C+2021%5D%29)
Ulrike Roesler + (Ulrike+Roesler+received+her+PhD+in+Indian+ … Ulrike+Roesler+received+her+PhD+in+Indian+Studies+from+the+University+of+M%C3%BCnster+%28Germany%29+with+a+thesis+on+the+notion+of+%22light%22+in+the+Vedas.+For+more+than+a+decade+she+has+been+teaching+Indian+and+Tibetan+Studies+as+well+as+Buddhist+Studies+at+the+universities+of+Marburg%2C+Freiburg%2C+and+Oxford.+Her+research+interests+include+Indo-Tibetan+Buddhism%2C+the+history+of+the+Tibetan+Kadam+school%2C+and+Tibetan+biographical+and+narrative+literature.+Her+German+translation+and+study+of+Potowa+Rinchen+Sal%27s+%27%27Dharma+Exemplified+%28Dpe+chos%29%27%27+was+published+by+Reichert+Verlag+%28Weisbaden%29+in+2011.+With+Linda+Covill+and+Sarah+Shaw%2C+she+coedited+%27%27Lives+Lived%2C+Lives+Imagined%3A+Biography+in+the+Buddhist+Traditions%27%27+%28Boston%3A+Wisdom+Publications%2C+2010%29.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DB68aCgAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPT918%26lpg%3DPT918%26dq%3DUlrike%2BRoesler%2Breceived%2Bher%2BPhD%2Bin%2BIndian%2BStudies%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2BUniversity%2Bof%2BM%25C3%25BCnster%2B%28Germany%29%2Bwith%2Ba%2Bthesis%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bnotion%2Bof%2B%2522light%2522%2Bin%2Bthe%2BVedas.%26source%3Dbl%26ots%3DMWXJJre-DW%26sig%3DACfU3U0oqRUrOgdcIk9dgYb82jAVXyqQdQ%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjSs6jojd3rAhWomeAKHTpUCPkQ6AEwAXoECAkQAQ%23v%3Donepage%26q%3DUlrike%2520Roesler%2520received%2520her%2520PhD%2520in%2520Indian%2520Studies%2520from%2520the%2520University%2520of%2520M%25C3%25BCnster%2520%28Germany%29%2520with%2520a%2520thesis%2520on%2520the%2520notion%2520of%2520%2522light%2522%2520in%2520the%2520Vedas.%26f%3Dfalse+%22About+the+Contributors%2C%22+%27%27Stages+of+the+Buddha%27s+Teachings%3A+Three+Key+Texts%27%27%2C+Wisdom+Publications%2C+2015%5D%2927%27%2C+Wisdom+Publications%2C+2015%5D%29)
Daniel Gratzer + (University+of+Vienna%2C+Department+of+South+Asian%2C+Tibetan%2C+and+Buddhist+Studies)
Susanne Fleischmann + (University+of+Vienna%2C+Department+of+South+Asian%2C+Tibetan%2C+and+Buddhist+Studies+graduate+student)
Urban Hammar + (Urban+Hammar+defended+his+doctoral+thesis% … Urban+Hammar+defended+his+doctoral+thesis%2C+%22Studies+in+the+K%C4%81lacakra+Tantra%3A+A+History+of+the+K%C4%81lacakra+Tantra+in+Tibet+and+a+Study+of+the+Concept+of+the+%C4%80dibuddha%2C+the+Fourth+Body+of+the+Buddha%2C+and+the+Supreme+Unchanging%2C%22+in+2005.+He+is+now+working+on+a+text+by+one+of+the+disciples+of+Dolpo-pa+on+the+history+of+K%C4%81lacakra+Tantra.+Hammar+is+affiliated+with+the+Department+of+History+of+Religions+at+Stockholm+University+and+teaches+Tibetan+at+the+Department+of+Oriental+Languages.+%28Source%3A+%27%27As+Long+as+Space+Endures%27%27%2C+476%2927As+Long+as+Space+Endures%27%27%2C+476%29)
Vācaspatimiśra + (V%C4%81caspati+Mi%C5%9Bra+was+an+extremely … V%C4%81caspati+Mi%C5%9Bra+was+an+extremely+versatile+and+influential+Indian+philosopher+in+the+tenth+century+CE+.+As+a+follower+of+Advaita+Ved%C4%81nta%2C+he+wrote+commentaries+on+the+fundamental+works+of+the+two+great+masters+of+this+tradition%2C+%C5%9Aa%E1%B9%85kar%C4%81+and+Ma%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana+Mi%C5%9Bra.+He+also+contributed+to+most+of+the+orthodox+%28or+Brahmanical%29+philosophical+schools+of+Hinduism%3A+he+wrote+on+M%C4%ABm%C4%81%E1%B9%83s%C4%81+and+grammatical+theory+%28in+particular%2C+on+the+holistic+%27%27spho%E1%B9%ADa%27%27+theory+of+meaning%29%2C+and+his+commentaries+on+Ny%C4%81ya%2C+S%C4%81%E1%B9%83khya%2C+and+Yoga+are+all+considered+authoritative+in+these+traditions.+One+of+the+two+subschools+of+%C5%9Aa%E1%B9%85kara%27s+Advaita+tradition+follows+and+is+named+after+V%C4%81caspati%27s+%27%27Bh%C4%81mat%C4%AB%27%27+%28%22Bright%22%29%2C+itself+a+commentary+on+%C5%9Aa%E1%B9%85kara%27s+%27%27Brahmas%C5%ABtrabh%C4%81%E1%B9%A3ya%27%27+%28%22Commentary+on+the+aphorisms+on+%27%27brahman%27%27%22%29.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1002%2F9781119009924.eopr0400+Source+Accessed+Jan+22%2C+2024%5D%29r0400+Source+Accessed+Jan+22%2C+2024%5D%29)
Vāgīśvarakīrti + (Vagishvarakirti+was+one+of+the+six+gate+ke … Vagishvarakirti+was+one+of+the+six+gate+keeper+panditas+of+the+university+of+Vikramashila.+He+was+the+guardian+of+the+southern+gate+when+Shantipa+was+guarding+the+eastern+gate+and+Praj%C3%B1akaramati+the+northern+gate%2C+at+the+time+Drokmi+Lotsawa+and+Taklo+Shy%C3%B6nnu+Lodr%C3%B6+were+sent+there.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DVagishvarakirti+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%293Ftitle%3DVagishvarakirti+Rigpa+Wiki%5D%29)
Vajrabodhi + (Vajrabodhi.+%28C.+Jingangzhi%3B+J.+Kong%C5 … Vajrabodhi.+%28C.+Jingangzhi%3B+J.+Kong%C5%8Dchi%3B+K.+K%C7%94mgangji+%E9%87%91%E5%89%9B%E6%99%BA%29+%28671-741%29.+Indian+%C4%81c%C4%81rya+who+played+a+major+role+in+the+introduction+and+translation+in+China+of+seminal+Buddhist+texts+belonging+to+the+esoteric+tradition+or+Mijiao+.+.+.%3B+also+known+as+Vajramati.+His+birthplace+and+family+background+are+uncertain%2C+although+one+source+says+that+he+was+a+south+Indian+native+whose+br%C4%81hma%E1%B9%87a+father+served+as+a+teacher+of+an+Indian+king.+At+the+age+of+nine%2C+he+is+said+to+have+gone+to+the+renowned+Indian+monastic+university+of+N%C4%81land%C4%81%2C+where+he+studied+various+texts+of+both+the+abhidharma+and+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+traditions.+Vajrabodhi+also+learned+the+different+vinaya+recensions+of+the+eighteen+mainstream+Buddhist+schools.+It+is+said+that+Vajrabodhi+spent+the+years+701%E2%80%93708+in+Southern+India%2C+where+he+received+tantric+initiation+at+the+age+of+thirty-one+from+N%C4%81gabodhi+%28d.u.%29%2C+a+south+Indian+mah%C4%81siddha+of+the+Vajra%C5%9Bekhara+line.+He+later+traveled+to+Sri+Lanka+and+then+to+%C5%9Ar%C4%ABvijaya+before+sailing+to+China%2C+eventually+arriving+in+the+eastern+Tang+capital+of+Luoyang+in+720.+In+721%2C+Vajrabodhi+and+his+famed+disciple+Amoghavajra+arrived+in+the+western+capital+of+Chang%E2%80%99an.+Under+the+patronage+of+Emperor+Xuanzong+%28r.+712%E2%80%93756%29%2C+Vajrabodhi+and+Amoghavajra+translated+the+%27%27Vajra%C5%9Bekharas%C5%ABtra%27%27+and+other+related+texts.+Vajrabodhi+devoted+his+energy+and+time+to+spreading+tantric+Buddhism+by+establishing+the+abhi%E1%B9%A3eka+or+initiation+platforms+and+performing+esoteric+rituals.+In+particular%2C+Vajrabodhi+was+popular+as+a+thaumaturge%3B+his+performance+of+the+rituals+for+rainmaking+and+curing+diseases+gained+him+favor+at+the+imperial+court%3B+he+even+gave+tantric+initiation+to+the+Tang+emperor+Xuanzong.+During+his+more+than+twenty+years+in+China%2C+Vajrabodhi+introduced+about+twenty+texts+belonging+to+the+Vajra%C5%9Bekhara+textual+line.+Vajrabodhi+attracted+many+disciples%3B+the+Silla+monk+Hyech%27o+%28704%E2%80%9387%29%2C+known+for+his+travel+record+Wang+O+Ch%27%C7%92nch%27uk+kuk+ch%E2%80%99%C5%8Dn+%28%22Record+of+a+Journey+to+the+Five+Kingdoms+of+India%22%29%2C+also+studied+with+him.+The+Japanese+Shingonsh%C5%AB+honors+Vajrabodhi+as+the+fifth+of+the+eight+patriarchs+in+its+lineage%2C+together+with+N%C4%81gabodhi+and+Amoghavajra.+%28Source%3A+%22Vajrabodhi.%22+In+%27%27The+Princeton+Dictionary+of+Buddhism%27%27%2C+952%E2%80%9353.+Princeton+University+Press%2C+2014.+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2Fj.ctt46n41q.27.%29ww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2Fj.ctt46n41q.27.%29)
Apte, V.S. + (Vaman+Shivram+Apte+was+an+Indian+lexicogra … Vaman+Shivram+Apte+was+an+Indian+lexicographer+and+a+professor+of+Sanskrit+at+Pune%27s+Fergusson+College.%0A%0AHe+is+best+known+for+his+compilation+of+a+dictionary%2C+The+Student%27s+English-Sanskrit+Dictionary.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVaman_Shivram_Apte+Wikipedia%5D%29Fwiki%2FVaman_Shivram_Apte+Wikipedia%5D%29)
Vasily Radlov + (Vasily+Vasilievich+Radlov+or+Friedrich+Wil … Vasily+Vasilievich+Radlov+or+Friedrich+Wilhelm+Radloff+%28Russian%3A+%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%CC%81%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%CC%81%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87+%D0%A0%D0%B0%CC%81%D0%B4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%3B+17+January+%5BO.S.+5+January%5D+1837+in+Berlin+%E2%80%93+12+May+1918+in+Petrograd%29+was+a+German-born+Russian+founder+of+Turkology%2C+a+scientific+study+of+Turkic+peoples.+According+to+Turkologist+Johan+Vandewalle%3B+he+knew+all+the+Turkic+languages+and+dialects+as+well+as+German%2C+French%2C+Russian%2C+Greek%2C+Latin%2C+Manchu%2C+Mongolian%2C+Chinese%2C+Arabic%2C+Persian+and+Hebrew.%0A%0AWorking+as+a+schoolteacher+in+Barnaul%2C+Radlov+became+interested+in+the+native+peoples+of+Siberia+and+published+his+ethnographic+findings+in+the+influential+monograph+From+Siberia+%281884%29.+From+1866+to+1907%2C+he+translated+and+released+a+number+of+monuments+of+Turkic+folklore.+Most+importantly%2C+he+was+the+first+to+publish+the+Orhon+inscriptions.+Four+volumes+of+his+comparative+dictionary+of+Turkic+languages+followed+in+1893+to+1911.+Radlov+helped+establish+the+Russian+Museum+of+Ethnography+and+was+in+charge+of+the+Asiatic+Museum+in+St.+Petersburg+from+1884+to+1894.%0A%0ARadlov+assisted+Grigory+Potanin+on+his+glossary+of+Salar+language%2C+Western+Yugur+language%2C+and+Eastern+Yugur+language+in+Potanin%27s+1893+Russian+language+book+The+Tangut-Tibetan+Borderlands+of+China+and+Central+Mongolia.%0A%0ADuring+the+Stalinist+repressions+of+the+late+1930s%2C+the+NKVD+and+state+science+apparatus+accused+the+late+%28ethnically+German%29+Radlov+of+Panturkism.+A+perceived+connection+with+the+long-dead+Radlov+was+treated+as+incriminating+evidence+against+Orientalists+and+Turkologists%2C+some+of+whom+were+executed%2C+including+Alexander+Samoylovich+in+1938.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVasily_Radlov+Source+Accessed+May+6%2C+2022%5D%29Radlov+Source+Accessed+May+6%2C+2022%5D%29)
George Churinoff (Gelong Thubten Tsultrim) + (Ven.+George+Churinoff+%28Gelong+Thubten+Ts … Ven.+George+Churinoff+%28Gelong+Thubten+Tsultrim%29+has+taught+and+studied+in+FPMT+centers+around+the+world.+Since+attending+his+first+November+Course+in+Kopan+in+1974+and+ordaining+in+1975%2C+he+has+studied+extensively.+A+physics+graduate+from+MIT%2C+Venerable+George+earned+a+Masters+degree+in+Buddhist+studies+from+Delhi+University%2C+India.+He+took+ordination+in+1975+and+studied+the+Geshe+Studies+Program+at+Manjushri+Institute%2C+England%2C+where+he+also+served+as+Spiritual+Program+Coordinator.%0A%0AVenerable+George+was+instrumental+in+founding+the+Masters+Program+at+Istituto+Lama+Tzong+Khapa+in+Italy%2C+where+he+also+served+as+Program+Coordinator.+After+studying+and+teaching+there+for+eight+years+he+spent+several+years+at+Tushita+Centre+in+Delhi%2C+followed+by+three+years+as+Lama+Osel+Rinpoche%27s+English+curriculum+tutor+at+Sera+Je+Monastery+in+South+India.+Venerable+George+has+done+many+retreats+in+the+sutra+and+tantra+traditions+and+taught+extensively+in+FPMT+centers+all+over+the+world.+He+taught+the+Basic+Program+as+resident+teacher+at+Dorje+Chang+Institute%2C+New+Zealand+and+at+Land+of+Medicine+Buddha%2C+USA.+Venerable+George+now+resides+in+Asheville%2C+NC.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Flandofmedicinebuddha.org%2Fevents%2Fbasic-program-tenets-module-with-ven-george-churinoff-2021-03-19%2F+Source+Accessed+Aug+19%2C+2021%5D%2919%2F+Source+Accessed+Aug+19%2C+2021%5D%29)
Sherab, Khenchen Palden + (Ven.+Khenchen+Palden+Rinpoche+%281942-2010 … Ven.+Khenchen+Palden+Rinpoche+%281942-2010%29+began+his+intensive+monastic+training+at+the+age+of+six+at+Gochen+Monastery.+So+strong+was+his+desire+to+study+and+learn+that+he+would+sneak+outdoors+after+curfew+and+into+the+shrubberies+to+read+his+books+under+the+moonlight.+At+age+12%2C+he+entered+Riwoche+Monastery%2C+one+of+the+oldest+and+largest+monastic+institutes+in+eastern+Tibet+and+famous+for+its+philosophers+and+logicians.+There+he+was+trained+to+become+the+next+Abbot+of+Gochen.+He+completed+his+studies+just+as+the+Chinese+invasion+reached+the+area.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.padmasambhava.org%2Fteach.html+Source+Accessed+Jan+29%2C+2015%5D%29.html+Source+Accessed+Jan+29%2C+2015%5D%29)