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Kosho Yamamoto was a scholar of Buddhist Studies. He is the author/translator of numerous works, including ''The Udumbara: Tales from the Buddhist Japan'' (1959), ''The Buddha: An Appreciation of His Life and Teaching'' (1961), ''An Introduction to Shin Buddhism'' (1965), ''The Life of the Buddha Through Gandhara Sculptures'', and ''The Kyogyoshinsho, or The 'Teaching, Practice, Faith, and Attainment' '' (1975), among many others. He is perhaps known most for his complete English translation of Dharmakṣema's version of the ''Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra'' (1973-75). In 1967 he traveled to Europe (including Spain, The Netherlands, Germany and the U.K.) to meet with prominent members of the Buddhist community at that time (such as Christmas Humphreys and Maurice Walshe in England). He wrote a book about his observations that same year, entitled ''Buddhism in Europe''. While his translation of the ''Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra'' has been criticized for its various imperfections, his work was indeed historic and pioneering, influencing a generation of scholars who studied the text. +
Koun Franz is a Soto Zen priest. He leads practice at Thousand Harbours Zen in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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. ([https://www.lionsroar.com/author/koun-franz/ Source: Lion's Roar]) +
Kristin Blancke is an independent researcher in Tibetan Buddhism, working many years on the Italian translation of the ''Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa'' by Tsang Nyon Heruka. In her research she evaluates earlier texts about the life and teachings of Milarepa, so as to be able to get a more 'realistic' picture of this great teacher. ([https://independent.academia.edu/kristinblancke Adapted from Source March 19, 2024]) +
Krisztina Teleki is a Hungarian Tibetologist and Mongolist. She holds a PhD of Mongolian Linguistics and Philology from ELTE University, Faculty of Arts, Budapest, Hungary. Her PhD dissertation was written on the monasteries and temples of Urga (Bogdiin Khüree: Monasteries and Temples of the Mongolian Capital, 1651-1938, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Arts, Doctoral School of Linguistics, Program on Mongolian Linguistics, Budapest, 2008, 282 pages). She has been to Mongolia over 10 times since 1999, on scholarships and research trips for periods of one month to one year, surveying the history and revival of Mongolian Buddhism. ([https://www.mongoliantemples.org/en/additional-materials/ulaanbaatar-reports-2005-2006/contributors Adapted from Source Mar 23, 2022]) +
Kuiji. (J. Kiki; K. Kyugi 窺基) (632-682). Scholar-monk of the Tang dynasty, commonly regarded as the founder of the Faxiang zong of Chinese Yogācāra Buddhism. Orphaned as a boy, Kuiji was ordained as a teenager and assigned to the imperial translation bureau in the Tang capital; there, he emerged as one of the principal disciples of Xuanzang, under whom he studied Sanskrit and Indian Buddhist abhidharma and Yogācāra scholasticism. He participated in Xuanzang's numerous translation projects and is closely associated with the redaction of the ''Cheng weishi lun'', 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 Dharmapāla's doctrinally conservative lineage of Vijñaptimātratā-Yogācāra philosophy. His elaborate and technical presentation of Yogācāra philosophy, which came to be designated pejoratively as Faxiang (Dharma Characteristics), contrasted markedly with the earlier Chinese Yogācāra school established by Paramārtha. Because he resided and eventually died at Daci’ensi, he is often known as Ci’en dashi (J. Jion daishi; K. Chaǔn taesa), the Great Master of Ci'en Monastery. Kuiji commentaries include the ''Chengweishi lun shuji'' and the ''Dasheng fayuan yilin zhang''. (Source: "Kuiji." In ''The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism'', 450. Princeton University Press, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46n41q.27.) +
Kumatarō Kawada was a Japanese philosopher who lived from 1899 to 1981. He was known for his work in comparative philosophy, which involved examining and contrasting Western and Japanese philosophical traditions. Kawada believed that Japanese thinkers should engage in comparative philosophy due to the influence of Western thinking on their culture.
Kawada made significant contributions to the field of philosophy in Japan. In 1960, he presented his conception of the meaning of comparative philosophy at the annual convention of the Japanese Society of Medieval Philosophy. His work also touched on topics such as the nature of truth and Buddhist concepts, as evidenced by his writings on Gotama Buddha and the concept of Dharmadatu.
Kawada's philosophical approach garnered attention from other scholars, with some of his work being discussed in relation to critiques of intuition and scientific empiricism. His ideas continue to be studied and referenced in academic circles, demonstrating the lasting impact of his contributions to comparative philosophy. (Generated by Perplexity Jan 10, 2025) +
Kumāralāta (3rd century) was an Indian founder of the Sautrāntika school of Buddhism. He was a native of Taxila, in modern day Pakistan.
According to the Chinese sources, he moved to Kabandha, 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, great learning and abilities; he also had influence on the development of Japanese Buddhism. He was considered one of the "four Suns illuminating the world", other three being Aśvaghoṣa, Āryadeva and Nāgārjuna.
The founding of the Sautrāntika school is attributed to the elder Kumāralāta (c. 3rd century CE), author of a "collection of dṛṣtānta" (''Dṛṣtāntapaṅkti'') called the ''Kalpanāmaṇḍitīkā''. The Sautrāntikas were sometimes also called "disciples of Kumāralāta". According to the Chinese sources, Harivarman (250-350 CE) was a student of Kumāralāta who became disillusioned with Buddhist Abhidharma and then wrote the ''Tattvasiddhi-śāstra'' in order to "eliminate confusion and abandon the later developments, with the hope of returning to the origin". This writing then formed the basis of formation of Jōjitsu school of Japanese Buddhism.
Kumāralāta's work ''Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā Dṛṣṭāntapaṅkti'' (“Garland of Examples,” henceforth Kumāralāta’s Garland) reflects an urgent statement of the core values of Buddhist urban businesspeople. According to Loukota Sanclemente and Diego, it emphasize both religious piety and the pursuit of wealth, a concern for social respectability, a strong work ethic, and an emphasis on rational decision-making. These values inform Kumāralāta’s religious vision of poverty and wealth. His vision of religious giving conjugates economic behavior and religious doctrine, 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, depicted by Kumāralāta in close interdependence with the laity and, most importantly, within the same social class. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kum%C4%81ral%C4%81ta Source Accessed Aug 31, 2023])
Kunga Lekpé Rinchen (fifteenth century) — a student of Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo. He wrote ''A Concise Guide to Parting from the Four Attachments'' (translated in ''Mind Training, The Great Collection'', by Thupten Jinpa for the Institute of Tibetan Classics, Wisdom Publications). ([https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Kunga_Lekp%C3%A9_Rinchen Source Accessed April 30, 2025]) +
4th embodiment of the zur mang drung pa line. +
Kunzang Dechen Lingpa Rinpoche (1928-2006) was born in the Earth Snake Year (1928), in Southern Tibet in Lhodrak. He was recognized by Dudjom Rinpoche as the Lodhak Tertön, the reincarnation of Tertön Longsal Nyingpo, of the Drupchen Melong Dorje lineage. Kunzang Dechen Rinpoche passed away in 2006, in Zangdok Palri Monastery. He remained in tukdam, sitting upright unassisted for two and a half days. At that time, marvelous signs were witnessed by many.
Kunsang Dechen Rinpoche was renowned for his terma revelations which include Dorje Drolö, Tröma Nakmo, and many others he directly received from Padmasambhava.
(Source: [https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Kunzang_Dechen_Lingpa Rigpa Wiki Accessed August 21, 2024])
For more information see Amelia Hall's dissertation: "Revelations of a Modern Mystic: The Life and Legacy of Kun bzang bde chen gling pa 1928-2006". PhD diss., Oxford University, 2012. +
Khenchen Kunzang Pelden was a Nyingma scholar and teacher associated with Katok Monastery. A student of a number of distinguished Nyingma teachers including Dza Patrul and Ju Mipam, he was an important Longchen Nyingtik lineage holder. He composed a famous commentary to the ''Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra'' ([[The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech]]), and served Katok Monastery as the first abbot of its study center, Shedrub Norbu Lhunpo, for three years. Following retirement he returned to his hometown and taught until his death in 1944. (Source: [http://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Kunzang-Pelden/9593 Treasury of Lives])<br>[https://dharmacloud.tsadra.org/book-author/kunzang-palden/ Free digital Tibetan texts by Kunzang Palden here on DharmaCloud]. +
Kurtis R. Schaeffer received an M.A. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Washington in 1995, 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, with a special interest in the spiritual literature of Tibet and the Himalayas. He is the author or editor of nine books, including the largest anthology of Tibetan literature in English and, most recently, 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, with Martien Halvorson-Taylor, directs the Global Religion Lab at UVA. His books include The Life of the Buddha (2015), Sources of Tibetan Tradition (2013), The Tibetan History Reader (2013), The Culture of the Book in Tibet (2009), An Early Tibetan Catalogue of Buddhist Literature (2009), Dreaming the Great Brahmin, and Himalayan Hermitess (2004). ([https://religiousstudies.as.virginia.edu/kurtis-r-schaeffer Source Accessed April 12, 2023])
You can watch Kurtis talk about [http://conference.tsadra.org/session/notes-from-the-cave-jigs-med-gling-pa-on-buddha-nature/ Jigmé Lingpa's notes from a cave here] and learn more about [http://conference.tsadra.org/session/kavya-in-tibet/ Kavya literature and translation here].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZYwvi8-KUk&index=23&list=UL7FWysj1EjdY He is also an editor and contributor to The Lives of the Masters Series] at [https://www.shambhala.com/lives-of-the-masters-series/ Shambhala Publications] and you can [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FWysj1EjdY&list=UL40lXGqjo_oY&index=19 watch him speak more about Jigme Lingpa here].
Kurtis also contributed to the amazing [http://lotb.iath.virginia.edu/ Life of the Buddha project online] with [[People/Quintman,_A.|Andrew Quintman]].
*[http://virginia.academia.edu/KurtisSchaeffer Schaeffer on Academia.edu]
*[http://www.uvatibetcenter.org/ Learn more about The UVA Tibet Center]
A student of Tenpai Nyima and Ngakchen Palden Drakpa. A teacher of Sengchen Lobzang Tenzin Paljor, Lachiwa Lobzang Chökyi Gyatso, and Lhachö Khentri Drupwang Tulku Lobzang Tsöndru Gyatso. +
A student of Kyitön Shakya Bum, Chokden Lekpai Lodrö, Jangsem Gyalwa Yeshe, and Rongpa Sherap Senge. A teacher of Dölpopa and Longchenpa. +
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, Berkeley, 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, their relation to Indian Buddhism, and development of Buddhist canon in East Asia. Tokuno’s most recent projects include Byways in Medieval Chinese Buddhism: The Book of Trapusa and Indigenous Scriptures (Kuroda Institute Studies in East Asian Buddhism Series, University of Hawaii Press), which has been accepted for publication. She has published articles in The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, chapters in Encyclopedia of Buddhism and A Bibliographic Guide to the Comparative Study of Ethics, and a translation of “The Book of Resolving Doubts Concerning the Age of Semblance Dharma” in Buddhism in Practice. She teaches courses on Buddhism and world religions. ([https://jsis.washington.edu/global/people/kyoko-tokuno/ Source Accessed June 2, 2023]) +
Kyosen Ito works at the Buddhist Research Institute, Taisho University. +
Kyotön Monlam Tsultrim, the abbot who led Narthang monastery at the peak of its history, was an illustrious figure of his time in Central Tibet. A resolute monk, a meditation master, a learned scholar, author, and public figure, he epitomized the high ideals, practices, and approaches of the Kadam school and championed its traditions of scriptural exegesis and meditation instructions. A Kadam luminary, he also left behind religious writings which hold great significance for Tibetan Buddhist scholarship and practice today.
(Source: Karma Phuntsho, ''The Life and Works of Kyotön Monlam Tsultrim'', iii) +
Kyǒnghǔng (fl. seventh century) came from Silla. According to the catalogue ''Naracho genzai issaikyosho mokuroku'', the monk Kyǒnghǔng wrote thirteen commentaries on Buddhist texts. +
Kåre Albert Lie (born 9 September 1942 ) is a Norwegian historian of religion, non-fiction author and translator. He has translated, or contributed to the translation of, nearly 60 books, especially in the history of religion and culture. In addition, he has published a number of books on Buddhism and the oldest texts of Buddhism.
He has a master's degree in phil. with major in religious history, with indology (Sanskrit and Pali ) in the subject area. He has translated books from Pali, Sanskrit, English, German, French, Dutch, Danish and Swedish. Lie worked for several years in the school system before concentrating on his work as a writer and translator from 1996. ([https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A5re_A._Lie Source Accessed Mar 23, 2021]) +
Kālayaśas (C. Jiangliangyeshe; J. Kyōryōyasha; K. Kangnyangyasa 畺良耶舍 (383–442). A Central Asian monk who was one of the early translators of Buddhist texts into Chinese. Kālayaśas arrived at Jiankang, the capital of the Liu-Song dynasty, in 424, where he became an adviser to Emperor Wen. Two works of translation are attributed to him in the Buddhist catalogues. Perhaps the most influential work with which he is associated is the ''Guan Wuliangshou jing'', the "meditation-sūtra" on Amitābha Buddha, which is one of the three foundational texts of the East Asian Pure Land traditions. Because no Sanskrit recension of this sūtra is attested, this scripture is now considered to be either a Central Asian or a Chinese indigenous scripture . . ., and its ascription to Kālayaśas is problematic. The second text that he translated is the ''Guan Yaowang Yaoshang er pusa jing'' ("Sūtra on Visualizing the Two Bodhisattvas Bhaiṣajyarāja and Bhaiṣajyasamudgata"), an early sūtra on the Medicine Buddha/Bodhisattva cult associated with the bodhisattva Bhaiṣajyarāja and the buddha Bhaiṣajyaguru. (Source: "Kālayaśas." In ''The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism'', 408. Princeton University Press, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46n41q.27.) +
