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Ching+Keng+%E8%80%BF%E6%99%B4+is+Assistant+Professor+at+the+Department+of+Philosophy%2C+National+Chengchi+University%2C+Taipei%2C+Taiwan.+His+field+of+research+is+Yog%C3%A2c%C4%81ra+and+Tath%C4%81gatagarbha+thought+in+India+and+China+during+the+medieval+period.+He+has+been+part+of+various+research+projects+studying+Dharmap%C4%81la%E2%80%99s+%27%27Commentary+on+the+Vi%E1%B9%83%C5%9Bik%C4%81+of+Vasubandhu%27%27+and+Dharmap%C4%81la%E2%80%99s+%27%27Commentary+on+the+%E2%80%82%C4%80lambanapar%C4%ABk%E1%B9%A3%C4%81+of+Dign%C4%81ga%27%27%2C+W%C5%8Fnch%E2%80%99uk%E2%80%99s+%27%27Commentary+on+the+Sa%E1%B9%83dhinirmocana-s%C5%ABtra%27%27%2C+and+the+development+of+the+Three-Nature+theory+%28%27%27trisvabh%C4%81va-nirde%C5%9Ba%27%27%29+in+Yog%C3%A2c%C4%81ra.+Among+his+publications+are%3A+his+PhD+dissertation%2C+entitled+%E2%80%9CYog%C3%A2c%C4%81ra+Buddhism+Transmitted+or+Transformed%3F+Param%C3%A2rtha+%28499-569+CE%29+and+His+Chinese+Disciples%E2%80%9D+%282009%29%3B+and+journal+articles+such+as+%22A+Fundamental+Difficulty+Embedded+in+the+Soteriology+of+Tath%C4%81gatagarbha+Thought%3F+%E2%80%93+An+Investigation+Focusing+on+the+%27%27Ratnagotravibh%C4%81ga%27%27+%282013%29%2C+and+%22The+Dharma-body+as+the+Disclosure+of+Thusness%3A+On+the+Characterization+of+the+Dharma-body+in+the+%27%27Nengduan+jin%E2%80%99gang+banruo+boluomi+jing+shi%27%27.%22+%282014%29+%28both+written+in+Chinese%29.+%28Source%3A+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fbuddhanature.tsadra.org%2Findex.php%2FBooks%2FA_Distant_Mirror+%27%27A+Distant+Mirror%27%27%5D%2C+530%E2%80%9331%29 +
A+renowned+scholar+born+in+Chisa+in+the+Amdo+Rebgong+region.+A+student+of+Dzong+Ngon+Lodoe+Tshang%2C+Tsang+Geshe+Tshang%2C+Zhwamar+Pandita%2C+Jampa+Lobsang%2C+Dzoge+Lobsang+Gyatsho%2C+Horchen+Yeshe+Gyatsho%2C+etc.+He+was+an+important+holder+of+Tsongkhapa%27s+transmission+of+the+Whisper+Lineage+%28%27%27snyan+rgyud%27%27%29.+His+primary+students+were+Tulku+Jamyang+Thinle+Wangpo%2C+Dzongkar+Jigme+Sherab+Dagpa%2C+Tulku+Jigme+Thinle+Lhundup%2C+Nangso+Kukey%2C+and+Khaso+Chogtrul. +
Chiwah+Chan+completed+his+PhD+in+Buddhist+Studies+in+1993+with+a+dissertation+on+%22The+Formation+of+Orthodoxy+in+Sung+Dynasty+Buddhism%3A+Chih-li+and+the+T%27ien-t%27ai+School.%22+He+has+published+widely+on+the+Chinese+Tiantai+tradition.+He+has+served+as+Librarian+for+the+Chinese+Collection+at+Yale+University+and+as+Adjunct+Lecturer+in+Yale%27s+Department+of+East+Asian+Languages+and+Literatures.+Prior+to+that%2C+he+spent+four+years+as+a+cataloger+with+the+international+cooperative+Chinese+Rare+Books+Project%2C+based+in+the+East+Asian+Library+at+Princeton+University.+He+is+now+the+Chinese+Librarian+at+the+University+of+Pennsylvania%2C+where+he+selects+scholarly+resources+to+support+the+University%27s+Chinese+Studies+program%2C+organizes+and+supervises+the+technical+processing+of+these+materials%2C+and+provides+specialized+China-related+reference+and+instructional+services+for+faculty+and+students.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.international.ucla.edu%2Fbuddhist%2Fperson%2F1008+Source+Accessed+Sept+10%2C+2020%5D%29 +
Assistant+Professor+of+Tsukuba+University+in+Japan.+She+has+published+numerous+works+in+the+field+of+Buddhist+philosophy%2C+among+which+counts+recently+%22Defining+and+Redefining+Svalaksana%3A+Dharmakirti%27s+concept+and+its+Tibetan+Modification%22+in+Shoun+Hino+and+Toshihiro+Wada+%28eds.%29%2C+Three+Mountains+and+Seven+Rivers%3A+Prof.+Musashi+Tachikawa%27s+Felicitation+Volume%2C+Delhi%2C+2004.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fpublications.efeo.fr%2Fen%2Fauthor%2F1130_yoshimizu-chizuko+Source+Accessed+Sep+25%2C+2025%5D%29 +
Mike+Chodo+Cross+was+born+in+Birmingham+in+1959%2C+and+graduated+from+Sheffield+University.+With+Gudo+Nishijima%2C+he+is+the+co-translator+into+English+of+Master+Dogen%E2%80%99s+%27%27Shobogenzo%27%27+in+four+volumes.+He+now+divides+his+time+between+England+and+France.+Together+with+his+wife+Chie%2C+who+is+also+an+Alexander+Technique+teacher+and+Zen+practitioner%2C+he+runs+the+Middle+Way+Re-education+Centre+in+Aylesbury%2C+England.+At+a+small+country+retreat+on+the+edge+of+La+Foret+Des+Andaines+in+northern+France%2C+he+indulges+selfishly+in+sitting-Zen%2C+amid+sounds+of+a+valley+stream+and+abundant+singing+of+birds.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.zen-occidental.net%2Fenseignements%2Fcross1.html+Source+Accessed+July+13%2C+2023%5D%29 +
Khandro+Thrinlay+Chodon+was+born+in+Lahoul%2C+which+is+known+in+the+dharma+texts+as+the+%27Land+of+the+Dakinis%27.+She+was+born+into+a+family+of+great+Tibetan+yogis+who+were+renowned+for+their+extensive+and+pure+practice.+She+has+therefore+been+trained+since+childhood+in+the+practices+of+Vajrayana+Buddhism%2C+and+grew+up+in+an+environment+where+spirituality+was+an+integral+part+of+everyday+life.%0A%0ADue+to+a+generous+sponsorship+from+an+Australian+man+named+Laurie+Seaman%2C+and+also+to+the+visionary+encouragement+of+her+parents%2C+Khandro-la+was+able+to+attend+a+catholic+boarding+school+in+Kullu.+The+school+was+only+two+hours+from+her+family+home+so+she+could+keep+regular+contact+with+her+family+and+ancient+culture.+At+the+school+she+learnt+English+and+received+the+beginnings+of+her+excellent+western+academic+education.+Khandro-la+went+on+to+earn+her+B.A.+in+Psychology+from+Punjab+University+in+Chandigarh%2C+India%2C+in+1986+and+then+in+1998%2C+she+graduated+with+an+M.A.+in+East-West+Psychology+from+the+California+Institute+of+Integral+Studies%2C+San+Francisco%2C+USA%0A%0A%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.khachodling.org%2Fbiography.html+Source%5D%29 +
Reverend+Dr.+Chodrung-ma+Kunga+Chodron+%28also+known+as+Lois+Peak%29%2C+teaches+courses+meditation+at+Vassar+College.+She+served+for+five+years+as+an+Assistant+Research+Professor+at+The+George+Washington+University%2C+where+she+taught+courses+in+Buddhism%2C+Buddhist+Philosophy%2C+and+Tibetan+Buddhism+in+the+Department+of+Religion.+Professor+Kunga+Chodron+has+been+the+recipient+of+numerous+grants+and+fellowships%2C+including+several+recent+grants+for+translation+of+Buddhist+sutras+from+the+Khyentse+Foundation%2C+as+well+as+fellowships+and+grants+from+the+Association+of+Asian+Studies%2C+Spencer+Foundation%2C+and+Social+Science+Research+Council.+She+has+authored+several+books+and+many+articles+on+Buddhism+and+education+in+Asia.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EKunga+Chodron+speaks+and+reads+the+Tibetan+language%2C+and+together+with+Khenpo+Kalsang+Gyaltsen+has+co-translated+eight+book-length+works+on+Buddhist+philosophy+and+ritual+as+well+as+over+a+hundred+shorter+works.+She+is+a+core+member+of+the+working+committee+of+the+Buddhist+Literary+Heritage+Project%2C+which+is+undertaking+the+translation+of+the+Tibetan+Buddhist+Canon%2C+known+as+the+Tripitaka%2C+into+English.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EKunga+Chodron+received+a+doctorate+in+Comparative+Human+Development+and+a+master%E2%80%99s+degree+in+Human+Development+from+Harvard+Graduate+School+of+Education.+At+Harvard%2C+she+also+served+for+two+years+as+an+editor+of+the+Harvard+Educational+Review.+She+worked+for+the+U.S.+government+for+over+15+years%2C+serving+in+senior+research+and+policy+positions+in+the+U.S.+Department+of+Education.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EKunga+Chodron+has+been+a+Buddhist+nun+for+over+twenty+years.+She+has+received+many+teachings+from+eminent+Sakya+lineage+holders%2C+including+His+Holiness+the+Sakya+Trizin%2C+His+Eminence+Luding+Khen+Chen+Rinpoche%2C+and+the+Very+Venerable+Dezhung+Rinpoche.+Her+primary+teacher+is+Venerable+Khenpo+Kalsang+Gyaltsen.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EIn+2001%2C+Kunga+Chodron+assisted+in+the+founding+of+and+has+since+continuously+served+as+Secretary%2FTreasurer+of+Tsechen+Kunchab+Ling+Temple%2C+which+is+the+Seat+of+His+Holiness+Sakya+Trizin+in+the+United+States.+In+1986%2C+she+also+assisted+in+the+founding+and+has+since+served+as+President+of+Sakya+Phuntsok+Ling+Center+for+Tibetan+Buddhist+Studies+and+Meditation+in+Silver+Spring+Maryland.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EHis+Holiness+Sakya+Trizin+appointed+Kunga+Chodron+as+a+member+of+the+Committee+of+Western+Bhiksunis+in+2009.+In+2011%2C+he+bestowed+upon+her+the+title+of+Chodrung-ma+%28Senior+Nun%29.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bhiksuniordination.org%2Fabout_cmt_KC.html+Source+Accessed+Apr+2%2C+2021%5D%29
TSERING+CHOEKYI+completed+postgraduate+studies+in+International+Relations+at+the%0ANational+Chengchi+University%2C+Taipei%2C+where+her+research+focused+on+the+role+of%0AInternational+NGOs+and+HR+in+China.+She+currently+works+as+an+intern+at+Global%0APeace+Initiative+of+Women+in+New+York. +
A+modern+Tibetan+biography+is+available+on+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.tbrc.org%2F%23%21rid%3DW1KG17214+BDRC+W1KG17214+%5D%3A+bco+brgyad+khri+chen+rin+po+che%27i+mdzad+rnam+mdor+bsdus.+Edited+by+Yon+tan+bzang+po+%28P5949%29.+Kathmandu%2C+Nepal%3A+Sachen+International%2C+2008.+%0A%0AHis+Eminence+Chogye+Trichen+Rinpoche%2C+Ngawang+Khyenrab+Thupten+Lekshe+Gyatso%2C+is+the+most+senior+Sakya+Lama+and+the+head+of+the+Tsar+sub-school+of+Sakya+tradition.+His+Eminence+is+a+renowned+tantric+master%2C+a+dedicated+practitioner%2C+an+outstanding+scholar%2C+an+eloquent+poet%2C+and+embodies+the+wisdom%2C+spirit+and+activities+of+the+holy+Dharma.+His+Eminence+is+a+master+of+masters+as+most+Tibetan+Buddhist+lineage+holders+are+his+disciples.+Amongst+these+disciples+are+His+Holiness+the+14th+Dalai+Lama%2C+Tenzin+Gyatso%2C+and+His+Holiness+the+41st+Sakya+Trizin%2C+Ngawang+Kunga%2C+and+His+Eminence+is+regarded+as+the+definitive+authority+on+Kalacakra+Tantra.+In+addition+to+His+Eminence%27s+stature+among+Tibetan+lamas%2C+the+late+King+Birendra+of+Nepal+awarded+His+Eminence+%22Gorkha+Dakshin+Babu%22%2C+a+tribute+which+has+never+been+awarded+to+a+Buddhist+monk+in+Nepal+before.%0A%0ABorn+in+1919+in+the+Tsang+province+of+Central+Tibet+into+the+Zhalu+Kushang+family+of+the+Che+clan%2C+a+lineage+descended+from+the+clear+light+gods%2C+he+was+recognized+as+the+reincarnation+of+the+previous+Chogye+Rinpoche+of+Nalendra+Monastery+by+the+13th+Dalai+Lama%2C+Thupten+Gyatso.+Many+auspicious+and+marveleous+signs+accompanied+His+Eminence%27s+birth.+His+Eminence+is+the+26th+patriarch+of+Phenpo+Nalendra+Monastery%2C+North+of+Lhasa.+Founded+by+Rongton+Sheja+Kunrig+%281367-1449%29%2C+Nalendra+is+one+of+the+most+important+Sakya+monasteries+in+Tibet.+Wondrously%2C+each+generation+of+the+Kushang+family+has+produced+no+less+than+four+sons%2C+most+of+who+have+served+as+throne+holders+of+many+important+monasteries+including+Nalendra%2C+Zhalu+and+Ngor.%0A%0AThe+name+%22Kushang%22+meaning+%27royal+maternal+uncle%27+derived+from+the+fact+that+many+daughters+from+the+family+were+married+to+numerous+Sakya+throne+holders%2C+one+of+whom%2C+Drogon+Chagna%2C+was+supreme+ruler+of+Tibet%2C+who+succeeded+Chogyal+Phakpa.%0A%0AThe+name+%22Chogye%22+means+%27Eighteen%27+and+comes+from+the+time+of+Khyenrab+Choje%2C+the+8th+abbot+of+Nalendra+who+also+belonged+to+the+aristocratic+Kushang+family.+Khyenrab+Choje%2C+a+great+teacher+possessing+the+direct+lineage+of+Kalacakra+received+from+Vajrayogini%2C+was+invited+to+be+the+abbot+of+Nalendra+by+Sakya+Trizin+Dagchen+Lodro+Gyaltsen+%281444-1495%29.+Khyenrab+Choje+visited+the+Emperor+of+China+who+was+greatly+impressed+by+the+tantric+scholar+from+Tibet+and+bestowed+on+him+%27eighteen%27+precious+gifts.+From+Khyenrab+Choje+the+lineage+of+Chogye+Rinpoches+began.%0A%0AAt+the+age+of+twelve+His+Eminence+was+officially+enthroned+at+the+Phenpo+Nalendra+Monastery.+In+these+early+years+he+studied+intensively+all+the+basic+liturgies+and+rituals+of+Nalendra+Monastery.+His+two+main+root+Gurus+were+the+4th+Zimwog+Tulku%2C+Ngawang+Tenzin+Thrinley+Norbu+Palzangpo%2C+the+other+main+incarnate+lama+of+Nalendra+Monastery%2C+and+Dampa+Rinpoche+Shenphen+Nyingpo+of+Ngor+Ewam.+From+these+two+great+teachers+His+Eminence+recieved+all+the+major+and+minor+teachings+of+Sakya+such+as+the+two+Lamdre+Traditions%2C+the+Greater+and+Lesser+Mahakalas%2C+the+Four+Tantras%2C+the+Thirteen+Golden+Dharmas%2C+Kalacakra%2C+etc.+His+Eminence+completed+extensive+studies+in+all+major+fields+of+study+taught+in+Lord+Buddha%27s+teachings.+His+Eminence+becomes+a+master+in+both+Sutrayana+and+Mantrayana+teachings.+His+Eminence+is+also+a+great+scholar+of+literature%2C+poetry%2C+history+and+Buddhist+metaphysics+and+a+highly+accomplished+poet.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.yuloling.com%2Fkhacho-yulo-ling%2Fspiritual-leaders%2Fhis-eminence-chogye-trichen-rinpoche.html+Source+Accessed+June+16%2C+2020%5D%29
Chokro+L%C3%BCi+Gyaltsen+%28Tib.+%E0%BD%85%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%82%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%80%E0%BE%B3%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%92%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%A3%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%9A%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%2C+Wyl.+cog+ro+klu%27i+rgyal+mtshan%29+%E2%80%94+together+with+the+pandita+Jinamitra%2C+he+translated+into+Tibetan%2C+texts+on+Vinaya%2C+as+well+as+important+commentaries+on+the+%27%27Abhidharma-samuccaya%27%27.+With+the+pandita+J%C3%B1anagarbha+he+translated+Nagarjuna%27s+%27%27Mulamadhyamaka-karika%27%27+and+Bhavaviveka%27s+%27%27Praj%C3%B1apradipa%27%27.+He+also+assisted+Vimalamitra+and+Vairotsana+in+translating+many+tantras.%0A%0AAlong+with+Kawa+Paltsek%2C+he+was+sent+to+India+by+king+Trisong+Detsen+to+invite+Vimalamitra+to+Tibet.+He+later+received+the+Vima+Nyingtik+teachings+from+Vimalamitra+in+Samy%C3%A9.%0A%0AHis+later+incarnations+include+Karma+Lingpa.%0A%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DChokro_L%25C3%25BCi_Gyaltsen+Source+Accessed+Oct+1%2C+2025%5D%29 +
Chone+Drakpa+Shedrub+was+a+Geluk+scholar+and+yogi+famous+for+his++knowledge+of+sutra+and+tantra%2C+who+stood+out+even+among+the+most+learned+scholars+of+his+time.+Educated+at+Sera+and+based+at+Chone%2C+where+he+did+most+of+his+teaching%2C+he+authored+many+commentaries+on+sutra+and+tantra%2C+which+are+collected+in+eleven+volumes. +
Translator+of+the+%27%27Vimalak%C4%ABrtinirde%C5%9Bas%C5%ABtra%27%27+and+the+%27%27Ratnameghas%C5%ABtra%27%27. +
Prof.+Chow+Su-Chia+is+a+scholar+and+translator%2C+particularly+known+for+his+work+in+translating+Buddhist+texts.+He+is+mentioned+in+the+context+of+translating+the+%27%27Sutra+of+the+Master+of+Healing%27%27+into+English. +
%E2%80%8BChris+Kang+is+Professor+in+Religion+and+Contemplative+Studies+%E2%80%93+an+independent+scholar+with+special+interest+in+Christian+theology+and+Asian+philosophies.+He+is+founder+of+Awarezen%2C+a+digital+meditation+centre+and+academy+providing+online+courses+on+meditation+and+spirituality+for+human+flourishing+and+transcendence+beyond+religious+boundaries.+He+received+his+PhD+in+Studies+in+Religion+from+The+University+of+Queensland+%28Australia%29+in+2003.+For+nearly+two+decades%2C+Chris+has+lectured+in+Australia+at+The+University+of+Queensland%2C+Griffith+University%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology%2C+Nan+Tien+Institute%2C+Queensland+Health%2C+and+various+Buddhist+centres.+Chris+has+over+15+years+of+clinical+occupational+therapy+practice+in+Australia+and+Singapore.+As+a+Singapore+Government+Public+Service+Commission+scholar%2C+he+was+awarded+a+Bachelor+of+Occupational+Therapy+with+First+Class+Honours+from+The+University+of+Queensland+in+1993.+He+received+a+Postgraduate+Certificate+in+International+Relations+with+Dean%27s+Commendation+in+2009%2C+also+from+The+University+of+Queensland.+In+2008%2C+he+was+invited+by+Australian+Prime+Minister+Kevin+Rudd+and+Professor+Glyn+Davis+as+one+of+1%2C000+delegates+to+the+Australia+2020+Summit+at+Parliament+House%2C+Canberra.+Professionally%2C+he+is+certified+in+Neurosemantics+%282003%29+and+Meta-Coaching+%282004%29+from+the+International+Society+of+Neurosemantics+%28USA%29+and+Meta-Coach+Foundation+%28USA%29.+From+2016+to+2018%2C+he+was+Assistant+Professor+in+Health+and+Social+Sciences+%28Occupational+Therapy%29+at+the+Singapore+Institute+of+Technology.%0A%0AChris+directs+his+academic+research+and+teaching+at+Asian+Centre+for+Creative+Theology.+His+current+research+program+focuses+on+Christian+theology+and+Reformed+epistemology+in+comparisons+with+Buddhist%2C+Confucianist%2C+Daoist%2C+Hindu%2C+and+Tantric+philosophies+from+an+Asia-centric+perspective+pivoting+on+China+and+India.+He+also+has+scholarly+interests+in+Arabic+and+Continental+philosophy.+He+has+over+200+publications+and+presentations+including+seven+books+in+Asian+and+Biblical+contemplative+wisdoms.+His+books+include+%27%27One+in+Christ%27%27+%282019%29%2C+%27%27The+Tantra+of+Prabhat+Ranjan+Sarkar%3A+Critical+Comparisons+and+Dialogical+Perspectives%27%27+%282017%29%2C+%27%27Resting+in+Christ%27%27+%282015%29%2C+%27%27Growing+in+Christ%27%27+%282015%29%2C+%27%27Reclaiming+Dhamma%3A+Teachings+on+Critical+Buddhism%27%27+%282014%29%2C+%27%27Dhamma+Stream%3A+A+Garland+of+Writings+on+Dhamma%2C+Self%2C+and+Society%27%27+%282013%29%2C+%27%27Wise+Mind+Warm+Heart%27%27+%282010%29%2C+and+%27%27The+Meditative+Way%3A+Readings+in+the+Theory+and+Practice+of+Buddhist+Meditation%27%27+%281997%3B+co-edited+with+Rod+Bucknell%29.+His+academic+articles+have+appeared+in+%27%27Asian+Journal+of+Occupational+Therapy%27%27%3B+%27%27Australian+Occupational+Therapy+Journal%27%27%3B+%27%27Hong+Kong+Journal+of+Occupational+Therapy%27%27%3B+%27%27Contemplativa%3A+Journal+of+Contemplative+Studies%27%27%3B+%27%27Journal+of+Buddhist+Ethics%27%27%3B+%27%27Mindfulness%27%27%3B+%27%27Philosophy+East+and+West%27%27%3B+and+%27%27Journal+of+Reformed+Theology%27%27.+He+is+general+editor+of+an+open+access%2C+open+peer+review+journal+%27%27Contemplativa%3A+Journal+of+Contemplative+Studies%27%27.
Chris+Mortensen+is+emeritus+professor+of+philosophy+at+the+University+of+Adelaide+and+a+fellow+of+the+Academy+of+Humanities+of+Australia.+His+research+interests+are+in+logic%2C+metaphysics%2C+philosophy+of+science%2C+and+Buddhism.+His+publications+include+Inconsistent+Mathematics+%281995%29+and+articles+in+the+%27%27Journal+of+Symbolic+Logic%27%27%2C+the+%27%27Journal+of+Philosophical+Logic%27%27%2C+%27%27Synthese%27%27%2C+%27%27Erkenntnis%27%27%2C+the+%27%27Australasian+Journal+of+Philosophy%27%27%2C+%27%27Philosophy+East+and+West%27%27%2C+and+other+journals.+%28Source%3A+%27%27Pointing+at+the+Moon%3A+Buddhism%2C+Logic%2C+Analytic+Philosophy%27%27%29 +
Chris+Tomlinson+is+the+senior+software+developer+at+BDRC.+An+innovative+programmer%2C+hacker%2C+and+researcher+from+Sun+Microsystems+who+had+discovered+Buddhism%2C+she+relied+on+TBRC+to+access+Tibetan+Buddhist+texts+online.+One+day+when+the+site+went+down%2C+she+called+the+office+and+Gene+Smith+picked+up.+Chris+would+spend+the+next+two+decades+as+a+key+technologist+for+BDRC%2C+helping+to+share+the+Dharma+globally+and+transforming+the+way+people+access+Buddhist+literature.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D10162813356912355%26id%3D45559157354%23_%3D_+Source+Accessed+June+28%2C+2023%5D%29 +
Christel+Matthias+Schr%C3%B6der+%28born+January+16+%2C+1915+in+Elsfleth+%3B+%E2%80%A0+March+14+%2C+1996+in+Bremen+%29+was+a+German+Protestant+pastor+and+religious+scholar.%0A%0ASchr%C3%B6der+was+the+son+of+a+senior+government+councilor.+He+studied+Protestant+theology+at+the+University+of+T%C3%BCbingen+and+at+the+University+of+Marburg.+He+received+his+doctorate+phil.+in+Marburg.+He+then+worked+as+a+pastor+in+Jever.+The+British+occupying+forces+appointed+Schr%C3%B6der+as+the+first+post-war+mayor+of+Jever+%28term+of+office%3A+May+8+%2C+1945+to+July+31%2C+1945%29.+In+1951+he+was+initially+appointed+to+the+second+pastorate+at+the+St.+Ansgarii+parish+in+Bremen-Schwachhausen.+He+also+gave+his+sermons+in+Low+German.+He+was+not+only+a+respected+pastor%2C+but+also+very+valued+as+a+mediator+of+literature+and+art.+Since+1961+he+has+published+the+handbook+series+The+Religions+of+Humanity.+In+1972%2C+on+the+occasion+of+the+anniversary+of+the+Reformation%2C+he+gave+a+lecture+about+the+reformer+Heinrich+von+Z%C3%BCtphen%2C+who+gave+the+first+Reformation+sermon+in+Bremen+in+the+St.+Ansgarii+Church+in+1522.%0A%0AAfter+his+retirement%2C+Christel+Matthias+Schr%C3%B6der+worked+for+German+Press+Research+at+the+University+of+Bremen.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FChristel_Matthias_Schr%25C3%25B6der+Source+Accessed+Dec+7%2C+2023%5D%29 +
Christian+Bernert+%28MA%29+comes+from+Austria+where+he+studied+Tibetology+at+the+University+of+Vienna+until+2009.+He+embarked+on+the+Buddhist+path+in+1999+under+the+guidance+of+Khenchen+Amipa+Rinpoche.+Since+2001+he+has+been+studying+at+IBA%2C+where+he+currently+works+as+language+program+coordinator+and+translator.+Christian+is+a+founding+member+of+the+Ch%C3%B6dung+Karmo+Translation+Group.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fconference.tsadra.org%2Fpast-event%2Fthe-2014-tt-conference%2F+Source+Accessed+Jul+20%2C+2020%5D%29%0A%0AHis+dissertation+was+published+as+a+book-length+translation%3A+%27%27Perfect+or+Perfected%3F+Rongt%C3%B6n+on+Buddha-Nature%3A+A+Commentary+on+the+Fourth+Chapter+of+the+Ratnagotravibh%C4%81ga%27%27+%28v+v.1.27-95%5Ba%5D%29.+Kathmandu%3A+Vajra+Books%2C+2018. +
