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Dr.+Aleksandra+Wenta+is+Assistant+Professor+in+the+School+of+Buddhist+Studies%2C+Philosophy+and+Comparative+Religions.+She+was+trained+at+Oxford+University%2C+Banaras+Hindu+University%2C+and+Jagiellonian+University.+She+was+fellow+at+the+Indian+Institute+of+Advanced+Study%2C+Shimla+%282012-2014%29+where+she+worked+on+the+aesthetics+of+power+in+medieval+Chidambaram.+Her+scholarly+interests+range+from+Buddhism+in+India+and+Tibet%2C+through+Sanskrit+and+history+of+%C5%9Aaivism+in+Kashmir+and+South+India%2C+to+the+performance+theories+and+emotions+in+pre-modern+India.+She+is+currently+working+on+the+history+of+the+transmission+of+the+esoteric+Buddhist+cult+from+India+to+Tibet.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fnalandauniv.edu.in%2Ffaculties%2Faleksandra-wenta%2F+Source+Accessed+Feb+11%2C+2021%5D%29 +
Alex+Catanese+earned+his+PhD+in+Religious+Studies+from+the+University+of+California%2C+Santa+Barbara.+He+is+the+author+of+%27%27Buddha+in+the+Marketplace%3A+The+Commodification+of+Buddhist+Objects+in+Tibet%27%27+%28UVA+Press%29.+He+joined+Tsadra+Foundation+staff+in+2019+as+an+editor+and+content+contributor. +
Alexander+Gardner+is+the+Director+and+Chief+Editor+of+the+Treasury+of+Lives%2C+an+online+biographical+encyclopedia+of+Tibet+and+the+Himalayan+Region.+He+completed+his+PhD+in+Buddhist+Studies+at+the+University+of+Michigan+in+2007.+From+2007+to+2016+he+worked+at+the+Shelley+%26+Donald+Rubin+Foundation%2C+serving+as+their+Executive+Director+from+2013+to+2016.+His+research+interests+are+in+Tibetan+life+writing+and+the+cultural+history+of+Kham+in+the+nineteenth+century.+He+is+the+author+of+%27%27The+Life+of+Jamgon+Kongtrul+the+Great%27%27%2C+published+by+Shambhala+in+2019.+Alex+served+as+the+writer-in-residence+for+Tsadra+Foundation%27s+Buddha-Nature+Project+from+2017-2019. +
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Wayman+joined+Columbia+in+1966+as+a+visiting+associate+professor+of+religion.+In+1967%2C+he+was+appointed+professor+of+Sanskrit+in+the+Department+of+Middle+East+and+Asian+Languages+and+Cultures%2C+a+position+he+held+until+his+retirement+in+1991.+During+his+tenure%2C+Wayman+taught+classes+in+classical+Sanskrit%2C+Buddhist+hybrid+Sanskrit%2C+Indian+and+Tibetan+Religions+and+the+history+of+astrology.%0A%0AWhile+at+Columbia%2C+he+was+a+member+of+the+administrative+committee+of+the+Southern+Asian+Institute.+He+also+served+as+senior+editor+of+The+Buddhist+Traditions+Series+%28with+30+volumes+to+date%29+published+by+Motilal+Banarsidass+in+Delhi%2C+India.%0A%0AWayman+authored+12+books%2C+including+%27%27Buddhist+Tantric+Systems%27%27%2C+%27%27Untying+the+Knots+in+Buddhism%27%27%2C+%27%27Enlightenment+of+Vairocana%27%27%2C+and+%27%27A+Millennium+of+Buddhist+Logic%27%27.+He+co-authored+a+translation+of+the+3rd-century+Buddhist+scripture+%27%27Lion%27s+Roar+of+Queen+Shrimala%27%27+with+his+wife%2C+Hideko.+Her+knowledge+of+Chinese+and+Japanese+sources+complemented+his+research+and+translation+of+Sanskrit+and+Tibetan+sources.%0A%0AAn+honorary+volume%2C+titled+%27%27Researches+in+Indian+and+Buddhist+Philosophy+%28essays+in+honor+of+Prof.+Alex+Wayman%29%27%27%2C+edited+by+Ram+Karan+Sharma%2C+was+published+in+1993+to+commemorate+the+many+years+that+Wayman+devoted+to+scholarly+research+on+Indian+topics.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Flists.h-net.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Flogbrowse.pl%3Ftrx%3Dvx%26list%3Dh-asia%26month%3D0411%26week%3Db%26msg%3DMjh17lJ%252B2gHmOKM2On16yg%26user%3D%26pw%3D+Source+Accessed+Aug+10%2C+2020%5D%29%5D +
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Major+General+Sir+Alexander+Cunningham+%28January+1814+%E2%80%93+28+November+1893%29+was+a+British+Army+engineer+with+the+Bengal+Engineer+Group+who+later+took+an+interest+in+the+history+and+archaeology+of+India.+In+1861%2C+he+was+appointed+to+the+newly+created+position+of+archaeological+surveyor+to+the+government+of+India%3B+and+he+founded+and+organised+what+later+became+the+Archaeological+Survey+of+India.%0A%0AHe+wrote+numerous+books+and+monographs+and+made+extensive+collections+of+artefacts.+Some+of+his+collections+were+lost%2C+but+most+of+the+gold+and+silver+coins+and+a+fine+group+of+Buddhist+sculptures+and+jewelery+were+bought+by+the+British+Museum+in+1894.+He+was+also+the+father+of+mathematician+Allan+Cunningham.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAlexander_Cunningham+Source+Accessed+Aug+16%2C+2023%5D%29 +
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Alexander+Schiller+teaches+classical+Tibetan+at+the+University+of+Vienna. +
Alexander+holds+a+dual+BA+in+Linguistics+and+Philosophy+from+Boston+College%2C+an+MA+in+Buddhist+Philosophy+and+Himalayan+Languages+from+the+Rangjung+Yeshe+Institute+at+Kathmandu+University+in+Boudhanath%2C+Nepal%2C+and+a+PhD+in+Religion+from+Emory+University+completed+under+Drs.+Sara+McClintock+and+John+Dunne.+He+has+been+studying+and+practicing+Buddhadharma+since+2005%2C+when+he+took+refuge+under+the+Bodhi+Tree+with+Ch%C3%B6kyi+Nyima+Rinpoche+during+a+semester+spent+studying+abroad+in+Nepal.+After+graduating+%27%27magna+cum+laude%27%27+from+Boston+College%2C+he+returned+to+Kathmandu+on+his+first+Fulbright+research+fellowship.+Alexander+remained+in+Nepal+for+the+next+six+years%2C+studying+the+foundational+texts+of+Tibetan+Buddhist+scholastic+philosophy.+During+that+time%2C+apart+from+his+formal+studies+at+RYI%2C+he+was+also+fortunate+to+receive+teaching+and+empowerment+from+the+lamas+of+Ka-Nying+Shedrub+Ling%2C+as+well+as+many+other+teachers%2C+including+Khenchen+Thrangu+Rinpoche%2C+Kyabgon+Gongma+Trichen+Rinpoche%2C+and+Lama+Tsering+Wangdu+Rinpoche.+During+his+second+Fulbright+research+fellowship+in+Sarnath%2C+India%2C+Alexander+was+similarly+fortunate+to+receive+instruction+in+Sanskrit+Buddhist+philosophy+from+Drs.+Ram+Shankar+Tripathi+and+Pradeep+Gokhale.%0A%0ATo+date%2C+Alexander%E2%80%99s+research+has+focused+primarily+on+%E2%80%9Cluminosity%E2%80%9D+%28%27%27%3Ci%3E%E2%80%99%3C%2Fi%3Eod+gsal%27%27+or+%27%27gsal+ba%27%27%29+as+this+key+term+is+presented+in+Indian+Buddhist+epistemological+literature.+His+Master%E2%80%99s+thesis+translates+and+examines+a+pithy+presentation+of+luminosity+by+Ratn%C4%81kara%C5%9B%C4%81nti%2C+also+known+as+the+Mah%C4%81siddha+%C5%9A%C4%81ntipa%2C+who+was+a+teacher+of+Maitrip%C4%81da+and+one+of+four+debate-masters+at+Vikrama%C5%9B%C4%ABla+Mah%C4%81vih%C4%81ra.+Alexander%E2%80%99s+doctoral+dissertation%2C+a+partial+translation+and+commentary+on+the+Perception+Chapter+of+Dharmak%C4%ABrti%E2%80%99s+%27%27Pram%C4%81%E1%B9%87av%C4%81rttika%27%27%2C+places+a+particular+emphasis+on+the+closely-related+technical+term+%27reflexive+awareness%22+%28%27%27rang+rig%27%27%29+as+this+term+is+developed+in+Dharmak%C4%ABrti%E2%80%99s+epistemology.%0A%0AAlexander+lives+in+his+hometown+of+New+Orleans%2C+where+he+enjoys+walks+along+the+Mississippi+with+his+wife+and+their+two+sons.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.khyentsevision.org%2Fteam%2Falexander-yiannopoulos%2F+Source+Accessed+June+5%2C+2023%5D%29
Alexander+von+Rospatt+is+Professor+for+Buddhist+and+South+Asian+Studies%2C+and+director+of+the+Group+in+Buddhist+Studies.+He+specializes+in+the+doctrinal+history+of+Indian+Buddhism%2C+and+in+Newar+Buddhism%2C+the+only+Indic+Mahayana+tradition+that+continues+to+persist+in+its+original+South+Asian+setting+%28in+the+Kathmandu+Valley%29+right+to+the+present.+His+first+book+sets+forth+the+development+and+early+history+of+the+Buddhist+doctrine+of+momentariness.+His+new+book+%22The+Svayambhu+Caitya+and+its+Renovations%22+deals+with+the+historical+renovations+of+the+Svayambh%C5%AB+Stupa+of+Kathmandu.+Based+on+Newar+manuscripts+and+several+years+of+fieldwork+in+Nepal%2C+he+reconstructs+the+ritual+history+of+these+renovations+and+their+social+contexts.+This+book+complements+numerous+essays+Prof.+von+Rospatt+has+authored+on+various+aspects+of+this+tradition%2C+including+its+narrative+literature%2C+and+its+rituals+and+their+origins+and+evolution.+He+currently+has+two+related+monographs+under+preparation%2C+one+dealing+with+the+mural+paintings+and+other+visual+depictions+of+the+Svayambhupurana%2C+the+other+with+the+life-cycle+rituals+of+old+age+as+observed+among+Newars+and+other+South+Asian+communities.%0A%0ABefore+joining+UC+Berkeley+in+2003%2C+von+Rospatt+served+as+assistant+professor+at+the+University+of+Leipzig+and+taught+as+visiting+professor+at+the+Universities+of+Oxford+and+Vienna.+More+recently+he+has+also+taught+on+visiting+appointments+at+the+University+of+Munich%2C+and+at+the+International+College+for+Postgraduate+Buddhist+Studies+at+Tokyo.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fsseas.berkeley.edu%2Fpeople%2Falexander-von-rospatt%2F+Source+Accessed+Feb+7%2C+2023%5D%29%0A%0APublications%3A+%0A%3A%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fsseas.berkeley.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffaculty%2Ffiles%2Favrospatt_the_transformation_of_the_monastic_ordination_into_a_rite_of_passage_in_newar_buddhism.pdf+The+Transformation+of+the+Monastic+Ordination+%28pravrajy%C4%81%29+into+a+Rite+of+Passage+in+Newar+Buddhism%5D%0A%3A%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fsseas.berkeley.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffaculty%2Ffiles%2Favrospatt_sacred_origins_of_the_svayambhucaitya_jnrc_13_2009.pdfThe+Sacred+Origins+of+the+Svayambhucaitya+and+the+Nepal+Valley%5D%0A%3A%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fsseas.berkeley.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffaculty%2Ffiles%2Favrospatt_newar_consecration_rites_offprint.pdf+Remarks+on+the+Consecration+Ceremony+in+Kuladatta%E2%80%99s+Kriy%C4%81sangrahapa%C3%B1jik%C4%81+and+its+Development+in+Newar+Buddhism%5D%0A%3A%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fsseas.berkeley.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffaculty%2Ffiles%2Favrospatt_past_renovations_of_the_svayambhucaitya_in_light_of_the_valley_2011.pdf+The+Past+Renovations+of+the+Svayambh%C5%ABcaitya+%28in+LIGHT+OF+THE+VALLEY%2C+2011%29%5D%0A%3A%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fsseas.berkeley.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffaculty%2Ffiles%2Favrospatt_2012_past_continuity_and_recent_changes_in_the_ritual_practice_of_newar_buddhism_brill.pdf+Past+continuity+and+recent+changes+in+the+ritual+practice+of+Newar+Buddhism%5D
Alexandre+I.+Andreyev%2C+Ph.D.+%281998%29+in+History%2C+St+Petersburg+University%2C+is+Senior+Research+Associate+at+the+Institute+for+the+History+of+Science+%26+Technology%2C+Russian+Academy+of+Sciences%2C+St+Petersburg.+He+has+published+extensively+on+Buddhism+in+Russia+and+Russian+exploration+in+Central+Asia+including+%27%27The+Buddhist+Shrine+of+Petrograd%27%27+%281992%29+and+%27%27From+Lake+Baikal+to+Sacred+Lhasa%27%27+%281997%29.%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fbrill.com%2Fdisplay%2Ftitle%2F8202%3Fcontents%3Deditorial-content+Source+Accessed+Feb+13%2C+2023%5D%29 +
Dr.+Alfred+Bloom+has+long+been+a+pioneer+in+putting+Shin+Buddhism+in+modern+context%2C+showing+its+relevance+to+men+and+women+of+every+age+and+culture.+He+began+his+life+as+a+fundamentalist+Christian%2C+drawn+to+missionary+work+when%2C+at+the+age+of+eighteen%2C+he+was+sent+to+serve+with+the+Army+of+Occupation+in+Japan.+Hearing+Amida+Buddha+used+to+interpret+the+Christian+term+%22grace%22+roused+his+curiousity.+When+he+returned+to+seminary%2C+he+became+a+liberal+with+an+increasing+interest+in+Buddhism.%0A%0AIn+1957%2C+he+returned+to+Japan+for+two+years+on+a+Fulbright%2C+studying+the+life+and+thought+of+the+radical+thirteenth+century+monk+Shinran%2C+founder+of+Shin+Buddhist+tradition.+From+1959+to+1961%2C+he+was+at+Harvard+University%2C+completing+his+doctorate+and+serving+as+the+first+proctor+at+Harvard%27s+Center+for+the+Study+of+World+Religions.+For+several+years+he+taught+religious+studies+at+the+University+of+Oregon%2C+joining+the+Religion+Department+of+the+University+of+Hawaii+in+1970.+%28Source%3A+%27%27The+Promise+of+Boundless+Compassion%3A+Shin+Buddhism+For+Today%27%27%2C+book+jacket%29 +
During+the+last+part+of+the+twentieth+century%2C+from+the+1980s+onwards%2C+he+was+one+of+the+most+important+figures+in+Italian+Sinology+in+the+field+of+classical+literary+and+religious+studies.+The+subject+of+his+degree+thesis+presented+in+the+academic+year+1978-79+%28Yulu+and+denglu+of+the+Chan+Buddhist+school+as+a+source+for+the+study+of+vernacular+elements+of+%22Middle+Chinese%22%29+already+demonstrated+the+two+aspects+that+proved+to+be+fundamental+cornerstones+of+his+research+activity%3A+a+focus+on+the+expressions+of+the+Chinese+religious-philosophical+tradition+%28Chan%2C+and+later+especially+Daoism%29+and+the+centrality+of+a+language-based+approach%2C+the+vehicle+of+such+expressions.+Hallmarks+of+Alfredo%27s+academic+writing%2C+teaching+and+thinking+have+always+been+close+readings+of+the+sources+that+transcend+any+form+of+hermeneutical+relativism%2C+readings+that+are+grounded+in+the+keen+quest+for+meaning+and+the+underlying+semantic+landscape.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fchinesestudies.eu%2F2020%2Fin-memoriam-alfredo-mario-cadonna-1948-2020%2F+Source+Accessed+Feb+27%2C+2023%5D%29 +
Alice+Collett+is+the+author+of+%5B%5BLives+of+Early+Buddhist+Nuns%5D%5D%3A+Biographies+as+History+and+editor+of+%5B%5BWomen+in+Early+Indian+Buddhism%5D%5D%3A+Comparative+Textual+Studies+and+%5B%5BTranslating+Buddhism%3A+Historical+and+Contextual+Perspectives%5D%5D.+%0A%0AAlice+Collett+is+an+academic+who+specializes+in+ancient+Indian+religious+history%2C+and+most+of+her+publications+to+date+concentrate+on+women+in+early+South+Asia.+Alice%27s+most+recent+book+is+I+Hear+Her+Words%3A+An+Introduction+to+Women+in+Buddhism+%282021%29.+This+book+is+intended+for+the+general+reader%2C+students%2C+practitioners+and+anyone+with+an+interest.+The+second+part+of+the+book+is+a+history+of+the+many+female+practitioners+of+the+past+-+from+around+the+world+-+who+have+helped+to+shape+Buddhism+and+make+it+what+it+is+today. +
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