Powers, J.
Full Name
John Powers
Affiliation
The Australian National University Faculty with the Centre for Asian Societies and Histories
Education
B.A. HolyCross
M.A. McMaster
Ph.D. Virg.
Other Information
Dr. John Powers B.A. (HolyCross); M.A. (McMaster); Ph.D. (Virg.); The Australian National University Faculty with the Centre for Asian Societies and Histories is a specialist in Asian religions with a specific focus on Buddhism, India and Tibet. His teaching program includes the courses 'Mysticism'; 'Modern Hindu Thought'; 'India: Emerging Giant'; and 'Buddhism'.
His latest publication is History As Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles versus the People's Republic of China. Amongst his publications are An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism (Snow Lion Publications, 1995); (with J. Hopkins) Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Dictionary (Charlottesville, VA, 1990); The Yogacara School of Buddhism: a Bibliography (Metuchen, NJ, 1991); and, (with J. Fieser) Scriptures of the World's Religions (1997).
He is a member of the American Academy of Religion; the American Philosophical Association; the Association of Asian Studies; the International Association for Ladakh Studies; the International Association of Tibetan Studies; the Asian Studies Association of Australia; and the International Association of Buddhist Studies. source