John W. Pettit
Pettit, J.
| PersonType | Category:Translators |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | John |
| LastName / namelast | Pettit |
| namemiddle | W. |
| MainNamePhon | John W. Pettit |
| bio | John Whitney Pettit has been a student of many Tibetan and other Buddhist teachers, especially the first Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He holds advanced degrees in religion and Buddhist Studies from Harvard and Columbia University, and is the author of Mipham’s Beacon of Certainty (Wisdom, 1999). Since 2005, he has researched and translated Tibetan commentaries on the topic of Buddha-nature, which are the subject of a forthcoming volume to be published by the Institute of Tibetan Classics. (Source Accessed Aug 5, 2020) |
| languageprimary | English |
| languagetranslation | Tibetan |
| languagetarget | English |
| affiliation | Library of Tibetan Classics |
| phduniversity | Columbia University |
| education | PhD in Buddhist studies from Columbia University |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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