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A.+Charles+Muller+%28born+September+19%2C+1953%29+is+an+academic+specializing+in+Korean+Buddhism+and+East+Asian+Yogacara%2C+having+published+numerous+books+and+articles+on+these+topics.+He+is+a+resident+of+Japan%2C+currently+teaching+at+Musashino+University.+He+is+one+of+the+earliest+and+most+prolific+developers+of+online+research+resources+for+the+field+of+Buddhist+Studies%2C+being+the+founder+and+managing+editor+of+the+online+Digital+Dictionary+of+Buddhism%2C+the+CJKV-English+Dictionary%2C+and+the+H-Buddhism+Scholars+Information+Network%2C+along+with+having+digitized+and+published+numerous+reference+works.%0A%0AMuller%27s+academic+study+of+Buddhism+began+as+an+undergraduate+at+Stony+Brook+University%2C+where+he+majored+in+Religious+Studies+under+the+guidance+of+Sung+Bae+Park%2C+a+specialist+in+Seon+and+Korean+Buddhism.+After+graduating%2C+he+spent+two+years+studying+in+Japan%2C+after+which+he+spent+one+year+in+the+graduate+program+in+Religious+Studies+at+the+University+of+Virginia.+In+1988%2C+he+left+UVa+to+return+to+Stony+Brook%2C+where+he+completed+a+PhD+in+Comparative+literature%2C+once+again+with+Sung+Bae+Park+as+his+principal+advisor.+He+also+studied+Christian+Theology+with+Peter+Manchester%2C+Islam+with+William+Chittick%2C+and+Postmodern+literary+criticism+with+Michael+Sprinker+and+Hugh+Silverman.+His+dissertation%2C+%22Hamh%C5%8F+Kihwa%3A+A+Study+of+His+Major+Works%2C%22+was+accepted+in+1993%2C+after+which+he+spent+six+months+in+Korea+as+a+research+associate+at+the+Academy+of+Korean+Studies%2C+before+taking+up+an+academic+position+in+Japan%2C+at+Toyo+Gakuen+University.%0A%0AFrom+1994+to+2008%2C+Muller+taught+courses+in+philosophy+and+religion+at+Toyo+Gakuen+University%2C+during+which+time+he+published+numerous+books+and+articles+on+Korean+Buddhism%2C+Zen%2C+East+Asian+Yogacara%2C+and+Confucianism.+While+active+in+numerous+academic+organizations+such+as+the+American+Academy+of+Religion+and+the+Japanese+Association+for+Indian+and+Buddhist+Studies%2C+he+also+became+known+as+one+of+leading+figures+in+the+creation+of+online+research+resources.+In+1995%2C+he+set+up+his+web+site+called+Resources+for+East+Asian+Language+and+Thought+%28still+in+active+service+today%29%2C+featuring+online+lexicons%2C+indexes%2C+bibliographies%2C+and+translations+of+classical+texts.+In+1996%2C+he+started+the+Budschol+listserv+for+the+academic+study+of+Buddhism%2C+which+would%2C+in+2000%2C+become+part+of+H-Net%2C+under+the+name+of+H-Buddhism%2C+the+central+internet+organ+for+communication+among+scholars+of+Buddhism.+He+also+initiated+two+major+dictionary+projects%2C+the+Digital+Dictionary+of+Buddhism+and+the+CJKV-E+Dictionary%2C+which+have+become+basic+reference+works+for+the+field+of+Buddhist+and+East+Asian+studies%2C+subscribed+to+by+universities+around+the+world.+His+work+in+the+area+of+online+reference+works+and+digitization+led+him+into+the+field+of+Digital+Humanities%2C+with+his+principal+area+of+expertise+lying+in+the+handling+of+literary+documents+using+XML+and+XSLT.+In+2008%2C+Muller+was+invited+to+join+the+Faculty+of+Humanities+at+the+University+of+Tokyo%2C+where+he+taught+courses+in+Digital+Humanities%2C+Chinese+Philosophy%2C+and+Korean+Philosophy+and+Religion.+He+retired+from+UTokyo+in+March+2019+and+moved+to+Musashino+University%2C+where+he+is+director+of+the+Institute+of+Buddhist+culture+and+teaches+courses+in+Buddhist+Studies.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FA._Charles_Muller+Source+Accessed+July+21%2C+2021%5D%29
A.+F.+Price+was+a+notable+translator+of+Buddhist+texts%2C+particularly+known+for+his+work+on+Zen+Buddhist+scriptures.+%0A%0AA.+F.+Price%2C+along+with+Wong+Mou-Lam%2C+translated+several+important+Buddhist+texts%2C+including+%27%27The+Diamond+Sutra%27%27+and+%27%27The+Sutra+of+Hui-neng%27%27.%0A%0AHis+translations+are+highly+regarded+for+their+clarity+and+fidelity+to+the+original+texts%2C+making+these+ancient+scriptures+accessible+to+a+wider+audience. +
Aaron+K.+Koseki+received+his+PhD+in+Buddhist+Studies+from+the+University+of+Wisconsin-Madison+in+1977+under+the+supervision+of+Minoru+Kiyota.+His+dissertation+is+entitled+%22Chi-tsang%27s+Ta-ch%27eng-hs%C3%BCan-lun%3A+The+Two+Truths+and+the+Buddha-Nature.%22+Some+of+his+articles+include%3A+%22Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81+and+the+Buddhahood+of+the+Non-Sentient+World%3A+The+San-Lun+Assimilation+of+Buddha-Nature+and+Middle+Path+Doctrine%2C%22+%27%27Journal+of+the+International+Association+of+Buddhist+Studies%27%27++3%2F1+%281980%29%2C+%22Later+M%C4%81dhyamika+in+China%3A+Some+Current+Perspectives+on+the+History+of+Chinese+Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81+Thought%2C%22+%27%27Journal+of+the+International+Association+of+Buddhist+Studies%27%27+5%2F2+%281982%29%2C+%22Chi-tsang%27s+%27%27Sheng-man+pao-k%27u%27%27%3A+The+True+Dharma+Doctrine+and+the+Bodhisattva+Ideal%2C%22+%27%27Philosophy+East+and+West%27%27+34%2C+no.+1%2C++%281984%29%2C+%22The+concept+of+practice+in+San+Lun+thought%3A+Chi-tsang+and+the+%27concurrent+insight%27+of+the+Two+Truths%2C%22+%27%27Philosophy+East+and+West%27%27+31%2C+no.+4%2C+%281981%29%2C+and+a+review+of+Minoru+Kiyota%27s+book+%27%27Shingon+Buddhism%3A+Theory+and+Practice%27%27%2C+%27%27Journal+of+the+International+Association+of+Buddhist+Studies%27%27+1%2F2+%281979%29. +
Aaron+Schultz+is+a+Ph.D.+candidate+at+Binghamton+University.+He+specializes+in+Buddhist+philosophy+and+the+problem+of+punishment.+He+has+a+passion+for+teaching+and+strives+to+show+his+students+how+to+think+critically+and+analytically+about+all+things%2C+so+that+they+can+better+navigate+through+their+lives.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaronjschultz.com%2F+Source+Accessed+Jan+18%2C+2021%5D%29 +
Gerardo+Abboud+was+born+in+Buenos+Aires%2C+Argentina%2C+and+starting+in+the+early+1970s%2C+lived+in+India+and+Nepal+for+fourteen+years.+Since+1986%2C+Abboud+has+been+president+of+the+Dongyuling+Center%2C+Argentina%2C+which+offers+free+teachings+on+Buddhist+theory+and+practice.+He+is+the+English+interpreter+for+several+Kagyu+lamas+and+since+1992+has+served+as+the+Dalai+Lama%E2%80%99s+interpreter+in+Latin+America. +
Abhayadatta+Sri+%28also+known+as+Abhayadatta%C5%9Br%C4%AB+or+Abhayad%C4%81na%29+was+a+12th-century+Indian+Buddhist+monk+notable+for+composing+the+%27%27Catura%C5%9B%C4%ABtisiddhapravrtti%27%27+%28%27%27The+Lives+of+the+Eighty-Four+Mah%C4%81siddhas%27%27%29+which+detailed+the+backgrounds+of+the+mah%C4%81siddhas+who+were+tantric+masters.+His+work+was+later+translated+into+Tibetan.+His+story+on+the+lives+of+the+mah%C4%81siddhas+was+influential+in+showing+their+highly+unconventional+paths+to+achieving+realization.%0A%0AHe+was+a+native+of+Campara+which+has+been+identified+with+modern+day+Champaran+district+in+Bihar%2C+India.+He+was+also+a+disciple+of+Vajrasana+who+was+one+of+the+last+great+siddhas+of+the+eleventh+century.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAbhayadatta_Sri+Source+Accessed+Oct+17%2C+2024%5D%29 +
%3Ch5%3ETeaching+and+Scholarly+Interests%3C%2Fh5%3E%0AProfessor+Zablocki+teaches+courses+on+Buddhism+and+other+Asian+religions%2C+as+well+as+the+anthropology+of+religion%2C+religion+and+theory%2C+and+Asian+studies+%28with+particular+attention+to+Tibet+and+South+Asia%29.+His+research+focuses+on+contemporary+globalization+of+Buddhism+and+on+the+transnational+transformation+of+Tibetan+religion%2C+culture%2C+and+politics.%0A%0A%3Ch5%3EProfessional+Activities%3C%2Fh5%3E%0AProfessor+Zablocki%27s+essay+%22The+Taiwanese+Connection%3A+Politics%2C+Piety%2C+and+Patronage+in+Transnational+Tibetan+Buddhism%22+appears+in+%27%27Buddhism+Between+Tibet+and+China%27%27%2C+Matthew+Kapstein%2C+ed.+%28Wisdom+Publications%2C+2009%29.+He+also+co-edited+%28with+Nalini+Bhushan+and+Jay+Garfield%29+%27%27TransBuddhism%3A+Transmission%2C+Translation+and+Transformation%27%27+%28University+of+Massachusetts+Press%2C+2009%29%3B+he+co-authored+the+Introduction+%28with+Bhushan%29+and+contributed+a+chapter+entitled+%22Transnational+Tulkus%3A+The+Globalization+of+Tibetan+Buddhist+Reincarnation.%22+His+book%2C+%27%27Global+Mandala%3A+The+Transformation+of+Tibetan+Buddhism+in+Exile%27%27%2C+is+forthcoming+from+University+of+Hawaii+Press.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.agnesscott.edu%2Fdirectory%2Ffaculty%2Fzablocki-abraham.html+Source+Accessed+Feb+13%2C+2023%5D%29 +
The+Most+Venerable+Phra+Thepyanmongkol+was+born+on+6+March+1929.++While+he+was+a+layman%2C+he+worked+as+a+research+specialist+at+the+United+States+Information+Services+%28USIS%29+in+Bangkok.++Also%2C+he+was+a+visiting+lecturer+in+research+methodology%2C+research+and+evaluation%2C+and+public+opinion+surveys+to+various+academic+institutions+in+Thailand.++Sermchai+began+practicing+meditation+in+1970.++After+he+made+an+attainment+according+to+the+Dhammakaya+Meditation%2C+he+furthered+his+meditation+to+the+advanced+level+with+the+Most+Venerable+Master+Phrarajbrahmathera+%28Veera+Kanuttamo%29%2C+the+vice+abbot+and+head+of+Vipassana+Meditation+department+of+Wat+Paknam+in+Bangkok%2C+who+studied+the+superknowledge+of+Dhammakaya+directly+with+the+Most+Venerable+Grand+Master+Phramongkolthepmuni+%28Luang+Por+Wat+Paknam%29.++After+his+achievement+in+meditation%2C+Sermchai+entered+Buddhist+monkhood+on+6+March+1986.++As+a+Buddhist+monk%2C+he+spent+years+studying+Buddhist+doctrine+and+Pali+language+until+he+completed+the+advanced+level+of+Dhamma+study+and+level+six+of+Pali+curriculum.++In+1991%2C+he+established+Wat+Luang+Phor+Sodh+Dhammakayaram+to+be+a+center+for+Dhamma+study+and+meditation+practice+in+Rajaburi+Province.++In+1996%2C+he+became+a+certified+Buddhist+preceptor.++As+a+recognition+to+his+works+which+benefit+Buddhism+and+the+society%2C+Venerable+Sermchai+was+promoted+for+the+first+time+to+the+ecclesiastical+title+of+Phra+Bhavana+Visutthikhun+in+1998.++In+2004%2C+he+was+promoted+to+the+title+of+Phra+Rajyanvisith.++He+was+promoted+again+to+the+higher+ecclesiastical+title+of+Phra+Thepyanmongkol+in+2011.++Throughout+years+of+his+monkhood%2C+the+Most+Venerable+Sermchai+has+promoted+Dhamma+study+and+Dhammakaya+Meditation+practice+in+order+to+create+peace+among+human+societies.++With+his+qualified+knowledge+gained+from+the+modern+education+system+and+profession+as+well+as+knowledge+about+Dhamma+doctrine+and+meditation+experience%2C+the+Most+Venerable+Sermchai+has+authored+many+books+on+Buddhism+and+meditation.++In+addition%2C+as+the+abbot+of+Wat+Luang+Phor+Sodh+Dhammakayaram%2C+he+has+organized+meditation+retreat+and+training+for+both+Thais+and+foreigners.++Venerable+Master+Sermchai+initiated+many+projects+which+benefit+Buddhism+and+the+propagation+of+Dhammakaya+Meditation+which+includes+the+establishment+of+Buddhist+college+located+within+the+area+of+his+temple+in+Rajaburi+Provice.+Consequently%2C+with+his+work+achievement+and+qualification%2C+in+July+2018%2C+Venerable+Master+Sermchai+%28Phrathepyanmongkol%29+was+granted+the+title+of+%27Associate+Professor%27+by+Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya+University+%28MCU%29+which+is+the+prominent+Buddhist+University+in+Thailand.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.meditation101.org%2F14497024%2Fvenerable-master-assoc-professor-sermchai-jayamanggalo+Source+Accessed+Apr+4%2C+2022%5D%29
I+have+followed+a+training+in+Tibetan+Studies+first+at+the+INALCO+and+then+at+the+EPHE+%28Sorbonne%29+where+I+attended+the+seminaries+by+Anne-Marie+Blondeau%2C+a+specialist+in+Bon+and+rNying+ma+gter+ma+literature.+Since+1999+I+have+become+a+researcher+at+the+Centre+National+de+la+Recherche+Scientifique+%28CNRS%29+in+Paris+and+am+a+member+of+Centre+de+Recherches+sur+les+Civilisations+de+l%27Asie+Orientale+%28CRCAO%29.+Among+other+academic+duties%2C+I+am+a+member+of+the+scientific+committee+of+the+Institut+d%27Etudes+Tib%C3%A9taines+%28IET%29+of+the+Coll%C3%A8ge+de+France+%28Paris%29%2C+as+well+as+the+founder+and+director+of+the+Revue+d%27Etudes+Tib%C3%A9taines+%28RET%29+which+is+available+for+free+on+the+Digital+Himalaya+website+from+the+Cambridge+University%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalhimalaya.com%2Fcollections%2Fjournals%2Fret%2F%0A%0ASee+also%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fkhyungmkhar.blogspot.com%2F2018%2F02%2Fchoying-no-20.html%0A%0A%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FJean-Luc-Achard%2Fe%2FB0034Q97FG+Source%5D+Accessed+Feb+26%2C+2018%29 +
Acharya+Buddharakkhita+%281922-2013%29+was+a+Buddhist+monk+and+prolific+writer+who+established+the+Maha+Bodhi+Society+of+Bangalore+and+its+sister+bodies.+It+was+inspired+by+the+Maha+Bodhi+Society+of+Anagarika+Dharmapala%2C+but+is+functionally+independent.+He+was+born+in+Imphal%2C+Manipur%2C+in+1922.+His+parents+were+Vishnupada+and+Sailavaladevi+Bandopadhyaya.+1942%2C+he+took+part+in+the+Quit+India+Movement.%0A%0AHe+joined+the+Indian+defence+services+after+his+graduation+from+the+Institute+of+Engineering+Technology%2C+Calcutta.+He+participated+in+World+War+II%2C+after+which+he+resigned+to+find+truth+and+freedom.+He+became+a+monk+in+1948.+He+travelled+all+over+India+and+also+taught+in+Sri+Lanka+and+Burma.+Finally+he+established+the+Maha+Bodhi+Society+in+Bangalore+to+propagate+Buddhism.%0A%0AIn+1952%2C+Moonasinghe%2C+niece+of+the+Venerable+Anagarika+Dhammapala+Maha+Upasika+%E2%80%94a+well-known+Buddhist+in+Bangalore%2C+known+to+the+Maharaja+donated+him+a+land+for+Maha+Bodhi+Society.+He+also+established+schools%2C+hostels%2C+hospitals+and+an+artificial+limb+centre+for+the+society.+He+had+written+150+books+and+published+two+periodicals.+He+was+honored+with+Abhidhaja+Aggamaha+Saddhammajotika+award+by+the+Myanmar+government.%0A%0AHe+died+at+Maha+Bodhi+Society%2C+Bangalore%2C+on+23+September+2013.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAcharya_Buddharakkhita+Source+Accessed+Mar+23%2C+2019%5D%29 +
Acharya+Karma+Monlam+is+a+Tibetan+scholar+and+linguist+known+for+his+expertise+in+Tibetan%2C+Hindi%2C+and+English+languages.+He+has+made+significant+contributions+to+Tibetan+language+preservation+and+education.%0A%0AAcharya+Karma+Monlam+served+as+the+head+of+the+Publication+Department+at+the+Department+of+Education+of+the+Central+Tibetan+Administration.+In+this+role%2C+he+was+involved+in+various+important+projects%3A%0A%0A%2AHe+played+a+crucial+role+in+editing+and+providing+valuable+input+for+a+comprehensive+Tibetan+dictionary+authored+by+Lobsang+Tendar.%0A%2AHe+contributed+to+the+development+of+%22Ngamrin+Tendar+%28MDict%29%2C%22+a+software+containing+13+Tibetan+books%2C+aimed+at+making+Tibetan+literature+more+accessible+to+the+younger+generation+in+the+digital+age.%0A%2AAcharya+Karma+Monlam+has+given+talks+on+the+process+of+dictionary-making%2C+demonstrating+his+expertise+in+lexicography.%0A%2AHe+is+credited+as+the+author+or+creator+of+%22%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%96%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%91%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%9A%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%82%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%9B%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%91%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BD%A2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%98%E0%BC%8D%22+%28%27%27dbyin+bod+tshig+mdzod+gsar+ma%27%27%29%2C+which+is+likely+an+English-Tibetan+dictionary.%0A%0AAcharya+Karma+Monlam+has+expressed+concerns+about+the+future+generation%27s+understanding+of+Tibetan+literature+and+language.+He+emphasizes+the+importance+of+making+Tibetan+writing+more+accessible+to+younger+readers+to+ensure+the+preservation+and+cultivation+of+the+Tibetan+language. +
Acharya+Lama+Tenpa+Gyaltsen+is+core+faculty+at+Nitartha+Institute+and+recently+retired+from+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.naropa.edu%2Ffaculty%2Facharya-gyaltsen.php+Naropa+University%5D.%0A%0ALama+Tenpa+Gyaltsen+was+born+in+Trakar%2C+Nepal%2C+near+the+Tibetan+border.+He+completed+10+years+of+traditional+scholastic+training+at+%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.rumtek.org%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D400%26Itemid%3D612%26lang%3Den+Karma+Shri+Nalanda+Institute%5D+at+Rumtek+Monastery%2C+Sikkim%2C+India%2C+graduating+as+acharya+with+honours+%28graduated+in+the+same+class+as+%5B%5BDzogchen+Ponlop+Rinpoche%5D%5D%29.++This+was+followed+by+traditional+yogic+training+in+the+first+three-year+retreat+to+be+conducted+at+Jamgon+Kongtrul+Rinpoche%27s+monastery+in+Pullahari%2C+Nepal.+%0A%0AFollowing+the+advice+of+%5B%5BKhenpo+Tsultrim+Gyamtso+Rinpoche%5D%5D%2C+Lama+Tenpa+taught+at+various+Kagyu+centers+in+Europe+%28Teksum+Tashi+Choling+in+Hamburg%2C+Germany%29%2C+at+Nitartha%2C+and+centers+in+Canada.+In+2004+he+moved+to+Boulder%2C+CO++and+began+teaching+at+Naropa+University.+He+retired+from+Naropa+in+2020.+%0A%0ALearn+more+about+Lama+Tenpa+Gyaltsen+on+the+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fnitarthainstitute.org%2Fabout%2Fnitartha-faculty%2F+Nitartha+faculty+page%5D+and+at+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fnalandabodhi.org%2Fteacher%2Facharya-lama-tenpa-gyaltsen%2F+Nalandabodhi%5D. +
Professor+Achim+Bayer+teaches+Buddhism+at+Kanazawa+Seiryo+University%2C+Japan.+His+main+fields+of+research+are+tantric+Buddhism%2C+Abhidharma+systematics+and+Buddhist+ethics. +
Adam%E2%80%99s+dissertation%2C+%22The+Seven+Siddhi+Texts%3A+The+O%E1%B8%8Diy%C4%81na+Mah%C4%81mudr%C4%81+Lineage+in+its+Indic+and+Tibetan+Contexts%2C%22+focuses+on+an+early+corpus+of+Vajray%C4%81na+Buddhist+texts+that+came+to+be+known+in+Nepal+and+Tibet+as+part+of+a+larger+canon+of+Indian+works+on+%E2%80%98the+great+seal%E2%80%99+or+%27%27mah%C4%81mudr%C4%81%27%27.+In+addition+to+providing+text-critical+historical+analyses+of+these+works%2C+his+dissertation+focuses+on+larger+issues+such+as+a+revaluation+of+demonology+as+an+analytic+paradigm+for+critical+historical+research+in+South+Asian+religions%2C+inter-sectarian+dynamics+in+the+formulation+of+the+Vajray%C4%81na%2C+and+practical+canonicity+and+curriculum+in+tantric+Buddhist+textual+communities.+His+recently+published+work+is+titled+%22Pakpa%E2%80%99s+Verses+on+Governance+in+%27%27Advice+to+Prince+Jibik+Tem%C3%BCr%3A+A+Jewel+Rosary%27%27%2C%22+published+in+a+special+issue+of+%27%27Cahiers+d%E2%80%99Extr%C3%AAme-Asie%27%27+on+Kingship%2C+Ritual%2C+and+Narrative+in+Tibet+and+the+Surrounding+Cultural+Area+by+The+French+Institute+of+Asian+Studies+%28%C3%89cole+fran%C3%A7aise+d%E2%80%99Extr%C3%AAme-Orient%29.+He+has+received+two+U.S.+State+Department+research+grants+through+the+Fulbright-Nehru+Student+Research+Fellowship+program+and+the+Council+of+American+Overseas+Research+Centers%2C+and+is+currently+a+lecturer+in+Religious+Studies+at+the+University+of+Colorado%2C+Boulder.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.religion.ucsb.edu%2Fpeople%2Fstudent%2Fadam-krug%2F+Source+Accessed+June+18%2C+2021%5D%29 +
Adam+S.+Pearcey+is+the+founder-director+of+Lots%C4%81wa+House%2C+a+virtual+library+of+translations+from+Tibetan.+His+publications+include+%28as+co-translator%29+Mind+in+Comfort+and+Ease+by+His+Holiness+the+Dalai+Lama+%28Wisdom+Publications%2C+2007%29%3B+Ga+Rabjampa%E2%80%99s+%27%27To+Dispel+the+Misery+of+the+World%27%27+%28Wisdom+Publications%2C+2012%29%2C+which+he+translated+at+the+suggestion+of+the+late+Khenchen+Appey+Rinpoche%3B+and+%27%27Beyond+the+Ordinary+Mind%3A+Dzogchen+Advice+from+Rim%C3%A9+Masters%27%27+%28Snow+Lion%2C+2018%29.+A+partial+list+of+the+many+translations+he+has+published+online+can+be+found+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fadamspearcey.com%2Ftranslations%2F+here%5D.%0A%0AAdam+first+encountered+Tibetan+Buddhism+in+1994+when+he+taught+English+at+two+monasteries+near+Darjeeling+in+India.+He+went+on+to+study+at+the+School+of+Oriental+and+African+Studies+%28SOAS%29+in+London%3B+the+Rangjung+Yeshe+Institute+in+Kathmandu%2C+where+he+also+taught+Tibetan+and+served+as+an+interpreter%3B+the+Library+of+Tibetan+Works+and+Archives+in+Dharamsala%3B+Oxford+University%2C+where+he+earned+a+Master%E2%80%99s+degree+in+Oriental+Studies%3B+and+again+at+SOAS%2C+where+he+completed+his+PhD+with+a+thesis+entitled+%27%27A+Greater+Perfection%3F+Scholasticism%2C+Comparativism+and+Issues+of+Sectarian+Identity+in+Early+20th+Century+Writings+on+rDzogs-chen%27%27.%0A%0AIn+2018+he+was+a+senior+teaching+fellow+at+SOAS%2C+lecturing+on+Buddhist+philosophy+and+critical+approaches+to+Buddhist+Studies.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fadamspearcey.com%2F+Source+Accessed+Feb+10%2C+2020%5D%29 +
Adam+Tyler+Miller+is+a+PhD+candidate+in+the+History+of+Religions+at+the+University+of+Chicago%2C+Divinity+School.+His+dissertation+is+tentatively+entitled+%22Under+the+Precious+Banner%3A+A+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+Affective+Regime+at+Gilgit%22+%28Committee%3A+Christian+K.+Wedemeyer%2C+Dan+Arnold%2C+and+Natalie+D.+Gummer%29.+He+completed+his+MA+in+Religious+Studies+at+the%0AUniversity+of+Missouri-Columbia%2C+writing+the+thesis+entitled+%22The+Buddha+Said+%27%27That%27%27+Buddha+Said+So%3A+A+Translation+and+Analysis+of+%22P%C5%ABrvayogaparivarta%22+from+the+%27%27Ratnaketu+Dh%C4%81ra%E1%B9%87%C4%AB+S%C5%ABtra%27%27. +
Dr.+Adelheid+Hermann-Pfandt+is+a+professor+of+Religious+Studies+at+Philipps+University+of+Marburg.+His+main+areas+of+study+include%2C+the+History+of+religions+in+India+and+Tibet%2C+religious+art%2C+iconography+of+Tibetan+Buddhism%2C+religion+in+Indian+film%2C+religious+studies+on+women+and+gender%2C+religion+and+violence%2C+and+destructive+cults.%0A%0ABorn+1955+in+G%C3%B6ttingen.%0A%0A1975-1983+studied+religious+and+intellectual+history%2C+religious+studies%2C+history%2C+classical+philology%2C+Indology%2C+Tibetology+and+Indian+art+history+in+Erlangen+and+Bonn.%0A%0A1983+Magister+Artium+%28Religious+Studies%2C+Modern+History%2C+Tibetology%29+with+the+work+Investigations+into+the+religious+history+and+mythology+of+the+Dakinis+in+the+Indo-Tibetan+region.%0A%0A1990+PhD+in+Bonn+%28religious+studies%2C+Indology%2C+Tibetology%29+with+the+dissertation+Dakinis%3A+On+the+position+and+symbolism+of+the+female+in+tantric+Buddhism+%28published+in+1992+by+Indica+et+Tibetica+Verlag%2C+Bonn%29.%0A%0A1991-1994+Research+Assistant+in+the+Department+of+Indology%2FTibetology+at+the+University+of+Marburg.%0A%0A1994ff.+Lectureships+at+the+Universities+of+Bremen%2C+Marburg%2C+Hanover%2C+G%C3%B6ttingen%2C+Frankfurt+am+Main%2C+Fribourg%2FSwitzerland%2C+Siegen.%0A%0A1999+year-long+intensive+study+of+colloquial+Tibetan+at+the+Manjushree+Center+of+Tibetan+Culture+in+Darjeeling%2C+India.%0A%0A2001+Habilitation+in+Marburg+in+the+subject+of+religious+studies+with+the+work+A+source+study+of+esoteric+%28tantric%29+Buddhism+in+India+from+the+beginnings+to+the+9th+century.%0A%0A2002+Appointment+as+private+lecturer+for+religious+studies+at+the+Philipps+University+of+Marburg.%0A%0A2004+Collaboration+in+the+DFG+project+%22Destiny+Interpretation+and+Lifestyle+in+Japanese+Religions%22+%28Prof.+Dr.+Michael+Pye%2C+Marburg%29.%0A%0A2006-2008+Planning+and+management+of+the+special+exhibition+%22Tibet+in+Marburg%22+in+the+religious+studies+collection+of+the+University+of+Marburg%2C+including+publication+of+the+catalogue.%0A%0A2009+Appointment+as+adjunct+professor+for+religious+studies+at+the+Philipps+University+of+Marburg.%0A%0A2009+K%C3%A4the-Leichter+visiting+professor+for+women%27s+and+gender+studies+in+the+field+of+religions+in+South+Asia+and+Tibet+at+the+Institute+for+South+Asian%2C+Tibetan+and+Buddhist+Studies+at+the+University+of+Vienna.%0A%0A2009-2014+research+grant+from+the+Horst+and+K%C3%A4the+Eliseit+Foundation%2C+Essen%2C+for+the+project+%22Comparative+studies+on+rNying+ma+pa+iconography%22.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.uni-marburg.de%2Fde%2Ffb03%2Fivk%2Ffachgebiete%2Freligionswissenschaft%2Ffach%2Fpersonen%2Fcopy_of_apl-prof-dr-adelheid-herrmann-pfandt+Source+Accessed+Sep+30%2C+2022%5D%29
The+Eighth+Adeu+Rinpoche+was+born+on+the+fourth+day+of+the+12th+Tibetan+month+in+the+Iron+Horse+year+of+the+fifteenth+calendrical+cycle%2C+in+the+middle+of+a+freezing+winter.+As+the+16th+Karmapa+and+the+Eighth+Choegon+Rinpoche+recognized+the+child+as+the+authentic+reincarnation+of+the+Seventh+Adeu+Rinpoche%2C+he+was+taken+to+Tsechu+Gompa+for+enthronement+at+the+age+of+seven.+Immediately+after+this%2C+he+began+his+traditional+education+in+writing%2C+calligraphy%2C+poetry%2C+astrology%2C+mandala+painting%2C+spiritual+practice+and+text+recitation.+At+the+same+time%2C+the+young+Adeu+Rinpoche+also+received+many+teachings+and+pith-instructions+based+on+the+old+and+new+traditions%2C+but+primarily+on+the+Drukpa+lineage+from+the+Eighth+Choegon+Rinpoche%2C+Jamyang+Khyentse+Ch%C3%B6kyi+Lodr%C3%B6+and+many+other+great+masters.+After+this%2C+Rinpoche+entered+into+a+seven-year+retreat%2C+during+which+he+practised+the+sadhanas+of+different+deities+and+trained+in+tsa-lung%2C+following+the+Six+Yogas+of+Naropa+and+the+liberating+Mahamudra+mind-training+practices.+He+also+learnt+philosophy.+Adeu+Rinpoche+later+wrote+a+precise+commentary+on+the+three+sets+of+vows%2C+the+root+of+heart-essence+of+Nyingmapa+lineage%2C+and+on+the+various+mandala+deities.%0A%0AIn+1958%2C+all+the+sacred+texts%2C+statues+and+precious+objects+were+completely+destroyed%2C+and+Rinpoche+was+imprisoned+for+fifteen+years.+Although+Adeu+Rinpoche+suffered+a+great+deal%2C+the+period+in+prison+gave+him+an+opportunity+to+meet+many+accomplished+masters%2C+who+had+also+been+imprisoned%2C+especially+Khenpo+Munsel+from+whom+he+received+instructions+on+Dzogchen%2C+and+under+whose+guidance%2C+he+practised+the+rare+and+precious+teachings+of+the+aural+lineage+%28Nyengy%C3%BC%29+of+the+Nyingma+school%2C+and+studied+the+various+Nyingmapa+terma+teachings.%0A%0AAdeu+Rinpoche+was+an+extremely+important+master+of+the+Drukpa+Kagy%C3%BC+lineage%2C+especially+following+the+Cultural+Revolution%2C+during+which+many+great+Drukpa+lineage+masters+passed+away.+When+teachings+of+the+Drukpa+lineage+were+faced+with+extinction%2C+Adeu+Rinpoche+was+the+only+remaining+lineage+holder+of+the+Khampa+tradition+of+the+Drukpa+lineage.%0A%0AAt+the+end+of+1980%2C+Adeu+Rinpoche+went+to+Tashi+Jong+in+India+to+pass+on+the+entire+lineage+of+the+Khampa+Drukpa+tradition+to+the+present+Khamtrul+Rinpoche+Dongy%C3%BC+Nyima%2C+Choegon+Rinpoche+Choekyi+Wangchuk+and+many+other+great+tulkus+of+the+Drukpa+lineage.%0A%0AIn+1990%2C+Adeu+Rinpoche+also+gave+the+complete+empowerments+of+the+Drukpa+lineage+to+the+local+tulkus+in+Nangchen.+About+51+tulkus+and+1600+monks+and+nuns+were+present+to+receive+the+empowerments+and+oral+transmissions.+In+this+way%2C+Adeu+Rinpoche+became+the+main+lineage+master+of+the+Khampa+Drukpa+tradition+for+all+the+Drukpa+tulkus.+Thereafter%2C+Adeu+Rinpoche+went+to+Bhutan+and+exchanged+initiations+with+Je+Khenpo%2C+Jigme+Chodrak+Rinpoche%2C+Dilgo+Khyentse+Rinpoche+and+many+other+enlightened+masters%2C+thus+becoming+a+representative+of+the+Drukpa+lineage.%0A%0AAdeu+Rinpoche+also+took+responsibility+for+restoring+Tsechu+Gompa%2C+and+at+the+same+time+collecting%2C+correcting+and+editing+all+the+Drukpa+teachings%2C+tantras+and+practices.%0A%0AAdeu+Rinpoche+passed+away+in+July+2007%2C+in+Nangchen%2C+Tibet.%0A%0AHis+reincarnation+has+recently+been+identified%2C+in+Tibet%2C+by+Choegon+Rinpoche+Ch%C3%B6kyi+Senge.+%28Source%3A%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigpawiki.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DAdeu_Rinpoche%5D%29