David Higgins
Higgins, D.
| PersonType | Category:Independent Researchers Category:Translators |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | David |
| LastName / namelast | Higgins |
| MainNamePhon | David Higgins |
| SortName | Higgins, David |
| bio | David Higgins received his doctorate from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland in 2012. He subsequently held a position as a Post-doc Research Fellow in the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna where he explored the relationship between Mahāmudrā and Madhyamaka philosophies in Bka’ brgyud scholasticism during the post-classical period (15th to 16th centuries). His research interests include Indo-Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and epistemology with a particular focus on Bka’ brgyud Mahāmudrā and Rnying ma Rdzogs chen doctrines and practices. His PhD thesis was published under the title Philosophical Foundations of Classical Rdzogs chen in Tibet: Investigating the Distinction Between Dualistic Mind (sems) and Primordial Knowing (ye shes) (Vienna, WSTB no. 78, 2013). His recent publications include Mahāmudrā and the Middle Way: Post-classical Kagyü Discourses on Mind, Emptiness and Buddha Nature (Vienna, WSTB no. 90, 2016, 2 vols.) and Buddha Nature Reconsidered: The Eighth Karma pa’s Middle Path (Vienna, WSTB, forthcoming, 2 vols.), both of which were co-authored with Martina Drazczyk. (Source Accessed July 22, 2020) |
| affiliation | University of Vienna |
| affiliationsecondary | 84000; Tsadra Foundation |
| phduniversity | University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| education | University of Lausanne - Switzerland
University of Victoria, Canada |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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