Ostensen, M.
English Phonetics | Morten Ostensen |
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Sort Name | Ostensen, M |
Birth: | 1975/02/22 |
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Place of birth: | Manhasset, NY |
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Primary Language: | English |
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Translates from: | Tibtetan |
- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Tsadra Foundation
- Religious Affiliation
- Nyingma
Current projects
Doctoral Research on the Great Perfection Mind Series Traditions (rdzogs chen sems sde lugs).
PhD University
- Kathmandu University, Centre for Buddhist Studies (Rangjung Yeshe Institute)
Education
Ph.D., ongoing, Kathmandu University, Centre for Buddhist Studies (Rangjung Yeshe Institute). Dissertation working title: Prospecting for Buddha in the Mine of Enlightenment: The Pedagogy of Experience in the Great Perfection Mind Series Traditions.
M.A. in Buddhist Philosophy and Himalayan Languages, 2008. Kathmandu University, Centre for Buddhist Studies (Rangjung Yeshe Institute). Thesis: In the Presence of the Dharmakāya: Dzogchen Practice According to Khangsar Tenpe Wangchug’s Notes on Dza Paltrul’s Extraordinary Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King (mkhas pa shri rgyal po’i khyad chos).
B.A. in Religion and Philosophy, 1999. Long Island University, South Hampton, (Friends World Program).
Biographical Information
Morten Ostensen is the Digital Curator for the Research Department of Tsadra Foundation.
Publications
Morten Ostensen, “Reconsidering the Contents and Function of the rDzogs chen Classifications of Sems phyogs and Sems sde”, Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines, no. 43, January 2018, pp. 32–49.
Morten Ostensen, “Muddy Waters and Blurred Lines: A ro ye shes ’byung gnas and the Anomalous Origins of the rDzogs pa chen po Sems sde A ro lugs”, Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines, no. 44, March 2018, pp. 9–30.
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All beings have Buddha-nature | |
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Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་) | |
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