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Full Name[edit]
John Powers
Affiliation[edit]
The Australian National University Faculty with the Centre for Asian Societies and Histories
Education[edit]
B.A. HolyCross
M.A. McMaster
Ph.D. Virg.
Other Information[edit]
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