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My field of inquiry is the Buddhist life and written culture of Tibet. My writing, research, and lecturing focuses on the Tibetan intellectual traditions with an abiding interest in the philosophical, poetical, and experiential dimensions of the vajrayana. In particular, I study the literary histories of marginalized esoteric movements in Tibet; how they took shape, executed power, sustained themselves through time and across space, and make themselves apparent to us now.
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 in News
Tibetan Literary Genres & Subjects
With our recent launch of the revised library, we are stressing the distinction between Genres (རྩོམ་རིགས།) and Subjects (བརྗོད་བྱ།), and inherent tensions that lie therein. This distinction is a result of our methodology for classification, based on our practices of categorizing texts according to their topics over the past several years. It is part of a more rigorous assessment of the structure and organization of Tibetan literature as a whole within our digital holdings. Read the full post...
Posted on Jan 16, 2012 in News
Buddhist Language & Poetics
Join us Wednesday nights this spring on campus in the village to read poetic selections from Tibetan verses. I’d like to spend some time discussing Tibetan poetic theory & sense. We’ll read a variety of materials from poets such as Saraha, Milarepa, Shabkar, and modern selections. Course starts January 25th. Registration is open through Continuing Education at The New School; see, Tibetan at The New School for more information … Download the course...
Posted on Jan 16, 2012 in News
JF Pilgrimage 2013: Mount Kailash
After an incredibly heartfelt pilgrimage this summer through central Tibet with 19 pilgrims, we are happy to announce that our biannual pilgrimage to power places in Tibet will resume in 2013. Different from our previous pilgrimages, the 2013 expedition will have Tibet’s most sacred mountain, Mount Kailash, as the apex of the journey. Meditation sessions, pilgrimage rituals, and discussions on Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan culture with Tulku Kunga Zangpo Rinpoche and myself will be integral to the journey. As with all our...
Posted on Jan 16, 2012 in News
Buddhadharma Book Briefs: Winter 2011
by Michael Sheehy The Teachings of Master Wuzhu (Columbia 2011) The Hidden Life of the Sixth Dalai Lama (Lexington 2011) Meditations of a Buddhist Skeptic (Columbia 2011) The Bodhisattva’s Brain (MIT 2011) Mahamudra and Related Instructions (Wisdom 2011) Zen Questions (Wisdom 2011) The Buddha and His Dhamma (Oxford 2011) Tibetan Yogas of Body, Speech, and Mind (Snow Lion 2011) Principles of Buddhist Tantra (Wisdom 2011) Read the briefs...
