Explore new research on the religious and cultural traditions of the Himalayan Buddhist world.
Over decades, hundreds of American undergraduates spending a semester
abroad have been introduced to Tibetan culture in India, Nepal, and
China by Hubert Decleer. A number went on to become prominent scholars
in the field at institutions such as Yale, Berkeley, and Georgetown, and
as a tribute to him they have put together this collection of
cutting-edge research in Himalayan studies, bringing together
contributions of this new generation with those of senior researchers in
the field. This new research on the religion and culture of the
Himalayan Buddhist world spans a broad range of subjects, periods, and
approaches, and the diversity and strength of the contributions ensures
Himalayan Passages be warmly welcomed by scholars, travelers, and Tibetan Buddhists alike.
Highlights include:
- Donald S. Lopez, Jr. tells the story of Gendun Chopels unusual visit to Sri Lanka in 1941.
- Leonard van der Kuijp examines the Bodhicittavivarana, an ancient work on the enlightened resolve to free all beings.
- Kabir Mansingh Heimsath compares Western and Chinese curatorial approaches to Tibetan modern art.
- Alexander von Rospatt illuminates the fascinating history and artistic details of the famous Svayambhu stupa in Kathmandu.
- Sarah H. Jacoby translates the short autobiography of Sera Khandro, the celebrated female Tibetan mystic of a century ago.
- Additional contributors include Franz-Karl Ehrhard, Ernst
Steinkellner, Jacob P. Dalton, Iain Sinclair, Anne Vergati, Punya Prasad
Parajuli, and Dominique Townsend.
Benjamin Bogin is an Associate Professor of Asian Studies at Skidmore
College. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. (Buddhist Studies) from the
University of Michigan and spent six years living in Kathmandu, Nepal
where he directed study-abroad programs in the Himalayas for American
students. His primary research interests are Tibetan Buddhist
autobiography and the intersections of visual art, narrative, and sacred
geography in Buddhist cultures. He lives in Ballston Spa, NY.
Andrew Quintman is assistant professor in the Department of Religious
Studies at Yale University, specializing in the Buddhist traditions of
Tibet and the Himalaya. For seven years he served as the academic
director of the School for International Trainings Tibetan Studies
program based in Kathmandu. He is the author of The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of the Great Tibetan Saint Milarepa (Columbia University Press 2013), and his English translation of The Life of Milarepa (2010) was published in the Penguin Classics series.
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