University of Chicago
Philosophy of Religions
Includes contributions to study of Chinese-Tibetan Buddhist relations, mortuary ritual, the emergence of Rnying-ma Buddhism, Tantra in 10th century Tibet.
Contributions on the development of Buddhist and Bon scholasticism, the Shangs-pa bka'-brgyud tradition, Rdzogs-chen and tantra, and two of the great figures in Tibeto-Mongol religious relations: Karma Pakshi and Chos-rgyal 'Phags-pa.
Contributions on the Seventh Dalai Lama, the oracles and protectors of the Tibetan State, the Tibetan discovery of world geography, disputes on gter-ma (rediscovered spiritual treasures), trulkuship, the Amdo region, and longevity rituals.
The article surveys aspects of Tibetan Buddhism in China, based primarily on fieldwork in 1998 and 2000. It concerns both developments in eastern Tibet (Sichuan) and aspects of the penetration of Tibetan religious culture among Han Chinese.
A survey of the question of immaterialism in Buddhist philosophy and the response of the Jaina thinkers Haribhadrasuri (8th c.) and Yasovijayagani (17th c.).
Contains over twenty book reviews I've written on a variety of topics including Buddhism, Tibetan Studies, and comparative philosophy.
Introduction to the songs attributed to the Indian Buddhist mahasiddhas. Published in Divine Madness, ed. Rob Linrothe. Chicago: Serindia (2005), pp. 23-35.
review of recent publications on the Gesar epic
Two recent articles, one concerning a fragment from a 15th or 16th c. Central Tibetan print of a work by Rgyal-tshab Dar-ma-rin-chen, the second on the 1755 Beijing edition of the Padma bka'-thang.
Remarks on the early manuscript pages of Tibetan canonical texts conserved at 'On Ke ru monastery in Lho kha, Southern Tibet. Includes an important colophon authored by Bla ma Zhang g.Yu brag pa (1123-1193).
From Sheldon Pollock, ed., Literary Cultures in History (University of California Press).
A reflection on Pierre Hadot in relation to the interpretation of the Buddhist epistemological tradition, from Dignaga and Dharmakirti to Tsong-kha-pa.
Hadot-inspired reflections on some possible parallels (and variances) between Mahayana Buddhism and the Stoicism of Epictetus. From M. Chase, S.R.L. Clark, and M. McGhee, eds., Philosophy as a Way of Life, Ancients and Moderns: Essays in... more
Two pieces from Edelglass & Garfield, eds., Buddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings (OUP 2009): "Mipam Namgyel: The Lion’s Roar Affirming Extrinsic Emptiness" and "Santaraksita’s Tattvasamgraha: A Buddhist Critique of the Nya¯ya View of... more
Review of two recent works dealing with aspects of the early modern European encounter with Buddhism.
On the present state of research on the relationship between Nyingmapa Buddhism and its antecedents as seen in the Dunhuang documents. Probably not much new here for those who have closely followed scholarship in this area, but for... more
English and Chinese versions, from Journal of Tibetan Studies (Sichuan University), vol. 10.
Appearing in
From Bhakti to Bon: Festschrift for Per Kvaerne
From Bhakti to Bon: Festschrift for Per Kvaerne
Published in Diogenes 52/1 (2005): 61-65. This short article is not likely to be of much interest to those already familiar with scholarship on Buddhist atheology, particularly the contributions of Richard Hayes and Parimal Patil. But it... more
From Monica Esposito, éd. Images du Tibet aux XIX-XXe siècles. Etudes thématiques 22. Paris: EFEO (2008), vol. II, pp. 799-815.