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Christopher J. Wilkinson University of Calgary I am currently working on manuscripts emerging from the Central Asian Corridor during the 7th to 10th cts., these having implications regarding the Central Asian component in Tibet's reception of Buddhism, the development of Tibetan written language and Nationalism, international concerns regarding business, politics, and Religious interests. |
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List Affiliations: | Former Review Editor for H-Buddhism |
Interests: | American History / Studies Anthropology Asian History / Studies Business History / Economic History / Studies Communication Diplomacy and International Relations Educational Technology Ethnic History / Studies Intellectual History Library and Information Science Military History |
Bio: Degrees Held: University of Washington Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. B.A. Asian Languages and Literature, Honors (Thesis) Full competency in Sanskrit and Tibetan Magna Cum Laude 1980 B.A. Comparative Religion, Honors (Thesis) Eastern Stream Magna Cum Laude 1980 University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada M.A. Religious Studies Specialty: Buddhist Studies (Eastern Stream) Thesis: Clear Meaning: Studies on a Thirteenth Century rDzogs-chen Text 1988 Current Study: Doctoral Candidate in Religious Studies Buddhist Studies Stream Publications: Clear Meaning: Studies on a Thirteenth Century rDzogs-chen Text. National Library of Canada. Ottawa, Canada. 1988 ISBN: 0315425148. 340 pp. "The Tantric Ganesha: Texts Preserved in the Tibetan Canon," in the collaborative work Ganesh: Studies of an Asian God. Robert Brown, editor. State University of New York Press. Albany, New York, U.S.A. 1991. pp. 235 -276. Short review on my contribution written by Pratataditya Pal on reverse cover. Secret Wisdom: Translations of Three Esoteric Manuals from Early Tibet. Under Press. Snowlion Publications. Ithaca, N.Y., U.S.A. 320 pp. (Currently awaiting editorial decision). History and Significance of a Lost Mahayana Sutra: The Sangs rgyas Thams cad kyi dGongs pa 'Dus pa'i mDo, A paper delivered to the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion at the year 2000 Annual Meeting. Edmonton, Alberta. |