Gyatsho Tshering, Tashi Tsering, Nathan Katz, Bhikkhu Pasadika, Anne- Marie Blondeau, Per Kvaerne, Toni Huber

A brief list of Tibet Journal Contributors and Editors

The Tibet Journal is a quarterly publication of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA), devoted to the presentation of scholarly and general interest articles on Tibetan culture and civilization by Tibetans and non-Tibetans. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Editorial Board of The Tibet Journal or the LTWA. Responsibility for views expressed and the accuracy of articles rests entirely with the authors.

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The Tibet Journal Editors

Editor-in-Chief Gyatsho Tshering (1987-1997)

Managing Editor

Tamdin Gyalpo (1975)
Yangzom Tsering (1976-1981)
K. Dhondup (1982-1987)
Karma Gyatsho (1987-1992)
Pema Khangsar (1992-1996)
Thupten K. Rikey (1997)

The Tibetan Journal

Editorial Board

Gyatsho Tshering was appointed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the month the February, as the new Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. With effect from March 1. Mr. Gyatsho Tshering, who had been associated intimately with the Library from its very conception, officiated as its Acting Director from November 1971 until Professor Thubten Jigme Norbu's appointment as the first Director in June 1972. After a year as Assistant Director he once again briefly assumed the role of Acting Director. Before joining the services of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1963, Mr. Gyatsho Tshering worked in the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. At one time, he also served in the Government of Sikkim. [TOP]

Tashi Tsering a Tibetan Research Officer, at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives had visited for field research to Sikkim, Kalimpong, and Darjeeling areas on March 10, 1976 to collect manuscripts, books and other cultural materials and had worked on tape record oral knowledge on the various aspects of Tibetan culture. He made collections from the fabulous and renowned collections of Rai Bahadur T.D. Densepa (Bermick Athing of Sikkim) [TOP]

Bhikkhu Pasadika is an Hon. Professor in the Faculty of Non-European Languages and Cultures, Department of Idology and Tibetology, Philipps University, Marburg. He also lectures on Buddhism at Kassel University, Department of Theology and Religious Studies. He holds a PhD from Punjabi University, Patiala, in Buddhist Studies and a master's degree in Pali from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. He is a member of Institut de recherche bouddhique Linh-Son at Joinville-le-Point (Paris) and of the Editorial Board of the Tibet Journal. In addition, he assists in editing Buddhist Studies Review appearing in London. [TOP]

Per Kvaerne studied Tibetan, Sanskrit, Pali, and Hindi at the University of Oslo and at Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris. He was lecturer in the history of religion at the University of Bergen from 1970-75. In 1975, he was appointed Professor of History and Religion at the University of Oslo. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences since 1976. He specialised on the history and literature of Bon religion. His publications include An Anthology of Buddhist Tantric Songs, Oslo, 1977 (reprint: Bangkok, 1986), A Death Ritual of the Tibetan Bonpos, Leiden, 1985. [TOP]

Toni Huber gained his doctorate from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand for an ethnohistorical study of Tibetan ritual and domestic practices at Tsa-ri. He is the author of various articles on Tibetan pilgrimage and ritual, conceptions of ritual space and landscape, Tibetan and Buddhist attitudes and relationships to nature, and Indo-Tibetan art history. His research interests include theories of ritual and the anthropology of space, environmentalism and development in Buddhist societies, and critical reflexivity and cultural politics in the social sciences. [TOP]

1st Director of Library of Tibetan Works and Archives

Professor Thubten Jigme Norbu or Tagtser Rinpoche, the eldest brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, was the first Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. He took charge of the duties of this office on 12 September 1972.

The eldest brother of H.H. the Dalai Lama Tagtser Rinpoche was returned to India after a stay in the United States of more than seventeen years, during which time he had been working at Indiana University. He brought with him rich experiences, mature wisdom, and a wealth of scholarly knowledge. His presence here was certainly enhance the image of this Institute.

He returned to resume his former post in the University of Indiana, where he lectures on Tibetan civilization. He is the author of Tibet is My country and Tibet--its History, Religion and People. Tagtser Rinpoche, Presently, led 1997 March for Tibet's Independence from Toronto to New York March 10th-June 14th (U.S. Flag Day). [TOP]

Buddhist Philosophy Teacher, LTWA

Venerable Geshe Dawa (a.k.a. Geshe Sonam Senge), who will teach the first class, comes from Kongpo in Central Tibet. He began his religious education when he entered Jangtse College of Gaden Monastic University at the age of 16. He received the Lharampa Geshe degree in 1978. He taught debate and philosophy at Namgyal Monastery, Dharamsala, from 1980 until 1987, when he was appointed to teach at LTWA by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He has also taught at various universities in South Korea. Presently, he teaches Buddhist philosophy at the Library and at Nechung Monastery, Dharamsala.

Buddhist Philosophy Teacher, LTWA

Venerable Geshe Sonam Rinchen, who will teach the second class, was born in the Trehor region in Eastern Tibet. He ran away from home at the age of 12 to join Dhargye Gompa, the largest local monastery, where he remained with his parents's consent for the next seven years. Having completed basic studies in logic there, he made the two-and-a-half month journey on foot to Central Tibet to enter the monastic university of Sera at the age of 19. He continued his studies there until he was forced to flee Tibet in 1959. In India he completed his studies for the degree of Geshe Lharampa which he received in 1980. he also holds the degree of Acharya from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath. He has taught at LTWA since 1978 and has also taught in Japan, Australia, Great Britain, Ireland and Switzerland. Several books of his teachings have been published. [TOP]

Translator, LTWA

Mr. Sonam Tsering holds an Acharya degree in Buddhist Philosophy and Tibetan Studies from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath. He joined LTWA's Research and Translation Department in mid-1996.

Ms. Ruth Sonam holds an M.A. degree from Oxford University and has lived in Dharamsala since 1976. She has an extensive knowledge of Buddhist philosophy and practice and has been active as an interpreter and translator since 1981. She has translated and edited several books of Geshe Sonam Rinchen. [TOP]

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