Jeffrey Hopkins (Tibetologist)
Jeffrey Hopkins (born 1940) is a distinguished American Tibetologist. He is Emeritus of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia, where he taught for more than three decades since 1973 . He has authored more than twenty-five books about Tibetan Buddhism, among them the highly influential Meditation on Emptiness , which appeared in 1983, offering a pioneering exposition of Prasangika-Madyamika thought in the Geluk tradition. From 1979 to 1989 he was the Dalai Lama's chief interpreter into English and he played a significant role in the development of the Free Tibet Movement . (more)
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Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama:
Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( ) 6 July 1935 in Qinghai ), is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is a revered spiritual leader among Tibetans and exerts a powerful influence over the Gelug School
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University of Virginia:
The University of Virginia (also called U.Va., UVA, Mr. Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson. Conceived by 1800 and established i
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Tibetan Buddhism:
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan regions, which include northern Nepal, Bhutan, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Sikkim), Mongolia, Russia (Kalmykia, Buryatia a
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Gelug:
The Gelug or Gelug-pa, also known as the Yellow Hat sect, is a school of Buddhism founded by Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader. The first monastery he established was at Ganden, and to this day the Ganden Tripa is the
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International Tibet Independence Movement:
The International Tibet Independence Movement (ITIM) is a movement to establish historical Tibet, comprising the three traditional provinces of Amdo, Kham, and Ü-Tsang as an independent state. Support for the movement in the current Tibet Autonomous
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Prasaṅgika:
In the philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism, specifically in the Madhyamaka view, Prasaṅgika is a category of Madhyamaka viewpoints attributed primarily to Indian scholar Candrakirti, but based also on Buddhapalita's commentaries on Nagarjuna. Nagarjuna u
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