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==Short Biography== | ==Short Biography== | ||
After nine years living in and traveling around the greater Indian Sub-Continent, Ryan has returned to the States and embarked on the long road to a PhD in South Asian Studies at UC Berkeley. When not buried under a pile of books, he can be | After nine years living in and traveling around the greater Indian Sub-Continent, Ryan has returned to the States and embarked on the long road to a PhD in South Asian Studies at UC Berkeley. He is also a member of the [[Dharmachakra Translation Committee]] and the director of the Center for Translation and Translation Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde California. When not buried under a pile of books, he can be found in the redwoods of Northern California or wandering the alpine regions of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges. | ||
===Current Studies=== | ===Current Studies=== | ||
*The doctrine of ''sahaja'' (spontaneity, naturalness) among Buddhist, | *The doctrine of ''sahaja'' (spontaneity, naturalness) among Buddhist, Vaiṣṇava and unaffiliated tantric groups in pre-modern and modern South Asia | ||
*The | *The deliberate cultivation of the power transgression as a religious practice, specifically within South Asian tantric traditions | ||
*Tantric works composed in Sanskrit, various | *Tantric works composed in Sanskrit, various Prākrits and Tibetan | ||
===Current Projects=== | ===Current Projects=== | ||
*A study and translation the ''Mahāmāyātantra'' and its commentary, the ''Guṇavatīṭīkā'' by | *A study and translation the ''Mahāmāyātantra'' and its commentary, the ''Guṇavatīṭīkā'' by Ratnākaraśānti | ||
===Published Works=== | ===Published Works=== | ||
*''Mahāmāyātantra'' as part of the ''84000'' translation intiative (forthcoming) | *''Mahāmāyātantra'', as part of the ''84000'' translation intiative (forthcoming) | ||
*Maitreya, Mipham, [[Khenpo Shenga]]. ''[[Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes]]'', Snow Lion, 2007. (with the [[Dharmachakra Translation Committee]]) | *Maitreya, Mipham, [[Khenpo Shenga]]. ''[[Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes]]'', Snow Lion, 2007. (with the [[Dharmachakra Translation Committee]]) | ||
*[[Paltrul Rinpoche]]. ''[[A Brillant Sun: The Stages of Practice for the Bodhisattvacaryavatara]]''. with [[Catherine Dalton]] and [[Matthew Stephensen]]. | *[[Paltrul Rinpoche]]. ''[[A Brillant Sun: The Stages of Practice for the Bodhisattvacaryavatara]]''. with [[Catherine Dalton]] and [[Matthew Stephensen]]. | ||
===Contact=== | ===Contact=== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:23, 30 August 2011
Short Biography
After nine years living in and traveling around the greater Indian Sub-Continent, Ryan has returned to the States and embarked on the long road to a PhD in South Asian Studies at UC Berkeley. He is also a member of the Dharmachakra Translation Committee and the director of the Center for Translation and Translation Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde California. When not buried under a pile of books, he can be found in the redwoods of Northern California or wandering the alpine regions of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges.
Current Studies
- The doctrine of sahaja (spontaneity, naturalness) among Buddhist, Vaiṣṇava and unaffiliated tantric groups in pre-modern and modern South Asia
- The deliberate cultivation of the power transgression as a religious practice, specifically within South Asian tantric traditions
- Tantric works composed in Sanskrit, various Prākrits and Tibetan
Current Projects
- A study and translation the Mahāmāyātantra and its commentary, the Guṇavatīṭīkā by Ratnākaraśānti
Published Works
- Mahāmāyātantra, as part of the 84000 translation intiative (forthcoming)
- Maitreya, Mipham, Khenpo Shenga. Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes, Snow Lion, 2007. (with the Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
- Paltrul Rinpoche. A Brillant Sun: The Stages of Practice for the Bodhisattvacaryavatara. with Catherine Dalton and Matthew Stephensen.
Contact
rdamron@berkeley.edu