Marcus Perman
Short description
Marcus Perman graduated from St. Lawrence University (St. Lawrence) in 2003 with honors in Psychology and Philosophy and graduated from Naropa University (Naropa University) in 2007 with an MA in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism focused on Tibetan and Sanskrit languages. He joined the Nitartha Translation Network (NTN) in the summer of 2007. His interests lie primarily in philosophical interpretations of Tibetan Buddhism and studies of tshad ma (skt. pramāṇa). “Tshad Ma Literature: Towards a History of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology” was presented at the 8th Annual Buddhist Studies Graduate Student Conference on October 14, 2006. Other interests include comparative philosophy, writing pedagogy, and rock climbing.
Main teachers
Prajñāpāramita
The Nature of Mind
Mother Earth
Experience
Published Works
Tricycle Magazine Review of Contemplating Reality: A Practitioner's Guide to the View in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism by Andy Karr. Tricycle Summer 2007.
http://www.tricycle.com/issues/tricycle/16_4/reviews/3849-1.html
Unpublished Works (completed)
M.A. Thesis: “Tshad Ma Literature: Towards a History of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology”
B.S. Honors project: “Neurofeedback: The effect of training attentional abilities in female college students” Advisor: Dr. Artur Poczwardowski.
Active Projects
Looking at Mind
Learning stuff
Internal Links
External Links
http://marcus-perman.blogspot.com/
http://www.nitartha.org
http://www.nitarthainstitute.org
http://www.buddhistgeeks.com
http://www.lotsawahouse.org
http://www.naropa.edu