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2007
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Echoes of Empty Luminosity
Komarovski, Yaroslav. "Echoes of Empty Luminosity: Reevaluation and Unique Interpretation of Yogācāra and Niḥsvabhāvavāda Madhyamaka by the Fifteenth Century Tibetan Thinker Śākya mchog ldan." PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2007.
2010
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Echoes of Enlightenment - The Life and Legacy of Sonam Peldren
Bessenger, Suzanne. "Echoes of Enlightenment: The Life and Legacy of Sonam Peldren". PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2010.
2013
Dissertations · MA Theses
Edition und Ubersetzung von Lama Zhangs Blitzschlag(gleicher) Mahamudra
Prax, Andrea. "Edition und Übersetzung von Lama Zhangs Blitzschlag(gleicher) Mahāmudrā". Master's thesis, University of Vienna, 2013.
2013
Dissertations · MA Thesis
Eine ideengeschichtliche Untersuchung des Mahayana-Sutras Jnanalokalamkara
Jäger, Heidrun. "Eine ideengeschichtliche Untersuchung des Mahayana-Sutras Jnanalokalamkara". MA thesis, University of Vienna, 2013.
1993
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Elucidating the Path to Liberation: A Study of the Commentary on the Abhidharmakośa by the First Dalai Lama
Patt, David. Elucidating the Path to Liberation: A Study of the Commentary on the Abhidharmakośa by the First Dalai Lama. PhD diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993.
2015
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Embodying Generosity - A Comparison of Buddhist and Feminist Views of the Body in the Chod Ritual
Gabriel, Victor. "Embodying Generosity: A Comparison of Buddhist and Feminist Views of the Body in the Chöd Ritual." PhD diss., University of the West, 2015.
2009
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Embodying Morality: A Pluralistic Approach to the Cultivation of Moral Perception and Action Through the Body
Butnor, Ashby. Embodying Morality: A Pluralistic Approach to the Cultivation of Moral Perception and Action Through the Body. PhD diss., University of Hawai'i, 2009.
1999
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Embodying the Sacred: Gender and Monastic Revitalization in China's Tibet
Makley, Charlene Elizabeth. Embodying the Sacred: Gender and Monastic Revitalization in China's Tibet. PhD diss., University of Michigan, 1999.
2014
Dissertations · MA Theses
Endless Circles - Circumambulation in Tibet
Shao, Gong. "Endless Circles: Circumambulation in Tibet". Master's thesis, University of Alberta, 2014.
2014
Dissertations ·
Engaging Suffering, Embodying Compassion - the Bodhisattva Ideal, Contextual Theology, and the Dalai Lama's Dialogue Beyond Religion
Rahmanov, Enver. "Engaging Suffering, Embodying Compassion: the Bodhisattva Ideal, Contextual Theology, and the Dalai Lama's Dialogue Beyond Religion". Master's thesis, Graduate Theological Union, 2014.
2017
Dissertations · MA Theses
Entering 'the Unified Maṇḍala of All the Siddhas:' The Sādhana of Mahāmudrā and the Making of Vajrayāna Buddhist Subjects
Yonnetti, Eben Matthew. "Entering ‘the Unified Maṇḍala of All the Siddhas:’ The Sādhana of Mahāmudrā and the Making of Vajrayāna Buddhist Subjects." MA Thesis, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2017.
2015
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Epistolary Buddhism - Letter Writing and the Growth of Geluk Buddhism in Early Modern Asia
Kilby, Christina. "Epistolary Buddhism: Letter Writing and the Growth of Geluk Buddhism in Early Modern Asia." PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2015.
2015
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Ethical Formation in the Works and Life of 'Brug Smyon Kun Dga' Legs Pa
Monson, Elizabeth."Ethical Formation in the Works and Life of 'Brug Smyon Kun Dga' Legs Pa." PhD diss., Harvard University, 2015.
2007
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Ethical Revaluation in the Thought of Śāntideva
Lele, Amod Jayant. "Ethical Revaluation in the Thought of Śāntideva." PhD diss., Harvard University, 2007. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/159489216.pdf.
2008
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Ethics in Schopenhauer and Buddhism
Hutton, Kenneth. "Ethics in Schopenhauer and Buddhism." PhD diss., University of Glasgow, 2008. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/912/1/2009huttonphd.pdf.
2001
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Ethics in the Śikṣāsamuccaya: A Study in Mahāyāna Morality
Clayton, Barbra R. "Ethics in the Śikṣāsamuccaya: A Study in Mahāyāna Morality." PhD diss., McGill University, 2001.
2001
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Evidentiality and Assertion in Tibetan
Garrett, Edward John. Evidentiality and Assertion in Tibetan. PhD diss., University of California at Los Angeles, 2001.
1986
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Existence and Gnosis in the Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra: A Study in the Ontology and Epistemology of the Yogācāra School of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Sutton, Florin Giripescu. Existence and Gnosis in the Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra: A Study in the Ontology and Epistemology of the Yogācāra School of Mahāyāna Buddhism. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1986.
2012
Dissertations · MA Theses
Exorcising Luther Confronting the Demon of Modernity in Tibetan Buddhism
Daisley, Simon. "Exorcising Luther Confronting the Demon of Modernity in Tibetan Buddhism". Master's thesis, University of Canterbury, 2012.
2016
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Experience and Morality: Buddhist Ethics as Moral Phenomenology
Aitken, Daniel Timothy. "Experience and Morality: Buddhist Ethics as Moral Phenomenology." PhD diss., University of Tasmania, 2016. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/23404/1/Aitken_whole_thesis.pdf.
2002
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Explaining Mantras: Rhetoric, the Dream of a Natural Language, and the Efficacy of Ritual
Yelle, Robert Alan. Explaining Mantras: Rhetoric, the Dream of a Natural Language, and the Efficacy of Ritual. PhD diss., University of Chicago, 2002.
2016
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Extracting the Essence - Bcud len in the Tibetan Literary Tradition
Oliphant, Charles Jamyang. "Extracting the Essence: 'Bcud len' in the Tibetan Literary Tradition." PhD diss., Oxford University, 2016.
2003
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Falling to Pieces, Emerging Whole: Suffering Illness and Healing Renunciation in the Life of Gelongma Palmo
Vargas, Ivette Maria. Falling to Pieces, Emerging Whole: Suffering Illness and Healing Renunciation in the Life of Gelongma Palmo. PhD diss., Harvard University, 2003.
2003
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Feeding Ghosts: A Study of the Yuqie Yankou Rite
Lye, Hun Yeow. Feeding Ghosts: A Study of the Yuqie Yankou Rite. PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2003.
2013
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Food of Sinful Demons (PhD Diss. 2013)
Barstow, Geoffrey. "Food of Sinful Demons: A History of Vegetarianism in Tibet". PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2013.
2011
Dissertations · MA Theses
Forging a Buddhist Cinema - Exploring Buddhism in Cinematic Representations of Tibetan Culture
Harnden-Simpson, Mona. "Forging a Buddhist Cinema: Exploring Buddhism in Cinematic Representations of Tibetan Culture". Master's thesis, Carleton University, 2011.
1999
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Foundations of Dharmakīrti's Philosophy: A Study of the Central Issues in his Ontology, Logic and Epistemology with Particular Attention to the Svopajñavṛtti
Dunne, John Dowling. Foundations of Dharmakīrti's Philosophy: A Study of the Central Issues in his Ontology, Logic and Epistemology with Particular Attention to the Svopajñavṛtti. PhD diss., Harvard University, 1999.
1988
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Four Westerners' Experience with Tibetan Buddhism
Vyverberg, Joan C. Four Westerners' Experience with Tibetan Buddhism. PhD diss., Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 1988.
2010
Dissertations · PhD diss.
From Bodhgayā to Lhasa to Beijing: The Life and Times of Śāriputra (c.1335-1426), Last Abbot of Bodhgayā
McKeown, Arthur P. From Bodhgayā to Lhasa to Beijing: The Life and Times of Śāriputra (c.1335-1426), Last Abbot of Bodhgayā. PhD diss., Harvard University, 2010.
2008
Dissertations · MA Theses
From Radishes to Realization: Saraha and His Impact on the Mahāmudrā Tradition of the Tibetan Karma Kagyü School
Stenzel, Julia. "From Radishes to Realization: Saraha and His Impact on the Mahāmudrā Tradition of the Tibetan Karma Kagyü School." MA Thesis, University of the West, 2008.
2004
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Gampopa, The Monk and the Yogi: His Life and Teachings
Gyaltrul, Trungram. Gampopa, The Monk and the Yogi: His Life and Teachings. PhD diss., Harvard University, 2004.
2014
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Gha rung pa lha'i rgyal mtshan as a Scholar and Defender of the Jo nang Tradition - A Study of His Lamp that Illuminates the Expanse of Reality with an Annotated Translation and Critical Edition of the Text
Duoji, Nyingcha. "Gha rung pa lha'i rgyal mtshan as a Scholar and Defender of the Jo nang Tradition: A Study of His Lamp that Illuminates the Expanse of Reality with an Annotated Translation and Critical Edition of the Text." PhD diss., Harvard University, 2014.
1988
Dissertations · MA Theses
Gleichheit und Mitgefühl: Prajñākaramatis Kommentar zu Bodhicaryāvatāra VIII. 89-108
Gruber, Hans Michael. "Gleichheit und Mitgefühl: Prajñākaramatis Kommentar zu Bodhicaryāvatāra VIII. 89-108." MA thesis, University of Hamburg, 1988.
2013
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Global Place, Lived Space - Everyday life in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery for Nuns in Northern India
Lohuis, E.G.E. "Global Place, Lived Space: Everyday life in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery for Nuns in Northern India". PhD diss., Vrije Universieit, 2013.
2013
Dissertations · MA Theses
Gotterdarstellungen aus der Grundungsphase von Tabo im kulturhistorischen Kontext
Strinu, Monica. "Götterdarstellungen aus der Gründungsphase von Tabo im kulturhistorischen Kontext". Master's thesis, University of Vienna, 2013.
2009
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Guru Love: On the Tropes of Eroticism in the Spiritual Relationship Between Master and Disciple
Beritela, Gerard F. Guru Love: On the Tropes of Eroticism in the Spiritual Relationship Between Master and Disciple. PhD diss., Syracuse University, 2009.
2000
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Handprints and Footprints in Tibetan Painting
Brown, Kathryn H. Selig. Handprints and Footprints in Tibetan Painting. PhD diss., University of Michigan, 2000.
1994
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Hanshan Deqing (1546-1623) on Buddhist Ethics
Leong, Markus. Hanshan Deqing (1546-1623) on Buddhist Ethics. PhD diss., California Institute of Integral Studies, 1994.
2009
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Heidegger and Personal Transformation: From Death to Life
Gruenig, Hans W. Heidegger and Personal Transformation: From Death to Life. PhD diss., Tulane University, 2009.
1992
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Hermeneutics of the Scriptural Word in the Prajñā-Mādhyamika System
Kim, Yong Pyo. Hermeneutics of the Scriptural Word in the Prajñā-Mādhyamika System. PhD diss., Temple University, 1992.
2002
Dissertations · PhD diss.
History, Text, and Context of the Yoga Upaniṣads
Ruff, Jeffrey Clark. History, Text, and Context of the Yoga Upaniṣads. PhD diss., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2002.
2009
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Hume and Buddhism: A Comparative Study of Personal Identity, Skepticism, and Moral Sentiments
Long, David Glyn. Hume and Buddhism: A Comparative Study of Personal Identity, Skepticism, and Moral Sentiments. PhD diss., University of California at Riverside, 2009.
2009
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Hunting the Guru: Lineage, Culture and Conflict in the Development of Tibetan Buddhism in America
Chandler, Jeannine M. Hunting the Guru: Lineage, Culture and Conflict in the Development of Tibetan Buddhism in America. PhD diss., State University of New York at Albany, 2009.
2009
Dissertations ·
Ikh Khuree - A Nomadic Monastery and the Later Buddhist Art of Mongolia
Tsultem, Uranchimeg. "Ikh Khuree: A Nomadic Monastery and the Later Buddhist Art of Mongolia". PhD diss., University of California at Berkeley, 2009.
1991
Dissertations · MA Theses
Il Kumbum di Gyantse e l'architettura tibetana
Ricca, Simone. Il Kumbum di Gyantse e l’architettura tibetana. MA Thesis, Politecnico di Torino – Facoltà di Architettura, 1991.
2013
Dissertations · PhD diss.
In This Body and Life - The Religious and Social Significance of Hermits and Hermitages in Eastern Tibet Today and During Recent History
Turek, Magdalena. "“In This Body and Life” The Religious and Social Significance of Hermits and Hermitages in Eastern Tibet Today and During Recent History". PhD diss., University of Berlin, 2013.
1983
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Indian Buddhist Meditation-Theory: History, Development and Systematization
Griffiths, Paul J. Indian Buddhist Meditation-Theory: History, Development and Systematization. PhD diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983.
2003
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Intellectual Gatekeeper: Sa-Skya Paṇḍita Envisions the Ideal Scholar
Gold, Jonathan C. Intellectual Gatekeeper: Sa-Skya Paṇḍita Envisions the Ideal Scholar. PhD diss., University of Chicago, 2003.
2010
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Interpretations of Unity: Hermeneutics in Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises of Maitreya
Turenne, Philippe. "Interpretations of Unity: Hermeneutics in Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises of Maitreya." PhD diss., McGill University, 2010. https://archive.org/details/interpretationsofunityhermeneuticsinsakyamchogldaninterpretationoffivetreatiseso_985_N/mode/2up.
1999
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Interpreting Mahāyāna Syncretism: A Comparative Study of Śāntarakṣita's The Ornament for the Middle Way in Indian and Tibetan Contexts
Blumenthal, James A. Interpreting Mahāyāna Syncretism: A Comparative Study of Śāntarakṣita's The Ornament for the Middle Way in Indian and Tibetan Contexts. PhD diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.
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