Faculty

Faculty at the Centre for Buddhist Studies consists of professors and instructors trained in traditional academic disciplines as well as teachers from traditional Buddhist backgrounds.

Faculty Members

Dr. Andreas Doctor (MA, Univ. of Copenhagen. Ph.D., Univ. of Calgary)
Thomas Doctor (MA, Univ. of Copenhagen)
Jampa Donden (Khenpo, Dzongsar Monastery)
Sherab Dorje (Khenpo, Mysore Nyingma College)
Pema Gyaltsen (Khenpo, Rumtek Monastery)
Hilary Herdman (MA, University of Bristol)
Heidi Köppl (MA, Univ. of Copenhagen)
Joanne Larson (MA, University of Bristol)
Dr. Peter Moran (MA, Univ. of Washington. Ph.D., Univ. of Washington)
Mattia Salvini (MA, RKM Vivekananda College, Chennai)
Dr. Gregory Sharkey, SJ (MDiv, Weston. MPhil, Oxford. DPhil, Oxford)

Academic Advisors

CBS is honored to have as senior academic advisors Dr. John Makransky (Boston College) and Dr. Tom Tillemans (University of Lausanne) who, in addition to advising on academic matters, both regularly teach courses on Buddhist Philosophy at CBS.

Visiting Lecturers

In addition to the regular teaching faculty connected to the Centre for Buddhist Studies several distinguished scholars in the field of Buddhist Studies visit CBS for guest lectures, time intensive seminars, and regular courses.

Past lecturers include: Dr. James Blumenthal (Oregon State University), Hubert Decleer (School of International Training), Dr. Georges Dreyfus (Williams College), Dr. Michael Hahn (University of Marburg), Dr. Kenneth Liberman (University of Oregon), Dr. Klaus Dieter Matthes (University of Hamburg), Dr. Koji Tanaka (University of Auckland), and Dr. William Waldron (Middlebury College).