商品簡介
Roloff presents her PhD dissertation in Indian and Tibetan studies at the University of Hamburg (no date noted), which is an edition and translation of a biography of Red mda' ba gZhom nu blo gros (1348-1412), a crucial figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism, by his disciple Sangs rgyas rtse mo, about whom not much is known. Her introductory chapters discuss such aspects as the state of research, and historical sources on his life, the two texts she draws on, and her aims and methods of editing. Back matter includes a primary bibliography of Red mda' ba, a tabular curriculum vitae, his autobiography embedded in the biography, a letter to a contemporary scholar, and extensive notes. A fold-out map of Tibet showing places he visited is included as well. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Carola Roloff (Bhiksuni Jampa Tsedroen) is a teacher of Buddhist philosophy at Tibetisches Zentrum Hamburg and a lecturer and research fellow at the University of Hamburg. She studied Tibetan Buddhist theory and practice with Geshe Thubten Ngawang from 1981 to 1996, followed by Tibetology and classical Indology, specializing in Buddhism, at the University of Hamburg, where she received her MA degree in 2003 and her doctorate in 2009. Her main areas for research are biographies of Red mda' ba (1348?1412) and Tsong kha pa (1357?1419), Vinaya lineages, and nuns' ordination in the Mulasarvastivada Vinaya along with its treatment in the Tibetan commentarial literature.
