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Buddha of Two Faces: interdependent yet opposite systems of meaning in Indic Buddhism (2025)
Thesis
Clark, K. Buddha of Two Faces: interdependent yet opposite systems of meaning in Indic Buddhism. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This work presents a new interpretation of Indic Buddhism. It is based on the investigation of a wider range of evidence than has previously been considered in a single work. The evidence includes archaeological finds, the architecture of Buddhist si... Read More about Buddha of Two Faces: interdependent yet opposite systems of meaning in Indic Buddhism.

Ogyen Choling in Bhutan: an Interpretation of the Temple and its Art (2023)
Thesis
Filsnoël, M. Ogyen Choling in Bhutan: an Interpretation of the Temple and its Art. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis contains a detailed interpretation of the significance and the importance of the religious site at Ogyen Choling (o rgyan chos gling) - which was the seat, in central Bhutan, of the treasure revealer (gter ston) of the Nyingma tradition o... Read More about Ogyen Choling in Bhutan: an Interpretation of the Temple and its Art.

Tōhoku 217 Śrīguptasūtra (2021)
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(2021). Tōhoku 217 Śrīguptasūtra. [Website]. Fremont, CA

The Śrīgupta sūtra is the story of a plot against the life of the Buddha. Śrīgupta, a wealthy young Jain disciple, at his guru's instigation invites the Buddha to lunch at his house in Rājagṛha, where he secretly prepares a fire-trap and a poisoned m... Read More about Tōhoku 217 Śrīguptasūtra.

A Visual Dictionary of Tibetan Verb Valency (2021)
Other
Pagel, U., Garrett, E., Lugli, L., & Faggionato, C. (2021). A Visual Dictionary of Tibetan Verb Valency. Mangalam Research Institute Berkeley, USA

The Visual Dictionary of Tibetan Verb Valency is a proof of concept corpus-driven lexical resource to explore the argument structure of Tibetan verbs diachronically, through data visualisation.

Introduction to the inconceivable qualities and wisdom of the Tathāgatas (Tathāgatagunajñānācintyaviṣayāvatāranirdeśa) (2020)
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(2020). Introduction to the inconceivable qualities and wisdom of the Tathāgatas (Tathāgatagunajñānācintyaviṣayāvatāranirdeśa). [Website]. New York

In the Introduction to the Domain of the Inconceivable Qualities and Wisdom of the Tathāgatas, the bodhisattva Sarvanīvaraṇaviṣkambhin expounds at length on how the awakened activity of the buddhas spontaneously unfolds in a limitless variety of ways... Read More about Introduction to the inconceivable qualities and wisdom of the Tathāgatas (Tathāgatagunajñānācintyaviṣayāvatāranirdeśa).

The Life Of The 16th Karmapa, Rang Byung Rig Pa’i Rdo Rje: Transformation Of Tibetan Buddhism In Exile (2020)
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Wang, M. The Life Of The 16th Karmapa, Rang Byung Rig Pa’i Rdo Rje: Transformation Of Tibetan Buddhism In Exile. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The 16th Karmapa, Rang byung rig pa’i rdo rje (1924–1981), was the head of the Karma bKa’ brgyud school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was one of the first Tibetan Buddhist leaders to preserve their tradition in exile and to make important contributions to... Read More about The Life Of The 16th Karmapa, Rang Byung Rig Pa’i Rdo Rje: Transformation Of Tibetan Buddhism In Exile.

White Mindfulness In The US And UK: The Impact Of Racial Neoliberalism (2019)
Thesis
Karelse, C.-M. White Mindfulness In The US And UK: The Impact Of Racial Neoliberalism. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study investigates mindfulness’ trajectory in the US and UK over the past four decades with attention to the particular adaptation of mindfulness rendered by Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme (MBSR). I e... Read More about White Mindfulness In The US And UK: The Impact Of Racial Neoliberalism.

Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra (2019)
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Sauthoff, P. J. P. Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra. (Thesis). SOAS, University of London

This thesis examines the rites of protection as laid out in the Netra Tantra and its accompanying commentary by Kṣemarāja. This text and commentary help us to understand the ontological role of the court priest, who acts to preserve and improve the h... Read More about Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra.

The Great Lion's Roar of Maitreya (Maitreyamahāsiṃhanādasūtra) (2017)
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(2017). The Great Lion's Roar of Maitreya (Maitreyamahāsiṃhanādasūtra). [Website]. New York

In this sūtra, Mahākāśyapa poses a series of questions to the Buddha about proper monastic conduct and practice, which the Buddha answers at length. Mahākāśyapa then requests the Buddha to remain in the world in order to safeguard the Dharma, but whe... Read More about The Great Lion's Roar of Maitreya (Maitreyamahāsiṃhanādasūtra).

Tōhoku 83 : Bhadrapālaśreṣṭhiparipṛcchāsūtra : The Questions of Bhadrapāla the Merchant = ཚོང་དཔོན་བཟང་སྐྱོང་གིས་ཞུས་པ། (2017)
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(2017). Tōhoku 83 : Bhadrapālaśreṣṭhiparipṛcchāsūtra : The Questions of Bhadrapāla the Merchant = ཚོང་དཔོན་བཟང་སྐྱོང་གིས་ཞུས་པ།. [Website]. New York

In The Sūtra of the Master Craftsman Bhadrapāla's Questions, the Buddha’s principal interlocutor is a wealthy merchant who asks him to explain what consciousness is, and what happens to it when one dies and is reborn. In its characterization of cons... Read More about Tōhoku 83 : Bhadrapālaśreṣṭhiparipṛcchāsūtra : The Questions of Bhadrapāla the Merchant = ཚོང་དཔོན་བཟང་སྐྱོང་གིས་ཞུས་པ།.

Monastic and Lay Traditions in North-Eastern Tibet (2013)
Book
Dhondup, Y., Pagel, U., & Samuel, G. (Eds.). (2013). Monastic and Lay Traditions in North-Eastern Tibet. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004256422

In recent years, the Sino-Tibetan frontier regions have attracted increasing scholarly interest. The region of Rebkong in Qinghai province is of particular significance because of its unique location on the Sino-Tibetan borderland, its multi-ethnic p... Read More about Monastic and Lay Traditions in North-Eastern Tibet.

The Dhāraṇī of Mahāvyutpatti #748: Origin and Formation (2007)
Journal Article
Pagel, U. (2007). The Dhāraṇī of Mahāvyutpatti #748: Origin and Formation. Buddhist Studies Review, 24(2), 151-191. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v24i1.151

This paper aims to identify the sources of a list of twelve dhāraṇīs included in Rubric 748 of the Mahāvyutpatti. It produces evidence connecting this group with three similar dhāraṇī enumerations transmittted in the Ratnamegha, Tathāgataguṇajñānācin... Read More about The Dhāraṇī of Mahāvyutpatti #748: Origin and Formation.

Stūpa Festivals in Buddhist Narrative Literature (2007)
Book Chapter
Pagel, U. (2007). Stūpa Festivals in Buddhist Narrative Literature. In K. Klaus, & J.-U. Hartmann (Eds.), Indica et Tibetica : Festschrift für Michael Hahn zum 65 (369-394). Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien