David Germano
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| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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| Known for | Tibetology |
David Francis Germano is an American Tibetologist and a Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia (UVA),[1] with dual appointments in its School of Nursing and Department of Religious Studies. He is a former member of the board of the International Association of Tibetan Studies,[2] and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies (JIATS),[3] a journal of Tibetology.[4]
Career
In 2000, Germano founded the Tibetan and Himalayan Library, a digital initiative for collaborative knowledge-building about the Tibetan and Himalayan regions and has served as its director since its inception.[5][6] Germano has also been the co-director of the UVA Tibet Center since 2008.[7] He is the founding director of SHANTI (Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts Network of Technological Initiatives) at the University of Virginia.[8] and the founding director of the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia.[9]
Education
Germano received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Notre Dame and later pursued his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, focusing on Buddhist Studies and Tibetan Studies.[1] Germano lived and studied in various regions of Asia for over a decade. His experiences included time in areas with dense populations of Tibetans and other Himalayan Buddhists spanning Tibet, China, Bhutan, India, and Nepal.[10]
Research interests
Germano's research focuses on philosophical and contemplative traditions in Tibet, with a particular emphasis on Dzogchen in the Nyingma and Bön traditions and Tibetan historical literature. He also investigates the contemporary state of Tibetan religion and its dynamic relationship with China.[1][11]
Publications
- Germano, David; Trainor, Kevin, eds. (2004). Embodying the Dharma: Buddhist Relic Veneration in Asia. Albany: SUNY Press. ISBN 0791462188. Search this book on
- Germano, David; Eimer, Helmut, eds. (2002). The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism. Brill's Tibetan Studies Library. The International Association for Tibetan Studies Seminar: 2000 Leiden. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9004125957. Search this book on
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "David Germano". UVa Religious Studies. UVa. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ↑ "People | IATS".
- ↑ "The Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies", Tibetan and Himalayan Library, The International Association of Tibetan Studies (7), August 2013, ISSN 1550-6363, retrieved 7 August 2014
- ↑ "Tibetan Studies". Columbia University Libraries Information Services. Columbia University. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "David Germano". Contemplative Sciences Center. UVa. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ DeCaroli, Robert (August 2003). "Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library". World History Sources. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ↑ "David Germano". UVa Tibet Center. UVa. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "SHANTI". Sciences, Humanities and the Arts Network of Technological Initiatives. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ↑ Kelly, Jane (October 9, 2013). "Contemplative Sciences Center Q&A With David Germano". UVA Today. University of Virginia. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "Living Relics of the Buddha(s) in Tibet," Germano, David. Embodying the Dharma: Buddhist Relic Veneration in Asia. Edited by David Germano and Kevin Trainor. Albany: State University of New York, 2004. 51-92.
- ↑ "Erseh Project Groups:Participants Bios" (PDF). India China Institute. New York: The New School. p. 8. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
External links
- "David F. Germano C.V." (PDF). Institute of World Languages. UVa. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- Powers, Tashi Grady. "Interview with David Germano". Enlightening Times. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2014. Unknown parameter
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