Jan-Ulrich Sobisch
Jan-Ulrich Sobisch is associate professor of Tibetan Studies who worked until 2016 at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where he taught indigenous literary Tibetan and Buddhism.
Early life and education[edit]
Sobisch studied Tibetology at Hamburg University, graduating in 1992.
Career[edit]
Sobisch worked in Germany at Hamburg University and at Ludwig-Maximillians-University, Munich.
Sobisch's research focuses on Tibetan Buddhism from the 12th c. onwards, Tibetan manuscripts, and the teachings of the ‘Bri-gung bKa’-brgyud-pa tradition.
Sobisch has published a number of articles in peer reviewed journals and contributed chapters to books about Tibetology, including the teachings of the Sa Skya tradition.[1] Some of his writing is about the difference between Tibetan and western values.[2][3] His works are held in libraries worldwide.[4] He has also studied and written about aspects of Tibetan Buddhism.[5]
In 2014 Sobisch authored a petition against cutbacks to post-secondary education in Denmark which was signed by more than 1,700 educators.[6] In 2016 he himself was laid off when the University of Copenhagen closed its Tibetan Studies department.[7].[8][9]
At about the same time, he won the Humboldt Prize for 2016, a 60,000 euro research grant.[8][10] He conducted research for a book project at the Center for Religious Studies at Ruhr University Bochum.[11]
He maintains a blog on the principle treatise of the founder of the ‘Bri-gung-pa, sKyob-pa ‘Jig-rten-gsum-mgon (1143-1217).
Bibliography[edit]
Books[edit]
- Hevajra and Lam 'bras Literature of India and Tibet as Seen Through the Eyes of A-mes-zhabs. Wiesbaden : Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2008. 249 s. (Contributions to Tibetan Studies, Vol. 6).[12][13]
- Life, Transmissions, and Works of A-mes-zhabs Ngag-dbang-kun-dga'-bsod-nams, the Great 17th Century Sa-skya-pa Bibliophile. Wiesbaden : Franz Steiner Verlag, 2007. 607 s. (Verzeichnis der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland, VOHD; Nr. 38).
- Jigten Sumgön. Licht, das die Dunkelheit durchbricht: Einführung in die Mahamudra angeborene Einheit. (Translation). München : Otter Verlag, 2006. 88 pp.
- Three-Vow Theories in Tibetan Buddhism: A Comparative Study of Major Traditions from the Twelfth Through Nineteenth Centuries. Wiesbaden : Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2002. 596 pp.[14]
Editorial Work[edit]
- Funkensprühen des kostbaren Vajra: Der Lebensweg der völligen Befreiung des Dharmaherrn Jigten Sumgön, mit der Biografie des Verfassers "Donnerklang des Ruhms". Sommerschuh, Christine. Munich : Edition Garchen Stiftung, 2014. 301 pp. (Vajra-Klänge, Vol. 2).
- Ein Meer von Nektar: Die entscheidenden Punkte für eine Klausur in den Bergen, von Drikung Kyobpa Jigten Sumgön. Jürgens (Yeshe Metog), Claude. München : Edition Garchen Stiftung, 2014. 183 pp. (Vajra-Klänge, Vol. 1).
- Buddhismus in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Hamburg : Asien-Afrika-Institut, Universität Hamburg, 2003. 256 pp.
References[edit]
- ↑ Jörg Heimbel (2017). Vajradhara in Human Form: The Life and Times of Ngor chen Kun dga' bzang po. Jörg Heimbel. pp. 15, 59. ISBN 978-9937-0-2849-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Cameron David Warner, "Discords on Human Rights". Current Anthropology 53, no. 1 (February 2012): 141-142.
- ↑ "Dignity & Discipline: Reviving Full Ordination for Buddhist Nuns, edited by Thea Mohr and Jampa Tsedroen.". M Jyväsjärvi - Journal of Global Buddhism, 2012
- ↑ "Sobisch, Jan-Ulrich". worldcat.org. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ "When Buddhist Teachings Meet", S Rolf - 2014 University of Vienna
- ↑ "More than a thousand international academics in petition against Danish humanities cuts". University Post.
- ↑ "University of Copenhagen Shutters Department of Tibetology". Buddhist Door, Craig Lewis 2016-02-16
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Ble sparket fra København universitet – så fikk han Humboldtprisen". Universitetsavisa, Tore Oksholen, 08 November 2016
- ↑ "Tibet’s Political Status Led To Tibetology Shut Down?". Tibetan Journal, February 18, 2016 Yeshi Paljor
- ↑ "Copenhagen University shuts down Tibetan studies wing". Phayul, February 12, 2016 By Tenzin Dharpo
- ↑ "Wie kam der Sex in den Buddhismus?". Ddutschlandfunk. 02.05.2018. by Mechthild Klein
- ↑ Wayne Verrill (15 August 2012). The Yogini’s Eye: Comprehensive Introduction to Buddhist Tantra. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 523–. ISBN 978-1-4771-5046-7. Search this book on
- ↑ "The Hevajra Tantra: A Critical Study", David Snellgrove 978-9745241282
- ↑ John Powers (25 December 2007). Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. Snow Lion Publications. pp. 464–. ISBN 978-1-55939-835-0. Search this book on
External links[edit]
- "Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies". ccrs.ku.dk. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- "Blog". WordPress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
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