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1. NEW BOOK> Materials Toward the Study of Vasubandhu’s Viṁśikā (I) by Jonathan Silk
2. COURSE> Tibetan Summer Language Institute at the University of Virginia

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NEW BOOK> Materials Toward the Study of Vasubandhu’s Viṁśikā (I) by Jonathan Silk

by Charles DiSimone

Harvard Oriental Series 81
Materials Toward the Study of Vasubandhu’s Viṁśikā (I)
Sanskrit and Tibetan Critical Editions of the Verses and Autocommentary; An English Translation and Annotations
Edited and translated by Jonathan A. Silk
HARDCOVER
$30.00 • £22.95 • €27.00
ISBN 9780674970670
The blurb: The “Twenty Verses on Manifestation-Only” of the Indian Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu (c. 350–430?), his Viṁśíkā, is one of the most important treatises of the Yogācāra school. Accompanied by the author’s own commentary, the text lays out a vision of a “Buddhist Idealism” in which even one’s experience of the sufferings of hell is revealed to be nothing other than the results of working out one’s karma. Later scholars commented on the work a number of times, in its original Sanskrit, in Tibetan translation, and in three Chinese versions.
This book presents an edition and translation of the Sanskrit text of the core verses, alongside the original author’s commentary, based directly on the manuscript evidence. This is accompanied by an edition of the canonical translations of these texts found in the Tibetan Tanjurs, as well as a “draft translation” of the verses in Tibetan, found in a manuscript from Dunhuang. This publication therefore provides the most reliable and comprehensive philological accounting to date for this fundamental work.

More information here: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674970670

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COURSE> Tibetan Summer Language Institute at the University of Virginia

by Kurtis Schaeffer

The Tibetan Summer Language Institute at the University of Virginia is accepting applications for the 2016 course:

Learn two years (12 University of Virginia credit hours) of Tibetan in a fast-paced yet supportive environment, guided by three native-speaking instructors. You will read, write, speak, and live Tibetan for eight intense weeks, while also learning about a broad range of historical and contemporary Tibetan culture. Engaging classroom instruction is supplemented by frequent fieldtrips, guest lectures, and interactions with the local Tibetan community.

Spend your summer on Mr. Jefferson's beautiful Grounds learning to speak, listen, read and write about Himalayan mountains, Buddhist monasteries and Tibetan communities around the world!  The Tibetan SLI prepares you for travel, study abroad, graduate research, or your personal quest to learn more about one of the greatest Buddhist cultures in Asia.

To apply to the program, visit: http://sli.virginia.edu/tibetan.

For more information, please contact me at ks6bb@virginia.edu.

Best wishes,

Kurtis Schaeffer

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Kurtis R. Schaeffer | Professor & Department Chair | Department of Religious Studies | The University of Virginia