Statement:
The main methodological
approach to my field of study will continue to consist of the following:
philological and textual study, and philosophical, historical, critical,
and comparative analyses of the Buddhist traditions of South Asia,
Tibet,and Mongolia.
Recent
Publications:
Books:
- The Kalacakratantra:
The Chapter on the Individual Together with the Vimalaprabha.
Translated from Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Mongolian. New York: American
Institute of Buddhist Studies, Columbia University, 2004.
- The Inner Kalacakratantra:
A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2001.
- Translator, A Guide
to the Bodhisattva Way of Life by Santideva. Translated from
Sanskrit and Tibetan by Vesna A. Wallace and B. Alan Wallace. Ithaca,
NY: Snow Lion Publications,1997.
- A Textbook for the First
Year Intensive Serbo-Croatian. Co-author. Washington DC, State Department,
1988.
Articles:
- "The Provocative
Character of the 'Mystical' Discourses on the Absolute Body in Indian
Tantric Buddhism," in Pacific World: Journal of the Institute
of Buddhist Studies, Third Series, Number 6, Fall 2004, issued in
2006: 245-257.
- “A Generation
of Power Through Ritual Protection and Transformation of Identity
in Indian Tantric Buddhism,” in Journal of Ritual Studies,
Special Issue on “Ritual and the Ritual Expression of Identity
in Asia,” Vol. 19, Number 1, 2005: 115-128.
- "The Methodological
Relevance of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship to the Study of Buddhism,"
in Buddhist Theology: Critical Reflections of Contemporary Buddhist
Scholars, ed. by John Makransky and Roger Jackson. London: Curzon
Press, 1999.
- "Indo-Tibetan Buddhist
Response to the Treatment of Mentally Handicaped Children in Latin
America," in Ethics and World Religions: Cross-cultural Case Studies,
ed. by Regina, Wentzel, Wolfe and Christine E. Gudorf. Maryknoll,
NY: Orbis Books, 1999.
- "The Buddhist Tantric
Medicine in the Kalacakratantra," in The Pacific World: Journal
of the Institute of Buddhist Studies, New Series, Nos. 11-12 (1995),
pp. 155-174, 1995.
Book Reviews:
- “Eva Jane Neumann
Friedman, Sacred Geography: Shamanism Among the Buddhist Peoples
of Russia. Bibliotheca Shamanistica, vol. 12. Budapest: Akadémiai
Kiadó, 2004,” in Religion, Vol. 36, Issue 1, 2006.
- "Walther Heissig
and Klaus Sagaster, eds. Gedanke und Wirkung. Festschrift für
Nikolaus Poppe zum 90. Geburtstag Asiatische Forschungen: Monographienreihe
Zur Geschichte, Kultur und Sprache der Völker Ost-und Zentralasiens,
Band 108." Wiesbadden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1989, in Asian Folklore
Studies, Vol. 50(1), 1992, Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan.
Instructional and Documentary Films:
- “Revival of Buddhism
in Mongolia: Part 1& Part 2.” Santa Barbara: Erdene Productions,
2004 (Executive Producer, Researcher, and Narrative Writer)
- “Shaman in the
City: Ulaanbaatar, Outer Mongolia.” Santa Barbara: Erdene
Productions, 2003 (Executive Producer, Researcher, and Narrative
Writer)
- “Revival of the
Traditional Mongolian Culture.” Santa Barbara: Erdene Productions,
2004 (Executive Producer, Researcher, and Narrative Writer)
Current/Planned
Research/Projects:
- Conducting field research
in Mongolia on Mongolian Buddhism and religious revival in Mongolia.
- Preparing a critical
edition of the Sanskrit version and translation of the Indian Buddhist
text, the Smrtyupsthanasutra.
- Writing an article on
Buddhism and Law in Mongolia.
Courses
Taught:
All levels of the Sanskrit
language; South Asian Buddhism; Ceylon Buddhism; Socially Engaged
Buddhism; Religious Traditions of Asia; Hindu, Jaina and Buddhist
Ethics.
Undergraduate:
- RS 4: Introduction to
Buddhism
- RS 111B: Religions
of Mongolia
- RS 161C: Buddhist Tantric
Traditions
- RS 162A: Indian Philosophy
- RS 164A: Buddhist Traditions
in South Asia
- RS 164C: Buddhist Ethics
- RS 193B: Religion and
Healing in Global Perspective
Graduate:
- RS 202A: Buddhist Literature
in Pali
- RS 206F: Seminar in
South Asian Philosophical Traditions
- RS 207F: Philosophical
Literature
- RS RS 207H: Sanskrit
Buddhist Literature
- RS RS 207I: Jaina Literature
in Sanskrit
- RS RS 216B: Seminar
in Theravada Buddhism
- RS RS 256: Seminar
in Jain Studies
Curriculum
Vitae:
http://www.religion.ucsb.edu/faculty/Vesna_Wallace_CV.pdf
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