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+ | [[Herbert V. Güenther]]; Herbert [[Vighnāntaka]] Guenther]], Ph.D., D.Litt.] (March 17, 1917 - March 11, 2006) was a {{Wiki|German}} [[Buddhist philosopher]] and {{Wiki|Professor}} and [[Head of the Department of Far Eastern Studies]] at the {{Wiki|University of Saskatchewan}}, Saskatoon, [[Canada]]. He held this position from the [[time]] he left [[India]] in 1964. | ||
==Early [[life]]== | ==Early [[life]]== | ||
− | He was born in Bremen, {{Wiki|Germany}}, as the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Günther. Because he showed a great [[interest]] in the {{Wiki|Orient}} from an early age his father encouraged him to pursue studies in this field. To this end he began the study of the [[Chinese language]] when he was nine. By the [[time]] he graduated from high school in 1936, he had learned the [[Sanskrit]] [[language]] as well. | + | |
+ | He was born in [[Bremen]], {{Wiki|Germany}}, as the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Günther. Because he showed a great [[interest]] in the {{Wiki|Orient}} from an early age his father encouraged him to pursue studies in this field. To this end he began the study of the [[Chinese language]] when he was nine. By the [[time]] he graduated from high school in 1936, he had learned the [[Sanskrit]] [[language]] as well. | ||
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[[Education]] and early {{Wiki|academia}} | [[Education]] and early {{Wiki|academia}} | ||
− | He went to {{Wiki|Munich}} for further study after graduation, earning the {{Wiki|Ph.D.}} [[degree]] in 1939. Four years later he received the [[degree]] Dr. Phil. Habil. in {{Wiki|Vienna}}. From this beginning, Dr. Günther went on to become one of the leading [[Buddhist scholars]] of our [[time]]. Amongst the most influential of his {{Wiki|European}} mentors were {{Wiki|Professor}} Wilhelm Geiger, a specialist in [[Pali]] and {{Wiki|Sinhalese}}, and {{Wiki|Professor}} Walter Wüst - both of {{Wiki|Munich}}. In {{Wiki|Vienna}}, {{Wiki|Professor}} W. Havers was his main [[teacher]]. During this [[time]] his considerable aptitude for [[languages]] [[manifested]] itself. In addition to [[Pali]], {{Wiki|Sinhalese}}, [[Sanskrit]], [[Tibetan]], {{Wiki|Chinese}}, [[Japanese]], English, {{Wiki|German}}, {{Wiki|Russian}}, and {{Wiki|Hindi}}, there were those [[languages]] he studied 'for [[enjoyment]]' - Hebrew, {{Wiki|Greek}}, {{Wiki|Latin}}, {{Wiki|Arabic}}, {{Wiki|Spanish}}, and {{Wiki|Italian}}. He progressed to [[teaching]] and [[taught]] at {{Wiki|Vienna}} {{Wiki|University}} from 1943-1950. | + | He went to {{Wiki|Munich}} for further study after graduation, earning the {{Wiki|Ph.D.}} [[degree]] in 1939. Four years later he received the [[degree]] Dr. Phil. Habil. in {{Wiki|Vienna}}. From this beginning, [[Dr. Günther]] went on to become one of the leading [[Buddhist scholars]] of our [[time]]. Amongst the most influential of his {{Wiki|European}} mentors were {{Wiki|Professor}} [[Wilhelm Geiger]], a specialist in [[Pali]] and {{Wiki|Sinhalese}}, and {{Wiki|Professor}} [[Walter Wüst]] - both of {{Wiki|Munich}}. In {{Wiki|Vienna}}, {{Wiki|Professor}} [[W. Havers was his main [[teacher]]. During this [[time]] his considerable aptitude for [[languages]] [[manifested]] itself. In addition to [[Pali]], {{Wiki|Sinhalese}}, [[Sanskrit]], [[Tibetan]], {{Wiki|Chinese}}, [[Japanese]], English, {{Wiki|German}}, {{Wiki|Russian}}, and {{Wiki|Hindi}}, there were those [[languages]] he studied 'for [[enjoyment]]' - Hebrew, {{Wiki|Greek}}, {{Wiki|Latin}}, {{Wiki|Arabic}}, {{Wiki|Spanish}}, and {{Wiki|Italian}}. He progressed to [[teaching]] and [[taught]] at {{Wiki|Vienna}} {{Wiki|University}} from 1943-1950. |
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==Travels to [[India]]== | ==Travels to [[India]]== | ||
− | Dr. Günther journeyed to [[India]], where he lived and [[taught]] for the next fourteen years. From 1950 to 1958, he was at {{Wiki|Lucknow University}}, where he developed a deep [[friendship]] with [[Kailas | + | |
+ | [[Dr. Günther]] journeyed to [[India]], where he lived and [[taught]] for the next fourteen years. From 1950 to 1958, he was at {{Wiki|Lucknow University}}, where he developed a deep [[friendship]] with [[Kailas Nath Kaul]], a naturalist, ethnologist and [[philosopher]]. He then went to the [[Sanskrit]] {{Wiki|University}} in [[Varanasi]], where he was [[Head of the Department of Comparative Philosophy and Buddhist Studies]] from 1958-1963. | ||
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+ | The following year was spent at the International School of {{Wiki|America}}. The personal and [[intellectual]] encounters he had in [[India]] and the [[Himalayan]] region were to leave a lasting mark, for he was [[fortunate]] in studying with many prominent [[Tibetan]] and {{Wiki|Mongolian}} [[lamas]]. Among encounters of special note were those with the following [[teachers]]: [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]]; [[Khri-byang Blo-bzang Ye-shes Rin-po-che]], tutor to [[His Holiness]]; the [[Incarnate]] [[Lama]] [[Ka-thog dbon sprul-sku]]; the [[Incarnate]] [[Lama]] [[Dar-mdo-sprul-sku Thub-bstan Ihun-grub legs-bzang]] of '[[Bras sprungs Blo gsal-gling rgyal-rong]] and [[Abbot]] of [[Budhgaya]]; | ||
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+ | the [[Incarnate]] [[Lama]] [[Tarthang Tulku]] ([[Dar-thang sprul-sku]]), formerly of [[Golog]] [[Monastery]] in [[Tibet]] and the [[Sanskrit]] {{Wiki|University}} in [[Varanasi]], and presently Head [[Lama]] of the [[Tibetan]] [[Nyingma]] [[Meditation]] Center and [[Nyingma Institute in Berkeley]]; [[Lama]] [[Dam-chos rin-chen]]; [[Guru]] [[brTul-zhugs gling-pa]]; [[gNas-nang dPa'-bo Rin-po-che]] of {{Wiki|Darjeeling}}; [[dGe-bshes]] [[Ngag-dbang Nyi-ma]] of [[sGo-mang sgrva tshang]]; [[dGe-bshes]] [[bsTan-'dzin rgyal mtshan]]; and the {{Wiki|Mongolian}} [[Dalarna Sog-po Tabla-ma rNam-rgyal rDo-rje]]. | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
− | Throughout his career he was encouraged and sustained by his wife, Dr. Ilse (née Rossrucker) Günther, whom he [[married]] in 1944 in {{Wiki|Vienna}}. The Günthers had two daughters: Mrs. Edith Kimball, now of Stockton, {{Wiki|California}} - a former recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and [[Master]] of [[Arts]] from the {{Wiki|University of Saskatchewan}}; and Miss Nora Günther, who presently studies [[music]] at Brandon | + | |
+ | Throughout his career he was encouraged and sustained by his wife, Dr. Ilse (née Rossrucker) [[Günther]], whom he [[married]] in 1944 in {{Wiki|Vienna}}. The [[Günthers]] had two daughters: Mrs. Edith Kimball, now of Stockton, {{Wiki|California}} - a former recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and [[Master]] of [[Arts]] from the {{Wiki|University of Saskatchewan}}; and Miss Nora Günther, who presently studies [[music]] at [[Brandon University]], in Brandon, Manitoba. The [[Günther]] family has, for many years, enjoyed musical performance - [[Dr.Günther]] was a flautist, his wife plays the piano, and their daughter Nora plays the viola. | ||
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=={{Wiki|Academic}} legacy== | =={{Wiki|Academic}} legacy== | ||
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Günther was a pioneer in addressing contemporary [[philosophical]] issues from a deep and learned [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|perspective}}. His work is well known for being difficult to read. Some have argued that because both [[Buddhist]] and {{Wiki|European}} [[philosophies]] have built up rich vocabularies and {{Wiki|conceptual}} systems derived from over the centuries, any attempt at {{Wiki|synthesis}} is necessarily complicated. | Günther was a pioneer in addressing contemporary [[philosophical]] issues from a deep and learned [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|perspective}}. His work is well known for being difficult to read. Some have argued that because both [[Buddhist]] and {{Wiki|European}} [[philosophies]] have built up rich vocabularies and {{Wiki|conceptual}} systems derived from over the centuries, any attempt at {{Wiki|synthesis}} is necessarily complicated. | ||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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===[[Books]]=== | ===[[Books]]=== | ||
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* Guenther, Herbert V. (1949) ''Das Seelenproblem im älteren Buddhismus.'' | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1949) ''Das Seelenproblem im älteren Buddhismus.'' | ||
* Guenther, Herbert V. (1952) ''[[Yuganaddha]] - the [[Tantric]] View of [[Life]].'' | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1952) ''[[Yuganaddha]] - the [[Tantric]] View of [[Life]].'' | ||
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* Guenther, Herbert V. (1958) ''Levels of [[Understanding]] in [[Buddhism]].'' | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1958) ''Levels of [[Understanding]] in [[Buddhism]].'' | ||
* Sgam-po-pa (author) Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) (1959, 1986). ''[[The Jewel Ornament of Liberation]].'' {{Wiki|London}} Rider & Co., (1959); new edition Boston, {{Wiki|Massachusetts}}, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Shambhala Publications]]., Inc. | * Sgam-po-pa (author) Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) (1959, 1986). ''[[The Jewel Ornament of Liberation]].'' {{Wiki|London}} Rider & Co., (1959); new edition Boston, {{Wiki|Massachusetts}}, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Shambhala Publications]]., Inc. | ||
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* Guenther, Herbert V. (1959-60) ''The [[Philosophical]] Background of [[Buddhist]] [[Tantrism]].'' | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1959-60) ''The [[Philosophical]] Background of [[Buddhist]] [[Tantrism]].'' | ||
* Guenther, Herbert V. (1969) ''The {{Wiki|Royal}} Song of [[Saraha]]: a Study in The History of [[Buddhist]] [[Thought]].'' | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1969) ''The {{Wiki|Royal}} Song of [[Saraha]]: a Study in The History of [[Buddhist]] [[Thought]].'' | ||
− | * Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) ''Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 1: [[Mind]]''. {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Dharma]] | + | * Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) ''Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 1: [[Mind]]''. {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Dharma Publishing]], 1975. |
− | * Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) (1959, 1986). ''Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 2''. {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Dharma]] | + | * Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) (1959, 1986). ''Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 2''. {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Dharma Publishing]], 1976. |
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* Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) (1959, 1986). ''Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 3: Wonderment''. {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Dharma]] Publishing, 1975. | * Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) (1959, 1986). ''Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 3: Wonderment''. {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Dharma]] Publishing, 1975. | ||
− | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1959, 1986). ''[[Tibetan Buddhism]] In {{Wiki|Western}} {{Wiki|Perspective}}''. {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Dharma]] | + | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1959, 1986). ''[[Tibetan Buddhism]] In {{Wiki|Western}} {{Wiki|Perspective}}''. {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, {{Wiki|USA}}: [[Dharma Publishing]], 1986. |
− | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1963) ''The [[Life]] and Teachings of [[Naropa]]. Translated from [[Tibetan]] with | + | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1963) ''The [[Life]] and Teachings of [[Naropa]]. Translated from [[Tibetan]] with [[Philosophical]] Commentary based on the [[Oral Transmissions]].''. {{Wiki|Oxford}}: Clerendon Press. Reprinted: [[Shambala]] {{Wiki|South Asia}} Editions. |
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* Guenther, Herbert V. ''[[Tibetan Buddhism]] without Mystification: The [[Buddhist Way]] from Original [[Tibetan]] Sources'', Brill 1966. Reprinted as [[Treasures]] on the [[Tibetan]] [[Middle Way]], ([[Shambhala]], 1976) | * Guenther, Herbert V. ''[[Tibetan Buddhism]] without Mystification: The [[Buddhist Way]] from Original [[Tibetan]] Sources'', Brill 1966. Reprinted as [[Treasures]] on the [[Tibetan]] [[Middle Way]], ([[Shambhala]], 1976) | ||
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* Guenther, Herbert V. (1971) ''[[Buddhist Philosophy]] in {{Wiki|Theory}} and Practice.'' Penguin, {{Wiki|London}}. : [[Shambhala Publications]], Boulder and {{Wiki|London}} 1976. | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1971) ''[[Buddhist Philosophy]] in {{Wiki|Theory}} and Practice.'' Penguin, {{Wiki|London}}. : [[Shambhala Publications]], Boulder and {{Wiki|London}} 1976. | ||
− | * Guenther, Herbert V. and [[Chogyam Trungpa]] (1975) ''The Dawn of [[Tantra]]''. [[Shambala]] | + | * Guenther, Herbert V. and [[Chogyam Trungpa]] (1975) ''The Dawn of [[Tantra]]''. [[Shambala Publications]], Inc. |
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* Guenther, Herbert (1974) ''[[Philosophy]] and {{Wiki|Psychology}} in the [[Abhidharma]]'' {{Wiki|Delhi}}, [[India]] {{Wiki|Motilal Banarsidass}} Publishers | * Guenther, Herbert (1974) ''[[Philosophy]] and {{Wiki|Psychology}} in the [[Abhidharma]]'' {{Wiki|Delhi}}, [[India]] {{Wiki|Motilal Banarsidass}} Publishers | ||
− | * Guenther, Herbert (1975) ''[[Mind]] In [[Buddhist Psychology]]: The Necklace of [[Clear Understanding]] by Yeshe [[Gyaltsen]]'' {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA [[Dharma]] | + | * Guenther, Herbert (1975) ''[[Mind]] In [[Buddhist Psychology]]: The Necklace of [[Clear Understanding]] by Yeshe [[Gyaltsen]]'' {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA [[Dharma Publishing]] |
* Guenther, Herbert (1975) ''On [[Spiritual]] [[Discipline]]'', {{Wiki|Toronto}}, The Dreadnaught Press. ''(Limited Edition).'' | * Guenther, Herbert (1975) ''On [[Spiritual]] [[Discipline]]'', {{Wiki|Toronto}}, The Dreadnaught Press. ''(Limited Edition).'' | ||
* Guenther, Herbert (1976) ''The [[Tantric]] View of [[Life]]'' ([[Shambhala]], 1976) | * Guenther, Herbert (1976) ''The [[Tantric]] View of [[Life]]'' ([[Shambhala]], 1976) | ||
− | * [[Klong-chen]] rab-'byams pa ''Looking Deeper: A Swan's Questions and Answers'' ([[Ngang | + | |
− | * Guenther, Herbert (1984) ''[[Matrix]] of {{Wiki|Mystery}}: [[Scientific]] and [[Humanistic]] Aspects of rDzog-chen [[Thought]]'' 1984 Boulder, CO | + | * [[Klong-chen]] rab-'byams pa ''Looking Deeper: A Swan's Questions and Answers'' ([[Ngang pa'i dris lan sprin gyi snyng po]]) (Timeless [[Books]], 1983) |
+ | * Guenther, Herbert (1984) ''[[Matrix]] of {{Wiki|Mystery}}: [[Scientific]] and [[Humanistic]] Aspects of [[rDzog-chen]] [[Thought]]'' 1984 Boulder, CO | ||
* Guenther, Herbert (1987) ''Creative [[Vision]]: The [[Symbolic]] Recreation of the [[World]] According to the [[Tibetan Buddhist Tradition]] of [[Tantric]] [[Visualization]] Otherwise Known as The Developing Phase'' ([[Lotsawa]], 1987) | * Guenther, Herbert (1987) ''Creative [[Vision]]: The [[Symbolic]] Recreation of the [[World]] According to the [[Tibetan Buddhist Tradition]] of [[Tantric]] [[Visualization]] Otherwise Known as The Developing Phase'' ([[Lotsawa]], 1987) | ||
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* Guenther, Herbert (1989) ''From {{Wiki|Reductionism}} to Creativity: [[rDzogs-chen]] and the New {{Wiki|Sciences}} of [[Mind]],'' ([[Shambhala]], 1989) | * Guenther, Herbert (1989) ''From {{Wiki|Reductionism}} to Creativity: [[rDzogs-chen]] and the New {{Wiki|Sciences}} of [[Mind]],'' ([[Shambhala]], 1989) | ||
− | * Guenther, Herbert (1992) ''[[Meditation]] Differently: Phenomenological-psychological Aspects of [[Tibetan Buddhist]] ([[Mahāmudrā]] and sNying-thig) Practices from Original [[Tibetan]] Sources.'' Matilal Banarsidass | + | * Guenther, Herbert (1992) ''[[Meditation]] Differently: Phenomenological-psychological Aspects of [[Tibetan Buddhist]] ([[Mahāmudrā]] and [[sNying-thig]]) Practices from Original [[Tibetan]] Sources.'' Matilal Banarsidass |
− | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1993) ''Ecstatic Spontaneity: [[Saraha's]] Three Cycles of [[Doha]]'' ( | + | |
+ | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1993) ''Ecstatic Spontaneity: [[Saraha's]] Three Cycles of [[Doha]]'' ([[Asian}} Humanities Press]], 1993) | ||
* Guenther, Herbert V. (1996) ''The Teachings of [[Padmasambhava]].'' Brill. | * Guenther, Herbert V. (1996) ''The Teachings of [[Padmasambhava]].'' Brill. | ||
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===Articles=== | ===Articles=== | ||
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* "Our Position in [[Life]]." Stepping Stones, vol. 2, no. 7-8, 1952. | * "Our Position in [[Life]]." Stepping Stones, vol. 2, no. 7-8, 1952. | ||
* "[[Ahankara]] and [[Selfishness]]." Stepping Stones, vol. 2, no. 6-8, 1952. | * "[[Ahankara]] and [[Selfishness]]." Stepping Stones, vol. 2, no. 6-8, 1952. | ||
− | * "The {{Wiki|Psychology}} of the [[Three Kayas]]." [[Uttara]] | + | * "The {{Wiki|Psychology}} of the [[Three Kayas]]." [[Uttara Bharati]], vol. 2, no. 1, 1955. |
* "Dvags. Po. Lha. Rje's "Ornament of [[Liberation]]" Journal of the American {{Wiki|Oriental}} {{Wiki|Society}} Vol. 75, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1955), pp. 90-96. | * "Dvags. Po. Lha. Rje's "Ornament of [[Liberation]]" Journal of the American {{Wiki|Oriental}} {{Wiki|Society}} Vol. 75, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1955), pp. 90-96. | ||
* "[[Refuge]]." [[Mahabodhi]], vol. 63, 1955. | * "[[Refuge]]." [[Mahabodhi]], vol. 63, 1955. | ||
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* "The {{Wiki|Concept}} of [[Mind]] in [[Buddhist]] [[Tantrism]]." Journal of {{Wiki|Oriental Studies}}, vol. 3, 1959-60. | * "The {{Wiki|Concept}} of [[Mind]] in [[Buddhist]] [[Tantrism]]." Journal of {{Wiki|Oriental Studies}}, vol. 3, 1959-60. | ||
* "The [[Philosophical]] Background of [[Buddhist]] [[Tantrism]]." Journal of {{Wiki|Oriental Studies}}, vol, 4, 1959-60. | * "The [[Philosophical]] Background of [[Buddhist]] [[Tantrism]]." Journal of {{Wiki|Oriental Studies}}, vol, 4, 1959-60. | ||
− | * "Levels of [[Understanding]] in [[Buddhism]]." Journal of {{Wiki|Oriental Studies}}, vol. 78, no. 1, 1960. | + | * "Levels of [[Understanding]] in [[Buddhism]]." [[Journal of {{Wiki|Oriental Studies}}, vol. 78, no. 1, 1960. |
* "[[Three Essentials]]." [[Middle Way]], 1961. | * "[[Three Essentials]]." [[Middle Way]], 1961. | ||
− | * "A New Tibeto-Mongol {{Wiki|Pantheon}}", | + | * "A New Tibeto-Mongol {{Wiki|Pantheon}}", [[Ragu Vira]] and [[Lokesh Chandra]]. {{Wiki|Delhi}}, 1961. |
* "[[Religion]] and Everyday [[Life]]." [[Middle Way]], 1962. | * "[[Religion]] and Everyday [[Life]]." [[Middle Way]], 1962. | ||
* "[[Indian]] [[Buddhist]] [[Thought]] in {{Wiki|Western}} {{Wiki|Perspective}} - [[Infinite]] {{Wiki|Transcendence}} versus Finiteness." History of [[Religions]], 3, 1963. | * "[[Indian]] [[Buddhist]] [[Thought]] in {{Wiki|Western}} {{Wiki|Perspective}} - [[Infinite]] {{Wiki|Transcendence}} versus Finiteness." History of [[Religions]], 3, 1963. | ||
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* "[[Guilt]] and [[Purification]] in [[Buddhist]] [[Tantrism]]." Proceedings of the XIth International Congress for the History of [[Religions]], vol. 2, Leiden, 1968. | * "[[Guilt]] and [[Purification]] in [[Buddhist]] [[Tantrism]]." Proceedings of the XIth International Congress for the History of [[Religions]], vol. 2, Leiden, 1968. | ||
* "[[Tantra]]: Meaningful [[Existence]]." [[Maitreya]], vol. 1, 1969, [[Shambala]] | * "[[Tantra]]: Meaningful [[Existence]]." [[Maitreya]], vol. 1, 1969, [[Shambala]] | ||
− | * "[[Mind]], [[Space]] and {{Wiki|Aesthetic}} [[Awareness]]" [[Anjali]] | + | * "[[Mind]], [[Space]] and {{Wiki|Aesthetic}} [[Awareness]]" [[Anjali Peradanya]], 1970. |
− | * "[[Absolute]] [[Perfection]]" in {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]] I ([[Dharma]] | + | * "[[Absolute]] [[Perfection]]" in {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]] I ([[Dharma Press]], 1971) |
− | * "Fact and Fiction in the [[Experience]] of Being" in | + | * "Fact and Fiction in the [[Experience]] of Being" in [[Crystal Mirror]] II ([[Dharma Press]], 1972) |
* "On '[[Spiritual]] [[Discipline]]'" in [[Maitreya]] vol. 3, 1972, [[Shambala]] | * "On '[[Spiritual]] [[Discipline]]'" in [[Maitreya]] vol. 3, 1972, [[Shambala]] | ||
* "The [[Path]] and the Goal." The American {{Wiki|Theosophist}}, vol. 60, no. 5, 1972. | * "The [[Path]] and the Goal." The American {{Wiki|Theosophist}}, vol. 60, no. 5, 1972. | ||
− | * "Fact and Fiction in the [[Experience]] of Being." {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]], vol. 2, Emeryville: [[Dharma]] | + | * "Fact and Fiction in the [[Experience]] of Being." {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]], vol. 2, Emeryville: [[Dharma Publishing]], 1972. |
* "[[Buddhist]] [[Metaphysics]] and Existential [[Meditation]]" {{Wiki|Sciences}} Religieuses Studies in [[Religion]], vol, 1, no. 4, 1972. | * "[[Buddhist]] [[Metaphysics]] and Existential [[Meditation]]" {{Wiki|Sciences}} Religieuses Studies in [[Religion]], vol, 1, no. 4, 1972. | ||
* "[[Samvriti]] and [[Paramartha]] in [[Yogacara]] According to [[Tibetan]] Sources." [[Two Truths]] in [[Buddhism and Vedanta]], Ed. M. Sprung, Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing, 1973. | * "[[Samvriti]] and [[Paramartha]] in [[Yogacara]] According to [[Tibetan]] Sources." [[Two Truths]] in [[Buddhism and Vedanta]], Ed. M. Sprung, Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing, 1973. | ||
− | * "Forward." [[Calm]] and Clear, [[Lama Mipham]], Emeryville: [[Dharma]] | + | * "Forward." [[Calm]] and Clear, [[Lama Mipham]], Emeryville: [[Dharma Publishing]], 1973. |
* "The Male-Female Polarity in {{Wiki|Oriental}} and {{Wiki|Western}} [[Thought]]." [[Maitreya]], 4, 1973. | * "The Male-Female Polarity in {{Wiki|Oriental}} and {{Wiki|Western}} [[Thought]]." [[Maitreya]], 4, 1973. | ||
* "[[Buddhist]] [[Mysticism]]." [[Encyclopædia Britannica]], 1974. | * "[[Buddhist]] [[Mysticism]]." [[Encyclopædia Britannica]], 1974. | ||
* "[[Buddhist]] [[Sacred]] {{Wiki|Literature}}." [[Encyclopædia Britannica]], 1974. | * "[[Buddhist]] [[Sacred]] {{Wiki|Literature}}." [[Encyclopædia Britannica]], 1974. | ||
− | * "Forward" An Introduction to [[Tantric Buddhism]], S.B. | + | * "Forward" An Introduction to [[Tantric Buddhism]], [[S.B. Dasgupta]], {{Wiki|Berkeley}}:[[Shambhala]], 1974. |
− | * "The [[Development]] of [[Tibetan Art]]." [[Sacred]] [[Art]] of [[Tibet]], Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1974. | + | * "The [[Development]] of [[Tibetan Art]]." [[Sacred]] [[Art]] of [[Tibet]], Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], 1974. |
− | * "Early [[Forms]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]." | + | * "Early [[Forms]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]." [[Crysta Mirror]] vol. 3, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], 1974. |
* "The [[Teacher]] and the [[Student]]." [[Maitreya]], 5, 1974. | * "The [[Teacher]] and the [[Student]]." [[Maitreya]], 5, 1974. | ||
− | * "[[Mind]] is the [[Root]]." | + | * "[[Mind]] is the [[Root]]." [[Crystal Mirror]] 3, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], 1974. |
* "The Male-Female Polarity in {{Wiki|Oriental}} and {{Wiki|Western}} [[Thought]]" in [[Maitreya]] vol. 4, 1973, [[Shambhala]] | * "The Male-Female Polarity in {{Wiki|Oriental}} and {{Wiki|Western}} [[Thought]]" in [[Maitreya]] vol. 4, 1973, [[Shambhala]] | ||
− | * "Early [[Forms]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]" in | + | * "Early [[Forms]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]" in [[Crystal Mirror]] III ([[Dharma Press]], 1974) |
* "The [[Teacher]] and the [[Student]]" in [[Maitreya]] vol. 5, 1974, [[Shambhala]] | * "The [[Teacher]] and the [[Student]]" in [[Maitreya]] vol. 5, 1974, [[Shambhala]] | ||
− | * "A Look Into the Sky Like [[Mirror]]." | + | * "A Look Into the Sky Like [[Mirror]]." [[Crystal Mirror]] 3, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], 1974. |
* "[[Mahamudra]] - The Method of [[Self]] - Actualization." The [[Tibet Journal]] 1, 1975. | * "[[Mahamudra]] - The Method of [[Self]] - Actualization." The [[Tibet Journal]] 1, 1975. | ||
− | * "[[Three Paths]] with a Single Goal." [[Gesar]] vol. 2, no. 4, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1975. | + | * "[[Three Paths]] with a Single Goal." [[Gesar]] vol. 2, no. 4, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], 1975. |
* "[[Tantra]] and Contemporary Man." [[Loka]], Garden City, N.Y.:Anchor Press Doubleday, 1975. | * "[[Tantra]] and Contemporary Man." [[Loka]], Garden City, N.Y.:Anchor Press Doubleday, 1975. | ||
− | * "Towards an [[Experience]] of Being Through [[Psychological]] [[Purification]]." A Study of [[Klesa]], ed. Genjun H. [[Sasaki]], Tokyo:Shimizukobundo Ltd., 1975. | + | * "Towards an [[Experience]] of Being Through [[Psychological]] [[Purification]]." A Study of [[Klesa]], ed. Genjun H. [[Sasaki]], [[Tokyo]]:Shimizukobundo Ltd., 1975. |
− | * "A Journey Through [[Life]]: [[Five Stages]] on the | + | * "A Journey Through [[Life]]: [[Five Stages]] on the [[Budhist Path]]." [[Gesar]] vol. 3, no. 2, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], 1975. |
− | * "Conversations with {{Wiki|Herbert Guenther}}." [[Gesar]] vol. 3, no. 1, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, Fall 1975. | + | * "Conversations with {{Wiki|Herbert Guenther}}." [[Gesar]] vol. 3, no. 1, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], Fall 1975. |
− | * "The Activation of Inner Potential." [[Gesar]] vol. 3, no. 4, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, Summer 1976. | + | * "The Activation of Inner Potential." [[Gesar]] vol. 3, no. 4, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], Summer 1976. |
− | * "The Road to Growth:The Budhist Way." [[Gesar]] vol. 3, no. 3, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1976. | + | * "The Road to Growth:The Budhist Way." [[Gesar]] vol. 3, no. 3, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], 1976. |
− | * "The Prepatory Stage." [[Garuda]] IV, The [[Foundations of Mindfulness]], Boulder:Shambala Publications, 1976. | + | * "The Prepatory Stage." [[Garuda]] IV, The [[Foundations of Mindfulness]], Boulder:[[Shambala Publications]], 1976. |
* "Towards [[Spiritual]] Order" in [[Maitreya]] vol. 6, 1977, [[Shambhala]] | * "Towards [[Spiritual]] Order" in [[Maitreya]] vol. 6, 1977, [[Shambhala]] | ||
− | * "The Fine [[Art]] of Translating, Interview with Dr. H.V. Guenther." [[Gesar]] vol. 4, no. 4, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1978. | + | * "The Fine [[Art]] of Translating, Interview with [[Dr. H.V. Guenther]]." [[Gesar]] vol. 4, no. 4, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], 1978. |
− | * "[[Absolute]] [[Perfection]]." {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]] - Journal of [[Tibetan]] [[Nyingma]] [[Meditation]] Center, {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, | + | * "[[Absolute]] [[Perfection]]." {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]] - Journal of [[Tibetan]] [[Nyingma]] [[Meditation]] Center, {{Wiki|Berkeley}}, CA, Emeryville:[[Dharma Publishing]], |
− | * "The [[Experience]] of Being: The [[Trikaya]] [[Idea]] in its [[Tibetan]] Interpretation." In Developments in Budhist [[Thought]], ed. Roy C. Amore, SR Supplements 9, Waterloo:Canadian Corporation for Studies in [[Religion]], 1979. | + | * "The [[Experience]] of Being: The [[Trikaya]] [[Idea]] in its [[Tibetan]] Interpretation." In Developments in Budhist [[Thought]], ed. [[Roy C. Amore]], SR Supplements 9, Waterloo:Canadian Corporation for Studies in [[Religion]], 1979. |
− | * "[[Bodhisattva]] - The [[Ethical]] Phase in [[Evolution]]." In The [[Bodhisattva]] [[Doctrine]] in Budhism, ed. | + | |
− | * "The Old and the New [[Vision]]." In The Evolutionary [[Vision]], ed. Erich Jantsch, American Association for the Advancement of [[Science]] Selected Symposium no. 61, 1981. | + | * "[[Bodhisattva]] - The [[Ethical]] Phase in [[Evolution]]." In The [[Bodhisattva]] [[Doctrine]] in Budhism, ed. [[Leslie S. Kawamura]], SR Supplements 10, Waterloo:Canadian Corporation for Studies in [[Religion]], 1981. |
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+ | * "The Old and the New [[Vision]]." In The Evolutionary [[Vision]], ed. [[Erich Jantsch]], American Association for the Advancement of [[Science]] Selected Symposium no. 61, 1981. | ||
* "Tasks Ahead." Presidential Address Given on the Occasion of the Third Conference of the [[International Association of Buddhist Studies]], Winnipeg, [[Canada]], August 1980. | * "Tasks Ahead." Presidential Address Given on the Occasion of the Third Conference of the [[International Association of Buddhist Studies]], Winnipeg, [[Canada]], August 1980. | ||
− | * "[[Meditation]] Trends in Early [[Tibet]]." In Early [[Ch'an]] in [[China]] and [[Tibet]], ed. Whalen Lai and Lewis R. Lancaster, {{Wiki|Berkeley}} [[Buddhist Studies]] Series 5, 1983. | + | * "[[Meditation]] Trends in Early [[Tibet]]." In Early [[Ch'an]] in [[China]] and [[Tibet]], ed. [[Whalen Lai]] and [[Lewis R. Lancaster]], {{Wiki|Berkeley}} [[Buddhist Studies]] Series 5, 1983. |
− | * "[[Buddhist]] [[rDzogs-chen]] [[Thought]] and {{Wiki|Western}} 'Daseinsanalyse'." In [[Buddhist]] and {{Wiki|Western}} {{Wiki|Psychology}}, ed. Nathan Katz, Boulder: [[Prajna]] Press, 1983. | + | |
− | * "[[Buddhism]] in [[Tibet]]" in Joseph M. Kitigawa and Mark D. Cummings (eds.) [[Buddhism]] and {{Wiki|Asian}} History (Macmillan, 1987) | + | * "[[Buddhist]] [[rDzogs-chen]] [[Thought]] and {{Wiki|Western}} 'Daseinsanalyse'." In [[Buddhist]] and {{Wiki|Western}} {{Wiki|Psychology}}, ed. [[Nathan Katz]], Boulder: [[Prajna]] Press, 1983. |
− | * "[[Vajrayana Buddhism]] and {{Wiki|Modern}} Man." in One [[Vehicle]], Journal of the {{Wiki|National University of Singapore}} | + | |
− | * "The Existential Import of Dynamic Structures in [[rDzogs-chen]] [[Buddhism]]." In Acta Indologica, vol. VI, 1984. | + | * "[[Buddhism]] in [[Tibet]]" in [[Joseph M. Kitigawa]] and [[Mark D. Cummings]] (eds.) [[Buddhism]] and {{Wiki|Asian}} History (Macmillan, 1987) |
− | * "Being's Vitalizing Core Intensity." Journal of Naritasan Institute for | + | * "[[Vajrayana Buddhism]] and {{Wiki|Modern}} Man." in One [[Vehicle]], [[Journal of the {{Wiki|National University of Singapore}} Buddhist Society]], 1984. |
+ | * "The Existential Import of Dynamic Structures in [[rDzogs-chen]] [[Buddhism]]." In [[Acta Indologica]], vol. VI, 1984. | ||
+ | * "Being's Vitalizing Core Intensity." [[Journal of Naritasan Institute for Buddhist Studies]], no. 10, Narita, [[Japan]], 1986. | ||
* "Der geistige {{Wiki|Mentor}} als unmittelbares Erlebnis." In Lotusblätter: Zeitschrift für Buddhismus, München, 1991. | * "Der geistige {{Wiki|Mentor}} als unmittelbares Erlebnis." In Lotusblätter: Zeitschrift für Buddhismus, München, 1991. | ||
* "Prozessdenken und buddhistische Psychologie." In Bodhibaum: Buddhistische Zeitschrift für Gesellschaft und Kultur, Wien 1993. | * "Prozessdenken und buddhistische Psychologie." In Bodhibaum: Buddhistische Zeitschrift für Gesellschaft und Kultur, Wien 1993. | ||
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* "[[Sound]], {{Wiki|Color}}, and Self-Organization." In The International Journal of {{Wiki|Transpersonal}} Studies, vol. 17,no. 1, 1998 | * "[[Sound]], {{Wiki|Color}}, and Self-Organization." In The International Journal of {{Wiki|Transpersonal}} Studies, vol. 17,no. 1, 1998 | ||
* "[[Mandala]] and/or dkyil-'khor" In The International Journal of {{Wiki|Transpersonal}} Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1999 | * "[[Mandala]] and/or dkyil-'khor" In The International Journal of {{Wiki|Transpersonal}} Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1999 | ||
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* " '[[Yoga]]' A [[Tibetan]] {{Wiki|Perspective}}" In [[Yoga]] & [[World]] - International Newsletter for [[Yoga]] [[Teachers]] and Students, no. 11 (October-December 1999) Lower [[Lake]], C.A, In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Spring 2000. Vol. 2, no. 2 | * " '[[Yoga]]' A [[Tibetan]] {{Wiki|Perspective}}" In [[Yoga]] & [[World]] - International Newsletter for [[Yoga]] [[Teachers]] and Students, no. 11 (October-December 1999) Lower [[Lake]], C.A, In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Spring 2000. Vol. 2, no. 2 | ||
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* "Light - An Emergent [[Phenomenon]]." In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Autumn 1999, Vol. 1, no. 4 | * "Light - An Emergent [[Phenomenon]]." In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Autumn 1999, Vol. 1, no. 4 | ||
* "The Male-Female Complementarity." In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Summer 2000, Vol. 2, no. 3 | * "The Male-Female Complementarity." In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Summer 2000, Vol. 2, no. 3 | ||
* "Reflections on [[Ethics]]: Cross-cultural {{Wiki|Perspective}}." In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Winter 2001, Vol. 3, no. 1 | * "Reflections on [[Ethics]]: Cross-cultural {{Wiki|Perspective}}." In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Winter 2001, Vol. 3, no. 1 | ||
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* "The [[Lama]]: From Authenticity to Theatrics." In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Spring 2001, Vol. 3, no. 2 | * "The [[Lama]]: From Authenticity to Theatrics." In The [[Cosmic]] Light - The {{Wiki|University}} of [[Science]] & [[Philosophy]] Quarterly Magazine, Spring 2001, Vol. 3, no. 2 | ||
* "Three, Two, Five." In Journal of Integral Studies in [[Consciousness]], {{Wiki|Culture}}, [[Science]], Spring 2000, vol. 1 | * "Three, Two, Five." In Journal of Integral Studies in [[Consciousness]], {{Wiki|Culture}}, [[Science]], Spring 2000, vol. 1 | ||
− | * "The Homology of [[Emotionality]] and {{Wiki|Rationality}}, Part I", [[Canadian | + | * "The Homology of [[Emotionality]] and {{Wiki|Rationality}}, Part I", [[Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies]] (Number One, 2005), [[Nalanda]] {{Wiki|College}} of [[Buddhist Studies]], {{Wiki|Toronto}} |
===Translations=== | ===Translations=== | ||
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* [[Long-chen-pa]], "The Natural Freedom of [[Mind]]" in {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]] IV ([[Dharma]] Press, 1975) | * [[Long-chen-pa]], "The Natural Freedom of [[Mind]]" in {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]] IV ([[Dharma]] Press, 1975) | ||
− | * [[Klong-chen rab-'byams-pa]], "Now That I Come to [[Die]]" in {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]] V ([[Dharma]] | + | * [[Klong-chen rab-'byams-pa]], "Now That I Come to [[Die]]" in {{Wiki|Crystal}} [[Mirror]] V ([[Dharma Press]], 1977) |
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===Forwards=== | ===Forwards=== | ||
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* Allan Combs, The Radiance of Being: Complexity, {{Wiki|Chaos}} and the [[Evolution]] of [[Consciousness]] (Paragon 1995) | * Allan Combs, The Radiance of Being: Complexity, {{Wiki|Chaos}} and the [[Evolution]] of [[Consciousness]] (Paragon 1995) | ||
* Eva M. [[Dargyay]], The Rise of [[Esoteric Buddhism]] in [[Tibet]] (Motilal, 1978) | * Eva M. [[Dargyay]], The Rise of [[Esoteric Buddhism]] in [[Tibet]] (Motilal, 1978) | ||
− | * [[Tarthang Tulku]], [[Time]], [[Space]], and [[Knowledge]] ([[Dharma]] | + | * [[Tarthang Tulku]], [[Time]], [[Space]], and [[Knowledge]] ([[Dharma Press]], 1977) |
− | * [[Lama Mipham]], [[Calm]] and Clear ([[Dharma]] | + | * [[Lama Mipham]], [[Calm]] and Clear ([[Dharma Press]], 1973) |
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Herbert V. Güenther; Herbert Vighnāntaka Guenther]], Ph.D., D.Litt.] (March 17, 1917 - March 11, 2006) was a German Buddhist philosopher and Professor and Head of the Department of Far Eastern Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He held this position from the time he left India in 1964.
Early life
He was born in Bremen, Germany, as the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Günther. Because he showed a great interest in the Orient from an early age his father encouraged him to pursue studies in this field. To this end he began the study of the Chinese language when he was nine. By the time he graduated from high school in 1936, he had learned the Sanskrit language as well.
He went to Munich for further study after graduation, earning the Ph.D. degree in 1939. Four years later he received the degree Dr. Phil. Habil. in Vienna. From this beginning, Dr. Günther went on to become one of the leading Buddhist scholars of our time. Amongst the most influential of his European mentors were Professor Wilhelm Geiger, a specialist in Pali and Sinhalese, and Professor Walter Wüst - both of Munich. In Vienna, Professor [[W. Havers was his main teacher. During this time his considerable aptitude for languages manifested itself. In addition to Pali, Sinhalese, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, English, German, Russian, and Hindi, there were those languages he studied 'for enjoyment' - Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Spanish, and Italian. He progressed to teaching and taught at Vienna University from 1943-1950.
Travels to India
Dr. Günther journeyed to India, where he lived and taught for the next fourteen years. From 1950 to 1958, he was at Lucknow University, where he developed a deep friendship with Kailas Nath Kaul, a naturalist, ethnologist and philosopher. He then went to the Sanskrit University in Varanasi, where he was Head of the Department of Comparative Philosophy and Buddhist Studies from 1958-1963.
The following year was spent at the International School of America. The personal and intellectual encounters he had in India and the Himalayan region were to leave a lasting mark, for he was fortunate in studying with many prominent Tibetan and Mongolian lamas. Among encounters of special note were those with the following teachers: His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Khri-byang Blo-bzang Ye-shes Rin-po-che, tutor to His Holiness; the Incarnate Lama Ka-thog dbon sprul-sku; the Incarnate Lama Dar-mdo-sprul-sku Thub-bstan Ihun-grub legs-bzang of 'Bras sprungs Blo gsal-gling rgyal-rong and Abbot of Budhgaya;
the Incarnate Lama Tarthang Tulku (Dar-thang sprul-sku), formerly of Golog Monastery in Tibet and the Sanskrit University in Varanasi, and presently Head Lama of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center and Nyingma Institute in Berkeley; Lama Dam-chos rin-chen; Guru brTul-zhugs gling-pa; gNas-nang dPa'-bo Rin-po-che of Darjeeling; dGe-bshes Ngag-dbang Nyi-ma of sGo-mang sgrva tshang; dGe-bshes bsTan-'dzin rgyal mtshan; and the Mongolian Dalarna Sog-po Tabla-ma rNam-rgyal rDo-rje.
Family
Throughout his career he was encouraged and sustained by his wife, Dr. Ilse (née Rossrucker) Günther, whom he married in 1944 in Vienna. The Günthers had two daughters: Mrs. Edith Kimball, now of Stockton, California - a former recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and Master of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan; and Miss Nora Günther, who presently studies music at Brandon University, in Brandon, Manitoba. The Günther family has, for many years, enjoyed musical performance - Dr.Günther was a flautist, his wife plays the piano, and their daughter Nora plays the viola.
Academic legacy
Günther was a pioneer in addressing contemporary philosophical issues from a deep and learned Buddhist perspective. His work is well known for being difficult to read. Some have argued that because both Buddhist and European philosophies have built up rich vocabularies and conceptual systems derived from over the centuries, any attempt at synthesis is necessarily complicated.
Publications
Books
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1949) Das Seelenproblem im älteren Buddhismus.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1952) Yuganaddha - the Tantric View of Life.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1956) Concept of Mind in Buddhist Tantrism.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1958) Levels of Understanding in Buddhism.
- Sgam-po-pa (author) Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) (1959, 1986). The Jewel Ornament of Liberation. London Rider & Co., (1959); new edition Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Shambhala Publications., Inc.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1959-60) The Philosophical Background of Buddhist Tantrism.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1969) The Royal Song of Saraha: a Study in The History of Buddhist Thought.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 1: Mind. Berkeley, CA, USA: Dharma Publishing, 1975.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) (1959, 1986). Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 2. Berkeley, CA, USA: Dharma Publishing, 1976.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (trans) (1959, 1986). Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 3: Wonderment. Berkeley, CA, USA: Dharma Publishing, 1975.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1959, 1986). Tibetan Buddhism In Western Perspective. Berkeley, CA, USA: Dharma Publishing, 1986.
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1963) The Life and Teachings of Naropa. Translated from Tibetan with Philosophical Commentary based on the Oral Transmissions.. Oxford: Clerendon Press. Reprinted: Shambala South Asia Editions.
- Guenther, Herbert V. Tibetan Buddhism without Mystification: The Buddhist Way from Original Tibetan Sources, Brill 1966. Reprinted as Treasures on the Tibetan Middle Way, (Shambhala, 1976)
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1971) Buddhist Philosophy in Theory and Practice. Penguin, London. : Shambhala Publications, Boulder and London 1976.
- Guenther, Herbert V. and Chogyam Trungpa (1975) The Dawn of Tantra. Shambala Publications, Inc.
- Guenther, Herbert (1974) Philosophy and Psychology in the Abhidharma Delhi, India Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- Guenther, Herbert (1975) Mind In Buddhist Psychology: The Necklace of Clear Understanding by Yeshe Gyaltsen Berkeley, CA Dharma Publishing
- Guenther, Herbert (1975) On Spiritual Discipline, Toronto, The Dreadnaught Press. (Limited Edition).
- Guenther, Herbert (1976) The Tantric View of Life (Shambhala, 1976)
- Klong-chen rab-'byams pa Looking Deeper: A Swan's Questions and Answers (Ngang pa'i dris lan sprin gyi snyng po) (Timeless Books, 1983)
- Guenther, Herbert (1984) Matrix of Mystery: Scientific and Humanistic Aspects of rDzog-chen Thought 1984 Boulder, CO
- Guenther, Herbert (1987) Creative Vision: The Symbolic Recreation of the World According to the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition of Tantric Visualization Otherwise Known as The Developing Phase (Lotsawa, 1987)
- Guenther, Herbert (1989) From Reductionism to Creativity: rDzogs-chen and the New Sciences of Mind, (Shambhala, 1989)
- Guenther, Herbert (1992) Meditation Differently: Phenomenological-psychological Aspects of Tibetan Buddhist (Mahāmudrā and sNying-thig) Practices from Original Tibetan Sources. Matilal Banarsidass
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1993) Ecstatic Spontaneity: Saraha's Three Cycles of Doha ([[Asian}} Humanities Press]], 1993)
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1996) The Teachings of Padmasambhava. Brill.
Articles
- Das Sidat-Samgarava - eine Grammatik des klassischen Sinhalesisch." Z.D.M.G., 1942.
- "Über das ka -Suffix im Sinhalesischen und die einheimische Genuslehre." Z.D.M.G., 1943.
- "Die Buddhistische Kosmogonie." Z.D.G.M., 1946.
- "Die Sinhalesische Sandeåa-Dichtung der 14 und 15, Jahrhunderte." W.Z.K.M., 1946
- "Der Mahanagakula-Sandeåa." W.Z.K.M., 1946
- "Einige Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Bemerkungen zum Dutthagamani- Epos."W.Z.K.M., 1946.
- "Ceylon im 15, Jahrhundert." W.Z.K.M., 1946.
- "Die verwandtschafsverhaltnisse der Sinhalesischen Konige im 15 und 16, Jahrhundert." W.Z.K.M., 1947.
- "Das Geistesleben der Naturvolker und indische Welt-anschaung." Archiv Fur Volkerkunde, 1947.
- "Noun Inflexion in Old Sinhalese." Journal of the Royal Society, 1949.
- "The Conditional Mood in Sinhalese." Journal of Oriental Studies, 1949.
- "Der Begriff des Leeren im Altindoarischen." K.Z., 1950.
- "Gabe und Geber." K.Z., 1951
- "The Bodhisattva's Realm of Knowledge." Stepping Stones, vol.1, no.7, 1951.
- "In Praise of Bodhicitta." Stepping Stones, vol. 1, no. 8, 1951.
- "Friends in the Good Life." Stepping Stones, vol. 1, no. 9-10, 1951.
- "The Diamond of Omniscience." Stepping Stones, vol. 2, no. 2, 1952.
- "The Jewel of Buddhahood." Stepping Stones, vol. 2, No. 4, 1952.
- "The Origin and Spirit of Vajrayana." Stepping Stones, vol. 2, no. 7-8, 1952.
- "Our Position in Life." Stepping Stones, vol. 2, no. 7-8, 1952.
- "Ahankara and Selfishness." Stepping Stones, vol. 2, no. 6-8, 1952.
- "The Psychology of the Three Kayas." Uttara Bharati, vol. 2, no. 1, 1955.
- "Dvags. Po. Lha. Rje's "Ornament of Liberation" Journal of the American Oriental Society Vol. 75, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1955), pp. 90-96.
- "Refuge." Mahabodhi, vol. 63, 1955.
- "Mantrayana aur Sahajayana." 2500 Years of Buddhism. Delhi:Government of India, 1956.
- "Mantrayana aur Sahajayana." Bauddh-dharm ke 2500 varsh. Delhi:Government of India, 1956.
- "How to Listen to Dharma." Mahabodhi, vol. 64, 1956.
- "Equanimity." Mahabodhi, vol. 66, 1958.
- "The Concept of Mind in Buddhist Tantrism." Journal of Oriental Studies, vol. 3, 1959-60.
- "The Philosophical Background of Buddhist Tantrism." Journal of Oriental Studies, vol, 4, 1959-60.
- "Levels of Understanding in Buddhism." [[Journal of Oriental Studies, vol. 78, no. 1, 1960.
- "Three Essentials." Middle Way, 1961.
- "A New Tibeto-Mongol Pantheon", Ragu Vira and Lokesh Chandra. Delhi, 1961.
- "Religion and Everyday Life." Middle Way, 1962.
- "Indian Buddhist Thought in Western Perspective - Infinite Transcendence versus Finiteness." History of Religions, 3, 1963.
- "Some Aspects of Tibetan Religious Thought." History of Religions, vol. 3, 1963.
- "Saraha's Song of Human Action." Middle Way, 1965.
- "Art and Thought in the Eastern World." Art Journal, Saskatchewan Society for Education Through Art, 1965.
- "Mentalism and Beyond in Buddhist Philosophy." Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 86, 1966.
- "Le Maitre Spirituel en Tibet." Hermes, 1966-67.
- "An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism." The Tibet Society Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 7, 1967.
- "The Concept of Freedom in Cross-Cultural Perspective." Saskatchewan History Teacher's Newsletter, vol. 5, no. 1, 1968.
- "Tantra and Revelation." History of Religions, vol. 7, no. 4, 1968.
- "The Spiritual Guide as Mystical Experience." The R.M. Bucke Memorial Society Newsletter-Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 1968.
- "Guilt and Purification in Buddhist Tantrism." Proceedings of the XIth International Congress for the History of Religions, vol. 2, Leiden, 1968.
- "Tantra: Meaningful Existence." Maitreya, vol. 1, 1969, Shambala
- "Mind, Space and Aesthetic Awareness" Anjali Peradanya, 1970.
- "Absolute Perfection" in Crystal Mirror I (Dharma Press, 1971)
- "Fact and Fiction in the Experience of Being" in Crystal Mirror II (Dharma Press, 1972)
- "On 'Spiritual Discipline'" in Maitreya vol. 3, 1972, Shambala
- "The Path and the Goal." The American Theosophist, vol. 60, no. 5, 1972.
- "Fact and Fiction in the Experience of Being." Crystal Mirror, vol. 2, Emeryville: Dharma Publishing, 1972.
- "Buddhist Metaphysics and Existential Meditation" Sciences Religieuses Studies in Religion, vol, 1, no. 4, 1972.
- "Samvriti and Paramartha in Yogacara According to Tibetan Sources." Two Truths in Buddhism and Vedanta, Ed. M. Sprung, Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing, 1973.
- "Forward." Calm and Clear, Lama Mipham, Emeryville: Dharma Publishing, 1973.
- "The Male-Female Polarity in Oriental and Western Thought." Maitreya, 4, 1973.
- "Buddhist Mysticism." Encyclopædia Britannica, 1974.
- "Buddhist Sacred Literature." Encyclopædia Britannica, 1974.
- "Forward" An Introduction to Tantric Buddhism, S.B. Dasgupta, Berkeley:Shambhala, 1974.
- "The Development of Tibetan Art." Sacred Art of Tibet, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1974.
- "Early Forms of Tibetan Buddhism." Crysta Mirror vol. 3, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1974.
- "The Teacher and the Student." Maitreya, 5, 1974.
- "Mind is the Root." Crystal Mirror 3, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1974.
- "The Male-Female Polarity in Oriental and Western Thought" in Maitreya vol. 4, 1973, Shambhala
- "Early Forms of Tibetan Buddhism" in Crystal Mirror III (Dharma Press, 1974)
- "The Teacher and the Student" in Maitreya vol. 5, 1974, Shambhala
- "A Look Into the Sky Like Mirror." Crystal Mirror 3, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1974.
- "Mahamudra - The Method of Self - Actualization." The Tibet Journal 1, 1975.
- "Three Paths with a Single Goal." Gesar vol. 2, no. 4, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1975.
- "Tantra and Contemporary Man." Loka, Garden City, N.Y.:Anchor Press Doubleday, 1975.
- "Towards an Experience of Being Through Psychological Purification." A Study of Klesa, ed. Genjun H. Sasaki, Tokyo:Shimizukobundo Ltd., 1975.
- "A Journey Through Life: Five Stages on the Budhist Path." Gesar vol. 3, no. 2, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1975.
- "Conversations with Herbert Guenther." Gesar vol. 3, no. 1, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, Fall 1975.
- "The Activation of Inner Potential." Gesar vol. 3, no. 4, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, Summer 1976.
- "The Road to Growth:The Budhist Way." Gesar vol. 3, no. 3, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1976.
- "The Prepatory Stage." Garuda IV, The Foundations of Mindfulness, Boulder:Shambala Publications, 1976.
- "Towards Spiritual Order" in Maitreya vol. 6, 1977, Shambhala
- "The Fine Art of Translating, Interview with Dr. H.V. Guenther." Gesar vol. 4, no. 4, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing, 1978.
- "Absolute Perfection." Crystal Mirror - Journal of Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center, Berkeley, CA, Emeryville:Dharma Publishing,
- "The Experience of Being: The Trikaya Idea in its Tibetan Interpretation." In Developments in Budhist Thought, ed. Roy C. Amore, SR Supplements 9, Waterloo:Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion, 1979.
- "Bodhisattva - The Ethical Phase in Evolution." In The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Budhism, ed. Leslie S. Kawamura, SR Supplements 10, Waterloo:Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion, 1981.
- "The Old and the New Vision." In The Evolutionary Vision, ed. Erich Jantsch, American Association for the Advancement of Science Selected Symposium no. 61, 1981.
- "Tasks Ahead." Presidential Address Given on the Occasion of the Third Conference of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Winnipeg, Canada, August 1980.
- "Meditation Trends in Early Tibet." In Early Ch'an in China and Tibet, ed. Whalen Lai and Lewis R. Lancaster, Berkeley Buddhist Studies Series 5, 1983.
- "Buddhist rDzogs-chen Thought and Western 'Daseinsanalyse'." In Buddhist and Western Psychology, ed. Nathan Katz, Boulder: Prajna Press, 1983.
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Translations
- Long-chen-pa, "The Natural Freedom of Mind" in Crystal Mirror IV (Dharma Press, 1975)
- Klong-chen rab-'byams-pa, "Now That I Come to Die" in Crystal Mirror V (Dharma Press, 1977)
Forwards
- Allan Combs, The Radiance of Being: Complexity, Chaos and the Evolution of Consciousness (Paragon 1995)
- Eva M. Dargyay, The Rise of Esoteric Buddhism in Tibet (Motilal, 1978)
- Tarthang Tulku, Time, Space, and Knowledge (Dharma Press, 1977)
- Lama Mipham, Calm and Clear (Dharma Press, 1973)
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