(#206) Douglas Duckworth: The Great Hūṃ

In this Wisdom Podcast episode host Daniel Aitken joins Douglas Duckworth as they discuss Douglas’s translation The Great Hūṃ. Douglas Duckworth is a professor of religion at Temple University in Philadelphia. He received his PhD in religious studies (Indo-Tibetan Buddhism) from the University of Virginia in 2005, and he previously taught at Kathmandu University. In this episode, Douglas shares his journey of becoming interested in the text during his studies in India and Nepal, and he shares the challenges and rewards of working on such a monumental text.

You’ll hear Daniel and Douglas discuss:

• the text's structure, its thematic elements, the profound philosophical implications of bodhicitta;

• the structure and significance of the Bodhicaryāvatāra;

• the ninth chapter's unique challenges; and

• much more!

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