Faculty Member

Shedup Tenzin
Sr. Lecturer in Indo-Tibetan Studies
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Department
Indo-Tibetan Studies

Areas of Specialisation
Tibetan Language and Literature
   

 
Date of Birth 11th April, 1964
Qualification
Year Degree College/University
1987 Shastri (B.A.) Tibetian Language & Literature
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Varanasi
1999 M.A. (Buddhist Studies) University of Delhi
2001 M.Phil. University of Delhi
Research Projects, Papers and Books

Researching on "A Critical Analysis on the Evolution of Tibetan System of Writing" for the Ph.D. Programme.
Translating and making annotation of "gZon nu drug gi rtogs brjod" (Sanskrit- Sadkumaravadana)
Working on the Traditional Medical Glossary Database Project (Sanskrit - Tibetan - English - German) since 1997 in the International Trust for Traditional Medicine and the International Research Circle, Kalimpong, India.
Teaching Experience
5 months in Visva-Bharati
1 ½ years in Jamyang Choeling Nunnery, Dharamsala
1 year in Sakya
Awards
Awarded 1st prize in the Tibetan traditional poem competition held in 1985 in the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Varanasi
Awarded scholarship for M.Phil course for the distinction marks in MA in the Deptt. of Buddhist Studies, University of Delhi
Other Academic Distinctions
Studied basic Tibetan Medical and Astrological literature
Presented the article on "Origin of Tibetan Script" in the International Seminar on Buddhist Studies held in the Deptt. of Buddhist Studies, University in 2000.
Occasionally practicing Tibetan (Element) Astrology
Use to make contribution to the Tibetan Phayul magazine published by the Tibetan Education Department, Dharamsala