Eastern philosophy

Graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1961. Trained at the Sōtō Zen monastery of Eihei-ji and holds a M.A. in Buddhist Studies from Komazawa University. Received a Ph.D. from the Department of Religious Studies at Temple University.

Revered sage portrayed in most Hindu traditions, traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahabharata.

Poet, novelist, and painter. Best known for works like Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, which delve into themes of authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality. Nobel Prize in Literature recipient in 1946.

Ancient Chinese Taoist philosopher credited with writing the Tao Te Ching.

Brook Ziporyn is Mircea Eliade Professor of Chinese Religion, Philosophy and Comparative Thought in the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. His translation of Zhuangzi: The Complete Writings was published in 2020. He lives in Chicago.

Writer, activist, teacher with movements, learning from each other's struggles. Part of @Interface_journ @DhammalokaU @zapsgoheirinn. Liberation is indivisible.

Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti is professor and chair of religion and philosophy and distinguished scholar in residence at Davis and Elkins College. He is author of The Logic of Gotama, Definition and Induction, Classical Indian Philosophy of Mind, and Introduction to Hinduism and Buddhism.

Sarah Jacoby studies Asian Religions with a specialization in Tibetan Buddhism. She received her B.A. from Yale University, majoring in women's studies, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Virginia's Department of Religious Studies. She joined Northwestern University in 2009 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Society of Fellows in the Humanities at Columbia University. Her research interests include Indo-Tibetan Buddhist doctrine and ritual in practice, studies in gender and sexuality, Tibetan literature, autobiography studies, Buddhist revelation, the history of emotions, Buddhism in contemporary Tibet, and eastern Tibetan area studies. For an overview of Professor Jacoby’s research and teaching, see the article “Treasure Seeker” recently published by Northwestern News. To learn more about the upcoming Tibetan translation workshop she is co-organizing to be held at Northwestern Oct 13-16, 2022, see Celebrating Buddhist Women’s Voices in the Tibetan Tradition. Professor Jacoby has received an American Council of Learned Sciences (ACLS) Fellowship and an American Academy of Religion International Collaborative Research Grant. Her research has also been funded by The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, the Charlotte W. Newcombe Dissertation Writing Fellowship, the Fulbright Hays Dissertation Research Fellowship, and multiple Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS).

Armenian film director and screenwriter. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in cinema history by film critics, historians, and filmmakers.

Dr Bhupender Heera (1976- ) completed his School Education at Katra, the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishnavi Devi Shrine, in Jammu & Kashmir State. After graduating from Govt. Degree College Udhampur, Dr Heera successfully received three year Diploma in Architecture Engineering. Subsequently, in 2001, he obtained M.A. Degree in Buddhist Studies with First Class from the University of Jammu. In 2005, he was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Buddhist Studies from the same university. Dr Heera also obtained M.A. Degree in Philosophy from Gurukul Kangri University Haridwar with First Class in year 2007.

Cultural anthropologist and professor of sociocultural anthropology known for his work among the Yanomamö indigenous tribe in the Amazon. His ethnography "Yanomamö: The Fierce People" is widely read in anthropology courses.

Scottish Buddhist author and teacher. Noted proponent of agnostic or secular Buddhism, known for his writings on Buddhist subjects and leadership of meditation retreats worldwide.