Alexander Berzin

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Alexander Berzin (2015)

Alexander Berzin (* 1944 in Paterson, New Jersey ) is an American author, translator and teacher of Vajrayana - Buddhism .

Life

Alexander Berzin received his BA from the Department of Oriental Studies at Rutgers and Princeton Universities in 1965 . He received an MA in 1967 and a PhD from Harvard University's Far Eastern Languages ​​( Chinese ), Sanskrit and Indology Department in 1972 . Between 1969 and 1998 Alexander Berzin lived mainly in Dharamsala on a Fulbright scholarship , where he also received teachings from lamas of all four great Buddhist traditions ( Nyingma , Kagyu , Sakya and Gelug ) of Tibetan Buddhism . His main teacher at the time was Tsenshab Serkong Rinpoche , whom he served as translator and secretary for nine years, and whom he accompanied on several of his trips around the world.

Alexander Berzin is a founding member of the translation agency of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives , where he introduced a new conceptual structure to the English translation of important Tibetan terms. In order to have more favorable conditions for writing, Alexander Berzin moved back to the West in 1998 , where he mainly devoted himself to the preparation of his unpublished writings in Berlin .

Works (in German)

  • Mastering everyday life like a Buddha. Exercises for a sensitive treatment of yourself and others . Diamant, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-9805798-9-1
  • Kalachakra - the wheel of time. History, nature and practice of the most important tantric initiation ritual in Tibetan Buddhism . With a foreword by the Dalai Lama . Barth, Bern 2002, ISBN 3-502-61068-1
  • Between freedom and submission. Opportunities and Dangers of Spiritual Teacher-Student Relationships . Theseus, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-89620-179-4

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personal data
SURNAME Berzin, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author and translator
DATE OF BIRTH 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Paterson, New Jersey