THI Related Courses in Spring 2025 by Professor Dan Hirshberg
Professor Dan Hirshberg is offering the following courses in the Spring term of 2025:
- ASIA 1700: Introduction to Tibetan Civilization
- ASIA 4700: Enlightened Visionaries, Dirty Tricksters, and Warrior Heroes
- RLST 3550: Tibetan Buddhism
Additionally, a second semester of Tibetan is being offered through the Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Nepal. Please email Professor Daniel A. Hirshberg for more details.
For more information, you can visit his webpage: Dan Hirshberg | Center for Asian Studies.
Brief Bio of Professor Dan Hirshberg:Â
Dan Hirshberg, Ph.D. is a Visiting Scholar for the Tibet Himalaya Initiative and Lecturer for the Center for Asian Studies and the Religious Studies Department. Much of his research centers on cultural memory, the narrative of Tibet’s 8th ce. conversion to Buddhism, and the apotheosis of its protagonist, Padmasambhava, in both literature and iconography. The former is the focus of his monograph, Remembering the Lotus-Born (Wisdom SITB, 2016). He has repeatedly collaborated on the latter with the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in NYC. Dan has held year-long fellowships at UC Santa Barbara, LMU Munich, and UVa’s Contemplative Sciences Center. Before returning to Boulder, he was associate professor of Asian religions at the University of Mary Washington, where he founded one of the first Contemplative Studies programs for undergrads, established a Japanese-style garden, and led study abroad programs to Nepal and Japan. He also serves as Editor and Chair for the Journal of the North American Japanese Garden Association.
