Journey and Milestones
Background Information
Andreas Doctor (PhD 2004, University of Calgary) lives with his family in a small village in Denmark. He has been involved in translating and editing for 84000 since the very early days and is currently serving as editorial director.
Experience
For a number of years, Andreas has studied Buddhist history and philosophy under the guidance of Tibetan monks and lamas, mostly in Nepal at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery. As a founding member of Rangjung Yeshe Institute (www.ryi.org), he spent fifteen years teaching at the Institute, and for most of this period, he served as Director of Studies at Kathmandu University’s Centre for Buddhist Studies, located at Rangjung Yeshe Institute. Andreas is the Director of the Dharmachakra Translation Committee (www.dharmachakra.net), where he has participated in numerous translation projects, most recently in translating sutras and tantras from the Tibetan canon. He is also a founding member of Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmark (www.gomde.dk).
Dr. Andreas Doctor
Editorial Director
Andreas Doctor has been involved in translating and editing for 84000 since its earliest days and currently serves as Editorial Director.
For a number of years, Andreas has studied Buddhist history and philosophy under the guidance of Tibetan monks and lamas, mostly in Nepal at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery. As a founding member of Rangjung Yeshe Institute, he spent fifteen years teaching at the Institute, and for most of this period, he served as Director of Studies at Kathmandu University’s Centre for Buddhist Studies. Andreas is the Director of the Dharmachakra Translation Committee, where he has participated in numerous translation projects, most recently in translating sutras and tantras from the Tibetan canon. He is also a founding member of Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmark.
Andreas completed BA and MA degrees in Tibetan Studies from the University of Copenhagen and received a PhD (2004) in Religious Studies from the University of Calgary. He lives with his family in Denmark.