Journey and Milestones
Background Information
Jeremy specializes in Buddhist philosophy, drawing on his background in both contemporary philosophy and Indo-Tibetan Buddhist texts. His dissertation research explored Indian and Tibetan philosophical reflections on what the goal of Buddhist practice ought to be.
Experience
Jeremy became interested in Buddhist practice as a teenager, and began studying Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy in earnest as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin in 2000. After continuing to study Buddhism and philosophy academically at Harvard, Jeremy spent nearly ten years in India, enrolled as a Shedra student, studying Buddhist philosophy through the traditional pedagogy of memorization and debate. Jeremy returned to the University of Wisconsin in 2017, where he pursued doctoral research in Buddhist philosophy, in the hopes of exploring new ways in which Buddhist philosophy and practice can make an important difference in contemporary contexts. It is this same hope that drives and animates his work at 84000.
Dr. Jeremy S. Manheim
Associate Editor
2024 Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholar
Jeremy spent nine years enrolled as a student in Tibetan monastic colleges in India, during which time he studied many of the Tengyur’s most influential texts. Jeremy specializes in Buddhist philosophy, drawing on his background in both contemporary philosophy and Indo-Tibetan Buddhist texts. His dissertation research explored Indian and Tibetan philosophical reflections on what the goal of Buddhist practice ought to be.
Jeremy became interested in Buddhist practice as a teenager and began studying Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy in earnest as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin in 2000. After continuing to study Buddhism and philosophy academically at Harvard, Jeremy enrolled as a Shedra student in India, studying Buddhist philosophy through the traditional pedagogy of memorization and debate. Jeremy returned to the University of Wisconsin in 2017, where he pursued doctoral research in Buddhist philosophy, in the hopes of exploring new ways in which Buddhist philosophy and practice can make an important difference in contemporary contexts. It is this same hope that drives and animates his work at 84000.