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Dr. John Powers [B.A. (HolyCross); M.A. (McMaster); Ph.D. (Virg.); The Australian National University
Faculty with the Centre for Asian Societies and Histories] is a specialist in Asian religions
with a specific focus on Buddhism, India and Tibet. His teaching program includes the courses
'Mysticism'; 'Modern Hindu Thought'; 'India: Emerging Giant'; and 'Buddhism'.
His latest publication is History As Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles versus the People's
Republic of China. Amongst his publications are An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
(Snow Lion Publications, 1995); (with J. Hopkins) Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Dictionary (Charlottesville,
VA, 1990); The Yogacara School of Buddhism: a Bibliography (Metuchen, NJ, 1991); and,
(with J. Fieser) Scriptures of the World's Religions (1997).
He is a member of the American Academy of Religion; the American Philosophical Association;
the Association of Asian Studies; the International Association for Ladakh Studies; the
International Association of Tibetan Studies; the Asian Studies Association of Australia; and the
International Association of Buddhist Studies.
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