CYRUS STEARNS

BIOGRAPHY

Cyrus Stearns is a scholar of Tibetan religion, literature, and history, with a Ph.D. in Buddhist studies from the University of Washington. He first began to study Buddhism with Dezhung Rinpoche (1906-87) in 1973 and has studied with and translated for numerous Tibetan teachers.

BOOKS

• The Buddha from Dolpo
• Hermit of Go Cliffs
• King of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo
• Luminous Lives
• Taking the Result as the Path: Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdre Tradition (trans.)