Light of Berotsana
P.O. Box 743Livingston, MT 59047
Website: www.berotsana.org
Attn: Jules Levinson, Translator (no longer affiliated with this grant organization but completing the task on its behalf)
Telephone: (303) 449-2667
The Foundation has funded a grant in the amount of approximately $73,000 for the purpose of enabling Jules B. Levinson to translate two Buddhist treatises composed by the 19th Century teacher, Jamgon Mipam, known as "The Lion’s Roar: Empty of Other" which explicates the Buddha’s fundamental and utterly central presentation of emptiness, and "The Lion’s Roar: Extensive Explanation of the Matrix of the One Gone to Bliss," which explicates the framework necessary for the revelation of the basic, clear light nature of mind. Taken together, these two treatises elucidate the deepest insights brought forward in the Mahayana traditions of Buddhadharma. It is anticipated that these translations will become an important addition to the libraries of American Buddhist scholars, including that of Naropa University, where these translations are eagerly awaited for use in its course studies. It is further anticipated that the translations will be published and made available to the public. Jules B. Levinson holds a BA in English from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia. He has been a member of the faculty in the Department of Religion at Stanford University, Hamline University and the University of Virginia, and has served as a translator for many renowned Tibetan teachers. He also provides oral translation for a variety of Buddhist teachers, and teaches on diverse aspects of Buddhadharma.
