GSIs

Name Research interests Email
Alex Ciolac

Indian Tantra in its many embodiments. Yantras. Jain Stotras. Sanskrit.

magnetic_movements@berkeley.edu
Tanner McAlister

issues of legitimation and innovation in the Tibetan Treasure (gter ma) tradition, particularly in relation to biographies of Padmasambhava. 

tanner_mcalister@berkeley.edu
Howard Mu

Buddhist philosophy, especially Chinese Madhyamaka thought.; Jizang and his commentaries on Indian Madhyamaka treatises.

howardmu@berkeley.edu
Ryoze Wada

the origins and impact of Pure Land Buddhism in Japan, especially the significance of the medieval period in historical and doctrinal contexts.

rwada@berkeley.edu