Ram Shankar Tripathi

Ram Shankar Tripathi
Born India
Occupation Writer
Buddhist Scholar
Vedic priest
Awards Padma Shri

Ram Shankar Tripathi is an Indian writer, Vedic priest, Buddhist scholar and a former Dean of the Faculty of Shabd Vidya at the Central University of Tibetan Studies.[1] He has served as the Head of the Department of Bauddh Darshan at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University[2] and is the Head Priest of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Banaras[3] He is also associated with the Savitribai Phule Pune University, where he is a visiting faculty of Pali and Buddhist Studies.[4] He is the author of several books in English and Sanskrit, including History of Ancient India[5] and Sautrantikadarsanam,[6] and has edited Dalai Lama's The Path to Tranquility: Daily Meditations,[7] among others.[8] Hevajratantram: With Muktavali Panjika of Mahapanditacarya Ratnakarasanti[9] and Jainavidyā evaṃ Prākr̥ta[10] are two of his other notable works. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Literature and Education.[11]

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  1. ↑ "CUTS Annual Report" (PDF). Central University of Tibetan Studies. 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Monastic Dialogue - Seminars". Tibet House, New Delhi. 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger (2004). Travelers' Tales India. Travelers' Tales. p. 485. ISBN 9781932361018.
  4. ↑ "Collaborative Academic Activities". Savitribai Phule Pune University. 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Ram Shankar Tripathi (1960). History of Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 555. ISBN 9788120800182.
  6. ↑ Ram Shankar Tripathi (1990). Sautrantikadarsanam. Central University of Tibetan Studies. p. 682. ISBN 9788187127734.
  7. ↑ Dalai Lama (Author), Ram Shankar Tripathi (ed.), Thuptan Chhogdup (tr.) (2012). The Path to Tranquility: Daily Meditations. Penguin Books India. ISBN 9780143418023.
  8. ↑ "A Direct Path to the Buddha Within". Simon and Schuster. 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ Ram Shankar Tripathi, Thakur Sain Negi (2001). Hevajratantram: With Muktavali Panjika of Mahapanditacarya Ratnakarasanti. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies. p. 335.
  10. ↑ Ram Shankar Tripathi, Gokulacandra Jaina (1987). Jainavidyā evaṃ Prākr̥ta. Sampurnanand Sanskrit University. p. 345.
  11. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.


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