Tibetan Buddhists from Germany: Herbert V. G Nther, Lama Anagarika Govinda, Sylvia Wetzel

Chapters: Herbert V. G nther, Lama Anagarika Govinda, Sylvia Wetzel. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Herbert V. G enther (March 17, 1917 - March 11, 2006) was a German Buddhist philosopher and Professor and Head of the Department of Far Eastern Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He held this position from the time he left India in 1964. He was born in Bremen, Germany, as the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold G nther. Because he showed a great interest in the Orient from an early age his father encouraged him to pursue studies in this field. To this end he began the study of the Chinese language when he was nine. By the time he graduated from high school in 1936, he had learned the Sanskrit language as well. He went to Munich for further study after graduation, earning the Ph.D. degree in 1939. Four years later he received the degree Dr. Phil. Habil. in Vienna. From this beginning, Dr. G nther went on to become one of the leading Buddhist scholars of our time. Amongst the most influential of his European mentors were Professor Wilhelm Geiger, a specialist in Pali and Sinhalese, and Professor Walter W st - both of Munich. In Vienna, Professor W. Havers was his main teacher. During this time his considerable aptitude for languages manifested itself. In addition to Pali, Sinhalese, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, English, German, Russian, and Hindi, there were those languages he studied 'for enjoyment' - Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Spanish, and Italian. He progressed to teaching and taught at Vienna University from 1943-1950. Dr. G nther journeyed to India, where he lived and taught for the next fourteen years. He was at Lucknow University from 1950-1958, and then went to the Sanskrit University in Varanasi, wher...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=892074