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CV and Bibliography for Christian Lindtner

For contact: njlindtner@hotmail.com

Born June 14, 1949. Study of classical and oriental languages, religion and philosophy, University of Copenhagen. MA 1979 (Indian philology). Ph.D. 1982 (Buddhist studies). Study abroad includes Sweden, Germany, India and U.S.A. Teaching Positions include the Universities of Lund, Copenhagen, Washington (Seattle), Virginia (Charlottesville), in the fields of Asian Languages and Literature; Buddhist and Religious Studies, Indian Philology (Sanskrit and Pâli). Research Positions include University of Copenhagen, University of Göttingen, Danish Academy of Sciences (Carlsberg Foundation), Danish Council of Research, DAAD (Germany), etc.

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Administrative and Editorial Positions include:

• A Critical Pâli Dictionary (Danish editor)

• Indiske Studier (Editor-in-Chief)

• Buddhist Tradition Series (Editorial Advisory Board))

• Institute of Indian Philology, Director

• Institute of Oriental Philology, Director Visiting Lectures include universities

• in Germany: Hamburg, Bonn, Berlin, München

• in Estonia: Tartu (Dorpat)

• in England: Oxford

• in Austria: Wien, Graz

• in Poland: Krakow

• in Sweden: Stockholm, Lund, Gothenburg

• in U.S.A: Boston, Austin, Harvard, Berkeley

• in Canada: Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto

• in India: Poona, Delhi, Vârânasî, Madras

• in Switzerland: Lausanne

• in Finland: Helsinki

Publications 1978-2003:

• 1978a : Nâgârjuna - Ægte og Uægte
  Københavns Universitet. - pp. 393 (Ph.D.)

• 1979a : Narakoddharastava
  in Acta Orientalia 40. - pp. 146-155

• 1979b : Candrakîrti´s Pancaskandhaprakarana
  in Acta Orientalia 40. - pp. 87-145

• 1980a : Forklaring af Bodhicitta (Bodhicittavivarana)
  in Stupa 4, København. - pp. 5

• 1980b : Apropos Dharmakîrti - Two New Works and a New Date
  in Acta Orientalia 41, Copenhagen. - pp. 10

• 1980c : Nâgârjuna: Juvelkæden og Andre Skrifter
  København: Sankt Ansgars Forlag.- pp. 106

• 1981a : Buddhapâlita on Emptiness
  in Indo-Iranian Journal 23, Leiden. - pp. 187-217

• 1981b : Atisa´s Introduction to the Two Truths, and Its Sources
  in Journal of Indian Philosophy 9, Dordrecht. - pp. 161-214

• 1981c : Dhammapada: Buddhas Læreord
  København: Sankt Ansgars Forlag.- pp. 82

• 1981d : To Buddhistiske Læredigte. Nâgârjunas Suhrllekha and Sântadevas Bodhisattvacaryâvatâra
  København: Akademisk Forlag. - pp. 164

• 1982a : Adversaria Buddhica
  in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 26, Wien. - pp. 167-194

• 1982b : Nâgârjunas Filosofiske Værker
  København: Akademisk Forlag. - pp. 262

• 1982c : Poul Tuxen: Yoga
  København: Akademisk Forlag. - pp. 321 (Efterskrift, pp. 3)

• 1982d : Nagarjuniana. Studies in the Writings and Philosophy of Nâgârjuna
  København: Akademisk Forlag. - pp. 327 (5th ed. New Delhi 1999)

• 1982e : Buddhismen. Tanker og Livsformer
  København: Gyldendal.- pp. 218 (5th ed. København 1998)

• 1982f : Astavakras Sang (Astâvakra-gîtâ)
  København: Sankt Ansgars Forlag. - pp. 60

• 1983a : Nâgârjuna´s Vyavahârasiddhi
  in Proceedings of the Csoma de Körôs Symposium, Velm/Wien,
  Sept. 13th.- 19th., 1981, Wien - pp. 147-159

• 1984a : Indiens Religioner
  in Gads Religionshistoriske Tekster, København: Gads Forlag. - pp. 98-169 (2nd ed. 1992)

• 1984b : Marginalia to Dharmakîrti´s Pramânaviniscaya
  in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 28, Wien. - pp. 149-175

• 1984c : Sanskrit Studies in Denmark
  in Sanskrit outside Denmark, Thane. - pp. 18 (Chinese ed. Beijing 1987)

• 1984d : Bhavya´s Controversy with Yogâcâra in Prajnâpradîpa
  in Acta Orientalia Hungarica 29, Budapest. - pp. 77-97

• 1984e : Mâtrceta´s Pranidhânasaptati
  in Études Asiatiques 38, Bern & New York. - pp. 100-128

• 1985a : Remarks on the Gaudapâdîya-Kârikâs
  in Indo-Iranian Journal 28, Leiden. - pp. 275-279

• 1985b : A Critical Pâli Dictionary
  in Indo-Iranian Journal 28, Leiden. - pp. 299-302

• 1985c : Kambala´s Âlokamâlâ
  in Miscellanea Buddhica, København: Akademisk Forlag. - pp. 109-220

• 1986a : Bhavya´s Critique of Yogâcâra in Madhyamakaratnapradîpa, IV
  in Buddhist Logic and Epistemology, Dordrecht. - pp. 239-263

• 1986b : Materials for the Study of Bhavya
  in Kalyânamitrârâganam, Oxford & Oslo. - pp. 179-202

• 1986c : Master of Wisdom
  Berkeley: Dharma Publishing. - pp. 436 (2nd rev. ed. 1997)

• 1986d : On Bhavya´s Madhyamakaratnapradîpa
  in Indologica Taurinensia 12, Torino. - pp. 163-184

• 1987a : Bhavya, the Logician
  in The Adyar Library Golden Jubilee Volume, Madras. - pp. 58-84

• 1987b : An Old Error in Asoka´s First Pillar Edict
  in Sramana Vidyâ. Prof. Jagannath Upadhyaya Comm. Volume, Sarnath, Varanasi. - pp. 297-281

• 1988a : Centralasiatiske Studier i Danmark
  i Dannebrog på Stepperne, København: Museum Tusculanums Forlag. - pp. 5 (Forord)

• 1988b : Buddhist References to Old Iranian Religion
  in Acta Iranica 12, Leiden. - pp. 433-444

• 1988c : Dalai Lama som Buddhistisk Filosof
  i Tillæg til Humanist, Københavns Universitet. - pp. 2

• 1989a : V. Bhattacharya: The Ågamasâstra of Gaudapâda
  New Delhi. - pp. 308 (Foreword for repr., pp. 4)

• 1989b : Bhikkhu Pâsâdika: Nâgârjuna´s Sûtrasamuccaya
  København: Akademisk Forlag. - pp. 250 (Foreword, pp. 2)

• 1989c : The Yogâcâra Philosophy of Dignâga and Dharmakîrti
  in Studies in Central and East Asian Religions 2, Copenhagen. - pp. 27-52

• 1990a : Madhyamaka - The Philosophy of Great Humor?
  in Journal of Indian Philosophy 18, Dordrecht. - pp. 249-260 Leiden. - pp. 211-233

• 1990b : Om Gud og det ondes ophav ifølge Buddhismen
  in Living Waters. Scandinavian Orientalistic Studies, Copenhagen:
  Museum Tusculanum Press. - pp. 237-248

• 1991a : The Initial Verses of the Pramânasiddhi Chapter of the Pramânavârttika
  in Studies in the Buddhist Epistemological Tradition, Wien. - pp. 155-159

• 1991b : Textcritical Notes on Sanskrit Texts
  in Papers in Honour of Prof. Dr. Ji Xianlin, Beijing. - pp. 651-660

• 1992a : Tibets gemte sanskrittekster
  in Humaniora 1/6, København. - pp. 4

• 1992b : Danish Contributions to Avesta Studies
  in Acten des Melzer-Symposiums 1991, Graz. - pp. 170-189

• 1992c : The Lankâvatârasûtra in Early Madhyamaka Literature
  in Études Asiatiques 46, Bern & New York. - pp. 245-279

• 1992d : Kâlidâsa and Nâgârjuna
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 56, Madras. - pp. 1-6

• 1992e : On the Date of Dharmakîrti etc.
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 56, Madras. - pp. 56-62

• 1992f : The Mayûrâstaka of Mayûra
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 56, Madras. - pp. 177-185

• 1992g : On Nâgârjuna´s Epistemology
  in Proceedings of the XXXII International Congress for
  Asian and North African Studies Hamburg, Stuttgart. - pp. 168-169

• 1993a : Linking up Bhartrhari and the Bauddhas
  in Études Asiatiques 47, Bern & New York. - pp. 195-213

• 1993b : A Rare Anthology of Nice Sanskrit Verses: Srî-Sûktâvalî
  in Indo-Iranian Journal 36, Leiden. - pp. 211-233

• 1993c: Bhartrsârasvata´s Sûktâvalî: Srngâra-Paddhati
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 57, Madras. - pp. 89-112

• 1993d : A Note on Vâkyapadîya , 2.484
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 57, Madras.- pp. 1-6.

• 1994a : The Central Philosophy of Ancient India
  in Asian Philosophy 3, Abingdon. - pp. 89-93

• 1994b : Yoga in Mahâyâna and Mahâvajrayâna
  in The Esoteric Buddhist Tradition.
  Selected Papers from the 1989 SBS Conference, Copenhagen & Aarhus. - pp. 1-30

• 1994c/d : Nâgârjuna and the Problem of Precanonical Buddhism
  in Studia Religiologica 26, Kraków ( - pp. 9-22) &
  in Religious Traditions 15-17, Montreal & Sydney (- pp. 112-136)

• l994e: Sumati's Subhâsitâvalî
  in Asiatische Studien 48 /4, Bern & New York. - pp. 1177-1212

• l995a: Bhavya's Madhyamakahrdaya (Pariccheda Five) Yogâcâratattvaviniscayâvatâra
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 59, Madras.- pp. 37-65

• l995b: Bhavya, Legs ldan 'byed - Quoting and Quoted
  in Studies in Central & East Asian Religions 8, Copenhagen. - pp. 90-98

• l995c : Editors and Readers
  in Doboom Tulku (ed.), Buddhist Translations. Problems and Perspectives, Delhi. - pp. 194-204

• l995d: Lokasamgraha, Buddhism and Buddhiyoga in the Gîtâ
  in S.P.Narang (ed.) Modern Evaluations of the Mahâbhârata (Prof.
  R.K.Sharma Felicitation Volume), Delhi. - pp. l99-220

• l996a: Sangîtiparyâya & Prakaranapâda
  in Potter, Karl (ed.), Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophy, Vol. VII: Abhidharma Buddhism to
  150 A.D., Princeton & Delhi. - pp. 203-216 & pp. 375-379

• l996b: Lov og ret i det gamle Indien
  i Humaniora 10/4, København. - pp. 30-32

• l996c : Die Vier Hymnen des Nâgârjuna
  in Der Kreis. Zeitschrift für Buddhismus im Westen, Nummer 222/ Winter l996, Dortmund. - pp. 9-36

• l997a : Nâgârjuna
  in Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy. Edited by Brian Carr and Indira Mahalingam.
  Routledge: London & New York l997. - pp. 349-370

• l997b : cittamâtra in Indian Mahâyâna until Kamalasîla
  in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 41, Wien. - pp. 159-206

• l997c : Polemika z wypowiedziami papieza Jana Pawla II na temat buddyzmu...
  in Jacek Sieradzan (ed.), Przekroczyc prog madrosci, Kraków l997. - p. 60 (in Polish)

• l997d : The Problem of Precanonical Buddhism
  in Buddhist Studies Review l4/2, London. - pp. 109-139

• l997e : Nâgârjuna's Hymns to the Buddha
  in Kameshwar Nath Mishra (ed.), Glimpses of the Sanskrit Buddhist Literature, Vol. I, Sarnath, Varanasi l997.
  - pp. 33-36

• l997f : Bhavya on Mîmâmsâ
  in Agata Bareja-Starzynska & Marek Mejor (eds.), Aspects of Buddhism.
  Proceedings of the International Seminar on Buddhist Studies,
  Liw, 25 June l994, Oriental Institute, Warsaw University l997.- pp. 91-123

• 1997g : Master of Wisdom (2. revised ed.),
  Berkeley: Dharma Publishing. - pp. 413

• 1998a : Buddhism as Saddhâtuvâda
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 62, Madras. - pp. 1- 24

• 1998b : Hînayâna. Den tidlige indiske buddhisme.
  København: Spektrum Forlag. - pp. 228

• 1998c : Mahâyâna. Den senere indiske buddhisme.
  København: Spektrum Forlag. - pp. 255

• 1998d : Nâgârjuna: Siebzig Verse über Leehrheit. CH- Gelterkinden. - pp. 56

• 1999a : Buddhism in Relation to Science and World Religions.
  Secunderabad. - pp. 15

• 1999b : Madhyamaka Causality
  in Hôrin. Vergleichende Studien zur japanischen Kultur 6, Düsseldorf. - pp. 37-77

• 1999c : What is the dharmas caturbhadrah ?
  in Indo-Iranian Journal 42, Dordrecht. - pp. 121-140

• 1999d : From Brahmanism to Buddhism
  in Asian Philosophy 9/1, Abingdon. - pp. 5-37

• 1999e : Buddhism in Relation to Science and World Religions
  in Suhrullekha April-June 1999, Secunderabad. - pp. 24-26

• 1999f : A Goal Worth Going For!
  in Suhrullekha July-September 1999, Secunderabad. - pp. 8-12

• 1999g : Madhyamakakârikâs; Vaidalyaprakarana, Ratnâvalî; Vyavahârasiddhi;
  Mahâyânavimsikâ; Catuhstava; Mahârâjakaniskalekha; Varnârhavarna; Satapancâsatka; Visesastava,
  in Karl H. Potter (ed.), Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Vol. 8:
  Buddhist Philosophy from 100 to 350 A.D., Princeton & Delhi. - pp. 98-235

• 1999h : Magnanimity of Madhyamaka
  in Communication and Cognition 32/ 1/2, Ghent. - pp. 127-148

• 1999i : Observations on the Brâhmanavagga
  in Buddhist Studies Review 16/2, London. - pp. 181-188

• 1999j : Bhavya on Mîmâmsâ: Mîmâmsâtattvanirnayâvatârah
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 63, Chennai, pp. 245-302 (also as sep. booklet)

• 2000a : Romersk guld i Indiens muld
  in Fællesmønt 47, Skive.- pp. 10-15

• 2000b : Replik til Kritik
  in Chaos 32, København. - pp. 115-125

• 2000c : Buddhism as Brahmanism
  in Indologica Taurinensia xxiii-xxiv,
  Professor Gregory M. Bongard-Levin Felicitation Volume, Torino. - pp. 217-246

• 2000d : The Dhammapada: Edited ...with a literal Latin translation...by V. Fausbøll
  Secunderabad. - pp. xvi & 94 (Foreword for repr., pp. 2)

• 2000e : J.W. de Jong In Memoriam
  in Suhrullekha April-June 2000, Secunderabad. - p. 68
  also in The Adyar Library Bulletin 63, Chennai. - pp. 307-308

• 2000f : King Jagajjyotirmalla´s Slokasârasamgrahah
  in Asiatische Studien liv/1, Bern & New York. - pp. 45-62

• 2000g : Âmrapâli in the Gospels
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 64, Chennai.- pp. 151-170

• 2001a : Madhyamakahrdayam of Bhavya
  Chennai: The Adyar Library. - pp. li & 169

• 2001b : The Bible and the Buddhists
  in Buddhist Studies Review 18/2, London. - pp. 229-242 (Review Article)

• 2001c : Some Sanskritisms in the New Testament Gospels
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 65, Chennai.- pp. 101-109

• 2001d : Vigrahe krte
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 65, Chennai.- pp.121-133

• 2002a : Buddhist Bhagavatism
  in The Adyar Library Bulletin 66, Chennai.- pp.15-65

• 2003a : Comparative Gospel Studies
  in Suhrullekha April-June 2003, Secunderabad. - pp. 61-64

• 2003b : A Garland of Light. Kambala´s Âlokamâlâ
  Fremont, California. Asian Humanities Press. - pp. x & 189

• 2003c : Gematria in the Gospels
  in Acta Orientalia 64. - pp. 1-32

• 2003d : Hemligheten om Kristus
  Hägglunds förlag, Klavreström. - pp. 248

• 2003e : Nâgârjuna: Mûlamadhyamakakârikâh
  Chennai: The Adyar Library. - pp. 124

• 2003f : Âlokamâlâ; Madhyamakaratnapradîpa; etc.
  in Karl H. Potter (ed.), Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies; Vol. 9:
  Buddhist Philosophy from 350 to 600 A.D., Princeton & Delhi. - pp...

• 2004a : A Garland of Light. Kambala´s Âlolamâlâ

• 2011-12a: Jesus Geometricus in: The Adyar Library Bulletin 74-75, pp. 179-210

• 2012-13a: The Orphic Source of Theosophy in: The Adyar Library Bulletin 76-77, pp. 139-148

• 2015a: Bodhicittavivarana : Erläuterung des Erleuchtungsgeistes. Angkor Verlag, Frankfurt a. Main

• 2015b: Revelation of Bodhicittam. Angkor Verlag, Frankfurt a. Main

Reviews:

Since 1980, about 100 reviews (or about 300 pages), mainly of learned books about Buddhism, Sanskrit and Indian philosophy and philology, to be consulted in: Indo-Iranian Journal, Acta Orientalia, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, Studies in Central and East Asian Religions,
Cahiers d´Extreme-Asie, Kratylos, Buddhist Studies Review, The Adyar Library Bulletin, etc.