Catherine Dalton

Catherine Dalton serves as an Assistant Professor at Kathmandu University's Centre for Buddhist Studies, located at Rangjung Yeshe Institute, where she specializes in Tibetan Buddhist scholarship and pedagogy.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.A. in Religion from Middlebury College (2001)
• M.A. in Buddhist Studies from Kathmandu University (2008)
• Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley (2019) with dissertation "Enacting Perfection: Buddhajñānapāda’s Vision of a Tantric Buddhist World"

Dr. Dalton's research centers on Tibetan Buddhist textual traditions, particularly the standardization of meditation manuals in early modern Tibet. Her work bridges historical analysis with practical contemplative studies, examining how tantric Buddhist frameworks shaped monastic training. She investigates the interplay between doctrinal innovation and ritual practice within Tibetan Buddhist modernity, with emphasis on lineage transmission and pedagogical systems.

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