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Greg Forgues

Dr. Gregory Forgues is Director of Research at Tsadra Foundation. Before joining the foundation, Gregory was part of the Open Philology research project with Professor Jonathan Silk at the University of Leiden. He also worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg and a Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Bochum. Gregory has published on a wide variety of topics including Mahāyāna sūtra translations, Tibetan tantric rituals, Dzogchen teachings, and digital humanities methods. His PhD dissertation on Jamgon Mipham’s interpretation of the two truths under Professor Klaus-Dieter Mathes' supervision was reviewed by Professor Birgit Kellner and Professor Matthew Kapstein, receiving a distinction from the University of Vienna.

Library Items

Video
Gregory Forgues: A Reluctant Expression of the Inexpressible: Klong chen rab 'byams pa dri med 'od zer (1308–1364) on Sugatagarbha
Forgues, Gregory. "A Reluctant Expression of the Inexpressible: Klong chen rab 'byams pa dri med 'od zer (1308–1364) on Sugatagarbha." Old Topic, New Insights: Buddha-Nature at the Crossroads between Doctrine and Practice. The 16th IATS Conference, Prague, July 3–9, 2022. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 21:04. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa76N32sfUM.
Forgues, Gregory. "A Reluctant Expression of the Inexpressible: Klong chen rab 'byams pa dri med 'od zer (1308–1364) on Sugatagarbha." Old Topic, New Insights: Buddha-Nature at the Crossroads between Doctrine and Practice. The 16th IATS Conference, Prague, July 3–9, 2022. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 21:04. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa76N32sfUM.
Interview
Mipham's Radical Nonduality by Gregory Forgues
Lopen Karma Phuntsho interviews Tsadra Foundation's director of research, Gregory Forgues and discusses his recent book Radical Nonduality: Ju Mipham Namgyal Gyatso's Discourse on Reality (Vienna WSTB 106).

Ju Mipham Namgyal Gyatsho (1846–1912) stands as one of the most influential scholars within the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. This book, which will be of interest to both academic researchers and Buddhist practitioners, presents a comprehensive analysis of Mipham's nonconceptual nondualism through the traditional Buddhist framework of ground (gzhi), path (lam), and result ('bras bu).

The study begins by examining how Mipham's view represents a form of ontological nondualism, exploring his innovative use of ascending perspectives to explain the two truths. This approach offers readers new insights into Mipham's sophisticated philosophical system while illuminating the philosophical foundations of the path.

The middle section investigates how knowledge and liberation interweave in Mipham's soteriological project through his teachings on practice and conduct. Here, readers will discover how cognitive nondualism serves as a bridge to realizing ontological nondualism, while scholars will appreciate the theoretical framework underlying these practices.

The final section examines Mipham's soteriological nondualism, in which ground and result are understood to be beyond any distinction or separation. This fresh analysis of Mipham's thought offers valuable insights into one of Tibet's most sophisticated philosophical systems and its practical application on the Buddhist path.

The book is free online here!

Dr. Gregory Forgues is the Director of Research at Tsadra Foundation. Before joining the foundation, Gregory was part of the Open Philology research project with Professor Jonathan Silk at the University of Leiden. He also worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg and a Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Bochum. Gregory has published on a wide variety of topics including Mahāyāna sūtra translations, Tibetan tantric rituals, Dzogchen teachings, and digital humanities methods. His PhD dissertation on Jamgon Mipham’s interpretation of the two truths under Professor Klaus-Dieter Mathes' supervision was reviewed by Professor Birgit Kellner and Professor Matthew Kapstein, receiving a distinction from the University of Vienna.
Forgues, Gregory. "Mipham's Radical Nonduality." Conversations on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, Dec 14, 2024. Video,1:34:44. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_ccPJ4hZw.
Radical Nonduality (Forgues 2024)
Ju Mipham (1846–1912) stands as one of the preeminent scholars within the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The objective of this study is to present Mipham’s nonconceptual nondualism by analyzing his discourse with regard to the ground (gzhi), the path (lam), and the result (’bras bu). In the initial sections of the book, the examination centers on Mipham’s teaching on the core components of the path: view, practice, and conduct. In the first part of the book, Mipham’s interpretation of the view primarily as a form of ontological nondualism is examined within the wider context of the path. This discussion presents in detail Mipham’s utilization of an array of ascending views in his discourse on the two truths. The subsequent part delves into the interplay between knowledge and liberation that shapes Mipham’s soteriological project through the central notions of practice and conduct. This exploration sheds light on how practices rooted in cognitive nondualism facilitate the actualization of ontological nondualism. The concluding part of the book shifts focus to Mipham’s soteriological nondualism in which the ground of being taken as the starting point of the path and the result of the path itself are understood to be beyond any distinction or separation. (Source: WSTB)
Forgues, Gregory. Radical Nonduality: Ju Mipham Namgyal Gyatso's Discourse on Reality. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde No. 106. Vienna: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien, 2024.
Interview
The Life and Works of Kyotön Monlam Tsultrim by Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho
Gregory Forgues interviews Karma Phuntsho about his book The Life and Works of Kyotön Monlam Tsultrim.
Phuntsho, Karma. "The Life and Works of Kyotön Monlam Tsultrim." Conversations on Buddha-Nature with Dr. Greg Forgues. With special guests Dr. Klaus-Dieter Mathes and Dr. Zhouyang Ma. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, June 15, 2024. Video, 1:27:50.
Video
Towards a Textual Discourse Analysis of Longchenpa's Writings on Buddha Nature by Gregory Forgues
Forgues, Gregory. "Towards a Textual Discourse Analysis of Longchenpa's Writings on Buddha Nature." Produced by the University of Oxford's Faculty of Oriental Studies October 2, 2023. University of Oxford Podcasts. Tibetan Graduate Studies Seminar series. Video, 54:14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjsMenGviv8
Forgues, Gregory. "Towards a Textual Discourse Analysis of Longchenpa's Writings on Buddha Nature." Produced by the University of Oxford's Faculty of Oriental Studies October 2, 2023. University of Oxford Podcasts. Tibetan Graduate Studies Seminar series. Video, 54:14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjsMenGviv8
Book
Unraveling the Intent: Saṃdhinirmocana (Forgues, G.)
Translation of the Saṃdhinirmocana sutra
Forgues, Gregory (Buddhavacana Translation Group), trans. Unraveling the Intent (Saṃdhinirmocana). 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, 2022. https://read.84000.co/translation/toh106.html.

Affiliations & relations

  • Tsadra Foundation · workplace affiliation
  • Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche · teacher
  • Bhikkhunī Tri Hai · teacher
  • Chanmyay Sayadaw U Janakābhivaṃsa · teacher
  • Norbu, Namkhai · teacher
  • https://independent.academia.edu/GForgues · websites
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