]> 2026-10-10T17:11:40-04:00 People/Duckworth, D. 0 en Anderson Hall 647 1114 Polett Walk PA 19122 Temple University [https://liberalarts.temple.edu/academics/faculty/duckworth-douglas Faculty Page] [https://temple.academia.edu/DouglasDuckworth Academia.edu] [https://sites.temple.edu/duckworth/ Personal Website] Douglas Duckworth, Ph.D. (Virginia, 2005) is Professor at Temple University and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Religion. His papers have appeared in numerous journals and books, including the ''Blackwell Companion to Buddhist Philosophy'', ''Sophia'', ''Philosophy East & West'', the ''Journal for the American Academy of Religion'', ''Asian Philosophy'', and the ''Journal of Contemporary Buddhism''. Duckworth is the author of ''Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition'' (SUNY 2008) and ''Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings'' (Shambhala 2011). He also introduced and translated ''Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies: Illuminating Emptiness in a Twentieth-Century Tibetan Buddhist Classic'' by Bötrül (SUNY 2011). He is a co-author of ''Dignāga’s Investigation of the Percept: A Philosophical Legacy in India and Tibet'' (Oxford 2016) and co-editor of ''Buddhist Responses to Religious Diversity: Theravāda and Tibetan Perspectives'' (Equinox 2020). He also is the co-editor, with Jonathan Gold, of ''Readings of Śāntideva’s Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Bodhicaryāvatāra)'' (CUP 2019). His latest works include ''Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature'' (OUP 2019) and a translation of an overview of the Wisdom Chapter of the ''Way of the Bodhisattva'' by Künzang Sönam, entitled ''The Profound Reality of Interdependence'' (OUP 2019). Doctor Duckworth received the first '''Distinguished Research Grant in Tibetan Buddhist Studies''' from Tsadra Foundation for 2020-2023. In 2025, ''The Great Hūṃ: A Commentary on Śāntideva's Way of the Bodhisattva'' was published with Wisdom Publications. false false false Person false false false false People *B.A., James Madison University, 1993<br> *M.A., [[University of Virginia]], 2000<br> *Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2005<br> File:Douglas Duckworth square-Official.jpg https://commons.tsadra.org/images/a/a6/Douglas_Duckworth_square-Official.jpg true true true File:Douglas Duckworth square-Official.jpg File:Douglas Duckworth square-Official.jpg Douglas Duckworth;Douglas;Duckworth;Samuel;Duckworth, D. false English English Tibetan Douglas Duckworth Douglas Duckworth Samuel Douglas Duckworth square-Official.jpg Duckworth, D. Douglas Duckworth Douglas Duckworth Samuel Authors of English Works Professors and Translators University of Virginia ===Selected Publications=== ==== Books ==== Duckworth, D., D. Eckel, J. Garfield, J. Powers, Y. Thabkhas, S. Thakchoe. Dignāga’s Investigation of the Percept: A Philosophical Legacy in India and Tibet. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. Duckworth, Douglas S. Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2011. Bötrül. Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies: Illuminating Emptiness in a Twentieth-Century Tibetan Buddhist Classic. Translated, annotated, and introduced by Douglas S. Duckworth. Albany: SUNY Press, 2011. Duckworth, Douglas S. Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition. Albany: SUNY Press, 2008; reprinted in India by Motilal Banarsidass, 2014. ==== Articles ==== Duckworth, Douglas. “Grounds of Buddha-Nature in Tibet.” Critical Review of Buddhist Studies 21 (2017), 109-136. Duckworth, Douglas. “Madhyamaka in Tibet: Thinking Through the Ultimate Truth.” Critical Review of Buddhist Studies 20 (2016), 171-197. Duckworth, Douglas. “Echoes of Tsültrim Lodrö: An Indigenous Voice from Contemporary Tibet on the ‘Buddhism and Science Dialogue.’” Journal of Contemporary Buddhism 16:2 (2015), 267-277. Duckworth, Douglas. “Self-Awareness and the Integration of Pramāṇa and Madhyamaka.” Asian Philosophy 25:2 (2015), 207-215. Duckworth, Douglas. “Other-Emptiness in the Jonang: The Theo-logic of Buddhist Dualism.” Philosophy East & West 65:2 (2015), 485-97. Duckworth, Douglas. “Onto-theology and Emptiness: The Nature of Buddha-Nature.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 82:4 (2014), 1070-90. Duckworth, Douglas. “Non-Representational Language in Mipam’s Re-Presentation of Other-Emptiness.” Philosophy East & West 64:4 (2014), 920-932. Duckworth, Douglas. “How Nonsectarian is ‘Nonsectarian’?: Jorge Ferrer’s Pluralist Alternative to Tibetan Buddhist Inclusivism.” Sophia 53:3 (2014), 339-348. Duckworth, Douglas. “Two Models of the Two Truths: Ontological and Phenomenological Approaches.” Journal of Indian Philosophy 38:5 (2010), 519-527. Duckworth, Douglas. “Mipam’s Middle Way Through Prāsaṅgika and Yogācāra.” Journal of Indian Philosophy 38:4 (2010), 431-439. Duckworth, Douglas. “De/limiting Emptiness and the Boundaries of the Ineffable.” Journal of Indian Philosophy 38:1 (2010), 97-105. ==== Book Chapters==== Duckworth, Douglas. “The Other Side of Realism: Panpsychism and Yogācāra.” In Buddhist Philosophy: A Comparative Approach, edited by Steven Emmanuel, 29-43. Hoboken, N. J.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017. Duckworth, Douglas. “Rangjung Dorjé’s (1284-1339) Key to the Essential Points of Wind and Mind.” In Buddhism and Medicine, edited by C. Pierce Salguero, 413-417. New York: Columbia University Press, 2017. Duckworth, Douglas. “Pointing to the Nature of Awareness.” In A Gathering of Brilliant Moons, edited by Holly Gayley and Josh Schapiro, 241-250. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2017. Duckworth, Douglas. “Buddha-Nature and the Logic of Pantheism.” In The Buddhist World, edited by John Powers, 234-47. London: Routledge, 2015. Duckworth, Douglas. “Tibetan Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna.” In A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy, edited by Steven Emmanuel, 99-109. Hoboken, N. J.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. Duckworth, Doug Modern Douglas Duckworth, Ph.D. (Virginia, 2005) is Professor at Temple University and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Religion. His papers have appeared in numerous journals and books, including the ''Blackwell Companion to Buddhist Philosophy'', ''Sophia'', ''Philosophy East & West'', the ''Journal for the American Academy of Religion'', ''Asian Philosophy'', and the ''Journal of Contemporary Buddhism''. Duckworth is the author of ''Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition'' (SUNY 2008) and ''Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings'' (Shambhala 2011). He also introduced and translated ''Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies: Illuminating Emptiness in a Twentieth-Century Tibetan Buddhist Classic'' by Bötrül (SUNY 2011). He is a co-author of ''Dignāga’s Investigation of the Percept: A Philosophical Legacy in India and Tibet'' (Oxford 2016) and co-editor of ''Buddhist Responses to Religious Diversity: Theravāda and Tibetan Perspectives'' (Equinox 2020). He also is the co-editor, with Jonathan Gold, of ''Readings of Śāntideva’s Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Bodhicaryāvatāra)'' (CUP 2019). His latest works include ''Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature'' (OUP 2019) and a translation of an overview of the Wisdom Chapter of the ''Way of the Bodhisattva'' by Künzang Sönam, entitled ''The Profound Reality of Interdependence'' (OUP 2019). Doctor Duckworth received the first '''Distinguished Research Grant in Tibetan Buddhist Studies''' from Tsadra Foundation for 2020-2023. In 2025, ''The Great Hūṃ: A Commentary on Śāntideva's Way of the Bodhisattva'' was published with Wisdom Publications. Duckworth, D.;;;Douglas Duckworth;;;Douglas Samuel Duckworth;Douglas Duckworth;Duckworth, Douglas 2018-06-04T21:17:09Z 2458274.3869097 2020-09-23T20:26:28Z 2459116.351713 false People/Duckworth, D. 0 0 template commons 1 [[:Duckworth, D.]] People/Duckworth, D.# QUERY7f7eb8f0d2b9ce932fe82aff0fc4c23a 0 200 1 template 13 <q>[[BuNayAuthor::Duckworth, D.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[People::Duckworth, D.||People/Duckworth, D.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[Performer::People/Duckworth, D.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]]</q> People/Duckworth, D.# QUERYb546abf58fbaa8fb96657ee0890fd51d 0 200 1 template 3 [[Category:Library Items]] [[BuNayTopicTags::People/Duckworth, D.]] People/Duckworth, D.# QUERY9a34cdebcbefac72d75581aee7e836c8 Books/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons 0 en A Gathering of Brilliant Moons Books/Mipam on Buddha-Nature 0 en Mipam on Buddha-Nature Books/Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sūtras 0 en Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sūtras Articles/Buddha-Nature and the Logic of Pantheism 0 en Buddha-Nature and the Logic of Pantheism Articles/Douglas Duckworth Interview on Buddha-Nature 0 en Douglas Duckworth Interview on Buddha-Nature Articles/Grounds of Buddha-Nature in Tibet 0 en Grounds of Buddha-Nature in Tibet Articles/Non-representational Language in Mipam's Representation of Other-emptiness 0 en Non-representational Language in Mipam's Representation of Other-emptiness Articles/Onto-theology and Emptiness: The Nature of Buddha-Nature 0 en Onto-theology and Emptiness: The Nature of Buddha-Nature Articles/Other-Emptiness in the Jonang School: The Theo-logic of Buddhist Dualism 0 en Other-Emptiness in the Jonang School: The Theo-logic of Buddhist Dualism Media/A Definition of Buddha-Nature by Douglas Duckworth 0 en A Definition of Buddha-Nature by Douglas Duckworth Media/Buddha Nature in Tibet: Transformation of the Ground: Talk by Douglas Duckworth 0 en Buddha Nature in Tibet: Transformation of the Ground: Talk by Douglas Duckworth Media/Douglas Duckworth at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium 0 en Douglas Duckworth at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium Media/On Buddha-Nature and Emptiness by Douglas Duckworth 0 en On Buddha-Nature and Emptiness by Douglas Duckworth Media/On the Concepts of Presence and Absence as a Means for Understanding Buddha-Nature by Douglas Duckworth 0 en On the Concepts of Presence and Absence as a Means for Understanding Buddha-Nature by Douglas Duckworth Media/On the Dialectical Relationship between Presence and Absence in Discussions on Buddha-Nature by Douglas Duckworth 0 en On the Dialectical Relationship between Presence and Absence in Discussions on Buddha-Nature by Douglas Duckworth Media/On the Topic of Buddha-Nature Understood as Luminosity versus Buddha-Nature Understood as Emptiness by Douglas Duckworth 0 en On the Topic of Buddha-Nature Understood as Luminosity versus Buddha-Nature Understood as Emptiness by Douglas Duckworth 0 Buddha-Nature and a Dialectic of Presence and Absence in the Works of Mi-pham# 276919a1f5df4c555edb7218503ea99b# 276919a1f5df4c555edb7218503ea99b 0 Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings# 7cf2fc4a22dc1fc608c2209720a607a0# 7cf2fc4a22dc1fc608c2209720a607a0 0 Mipam on Buddha-Nature# e751b3c8ca1e91b33a2cb9fa8140a291# e751b3c8ca1e91b33a2cb9fa8140a291 Books/Buddha-Nature and a Dialectic of Presence and Absence in the Works of Mi-pham 0 en Buddha-Nature and a Dialectic of Presence and Absence in the Works of Mi-pham Books/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings 0 en Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings Books/Mipam on Buddha-Nature 0 en Mipam on Buddha-Nature Duckworth, D. 0 en Duckworth, D. Translator 102 en Translator AuthorPage 102 en AuthorPage Performer 102 en Performer PersonPage 102 en PersonPage BuNayAuthor 102 en BuNayAuthor REDI 102 en REDI