Curriculum Vitae

Name: Min Bahadur Shakya

Date of Birth: Jan 19, 1951

Marital Status: Married

Address:
P.O.Box.100, Chakupat
Lalitpur, Kathmandu 44701
5520558
5527446
Email :niem@wlink.com.np

Website:www.niem.com.np

Education: MSc.B.Ed (Tribhuvan University)

Professional Association:
• Associate Professor- Institute of Engineering-Pulchowk Campus ( 2008)
• Visiting Lecturer-Department of Buddhist Studies, Kirtipur (2000-2007)
• Director-Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods-Chakupat-Patan
• Chairman-Himalayan Buddhist Education Foundation-Chakupat/Patan
• Member-Lumbini Development Council- Kathmandu
• Chief Editor- Buddhist Himalaya-Journal of Nagarjuna institute

Current Activities
• 2001-present
o Founder and moderator of Sanskritbuddhism group
[http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/sanskritbuddhism]
• 1988-present.
o Founder and Editor of the Buddhist Himalaya journal
• 2001-present.
o Lumbini Development Council Member
• 1999-present.
o Member of the Pacific Neighbourhood consortium www.pnclink.org
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
• 1999-present.
o Member of Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative www.ecai.org,

University of California, Berkeley.USA

2002 -present

Member of International Association of Religious studies, USA

 2005-present

Member of International Association of Buddhist Studies, IABS

2003-present: Project In charge-Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods

1. Sanskrit Buddhist Canon Digitization Project-2003

Sponsored by the University of the West, Los Angeles, USA

2. Buddhist Nuns Education Project-2000-present-

Sponsored by Peabody Museum-Harvard University, USA

3. Rare Buddhist Manuscript Preservation Project- 2009,

Sponsored by the University of the West Los Angeles, USA

Languages:
English
French
Sanskrit
Tibetan

Experience:
Conference Attended

1 3rd WFBY Conference Tokyo & Kyoto Japan 1978

2 4th WFBY Conference Bangkok & Chiangmai Thailand 1980

3 Youth Seminar on World Religions New York USA 1982

4 5th WFBY Conference Colombo- Srilanka 1984

5 Assembly of World Religions: AWR New Jersey USA 1985

6 World Buddhist Youth Seminar- Fokuang Shan Taiwan 1985

7 6th WFBY Conference -Kathmandu Nepal 1986

8 Council of World Religions -Badnauheim Germany 1987

9 Sutric and Tantric Buddhist Conference -Fokuang Shan Taiwan 1987

10 Buddhism and Christianity -Berkeley USA 1987

11 7th WFBY Conference-Los Angeles USA 1988

12 Buddhist Ethics and Modern Society Conference- Taipei Taiwan 1991

13 Buddhism and World Peace conference -Taipei Taiwan 1993

14 Newar Buddhist culture Seminar -Patan Nepal 1993

15 Silk Route Conference- Lumbini Nepal 1995 Oct

16 Higher Education in Modern Asia Conference- Kaohsiung Taiwan 1996 Nov

17 Nepal Mandala Seminar -Kathmandu Nepal 1998Oct

18 1st World Buddhist Summit -Lumbini Nepal 1999Nov

19 PNC/ECAI/EBTI Conference -Taipei Taiwan 1999Jan

20 EFEO Conference- Bangkok Thailand 1999Nov

21 PNC/ECAI/EBTI Conference -Berkeley USA 2000Jan

22 6th Sakyadhita Conference -Lumbini Nepal 2000Feb

23 NIAS Conference -Bangalore India 2000Dec

24 Buddhism and Literature Conference -Varanasi India 2001 Feb

25 ECAI Conference Hong Kong 2001Jan

26. International conference on Buddhist Art in south Asia

(3rd century BC- 7th Century A.D. organized by Tibet House, New Delhi on March 25-26,
2001

27 International conferences on." Global Networking in the Digital Age" May 18-26, Seoul
National University, Korea, 2002

28.PNC and ECAI 2002 conference at University of Shimane city and University of
Osaka at Sept.15-23, Osaka 2002

29. International Conference on “Enlightenment

and Its Cultural Aspects in the
Modern Perspective” held in Seoul, South Korea, October 16-17, 2003.
30. PNC/ECAI Joint meetings at Sirindhorn Anthropology Center on Nov 7-9,
Bangkok.2003

31. PNC/ECAI Joint Meeting at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Oct.16-22, 2004

32.Paper presentation on " Svayambhu Purana: A source of Buddhist practice in Nepal"

at 14th IABS conference organized by School of Oriental and African Studies, University
of London from Aug.29-Sept.3,2005 , SOAS,London.
33. Paper presentation On "Princess Bhrikuti and her contribution" at Scottish Center for
Himalayan Research, University of Aberdeen, King's College. Scotland on Aug.27, 2005.

34. Paper presentation on" Lumbini and its Environs" at Hawaii, University of
Monoa,2006,

35.Paper presentation on Xuanzang and his contribution to Nepal" at Chengdu, China

2006,

36. Paper presentation"" Namobuddha and its Environs" at Moscow organized by

PNC/ECAI on May 29-June 4, 2007

37. Paper Presentation on "Dance of Astamatrika"at Cernuschi museum, Paris on Dec 6-

7,2007

38. Paper presentation on " Digital Sanskrit Buddhist canon: Prospects and future at
CBETA/EBTI conference held at Dharma Drum Buddhist college, Taipei on Feb 13-17,
2008.

39. Paper Presentation on "Uposadhavrata of Amoghpasa Lokeshvara" at Foguang

University, Yilan, Taiwan on May 7-9, 2008

40. Paper presentation on "21st Century Tripitaka : Development of Sanskrit Buddhist

Canon"at 5th UN Vesak Celebration held at Hanoi on May 13-17,2008

41. Paper presentation at ECAI/PNC conference at Hanoi on Dec.4-6, 2008 on “Towards

a comprehensive Digital Sanskrit Buddhist canon”.

42.Paper presentation at BHU from Jan.2-6,2009 on " Survival of Indic Buddhism in the
Kathmandu Valley"
Books Published
1 Lokeshvara Strotramala Thyaka Nakabahil Nepal 1978
2 Lalitavistara Sutra YMBA Nepal 1978
3 Icons of 108 Lokeshvaras YMBA Nepal 1979
4 A Short history of Buddhism in Nepal YMBA Nepal 1984
5 Introduction to Buddhist Monasteries YMBA Nepal 1986

6. Arya Amoghpash Lokeshvara hrdaya Suta (ed) NIEM Nepal 1992

7. Manjushri Namasangiti (ed) NIEM Nepal 1993

8. Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism HAN Kathmandu 1994

9. Gunakarandavyuha Sutra (ed.) NIEM Nepal 1995

10. Life and Contribution of Nepalese Princess Bhrikuti Devi -Book Faith India, Delhi
India 1997

11. Bodhnath Stupa-Talisman,Kathmandu Nepal 1997

12 Eight Verses on Mind Training (tr.)NIEM Nepal 1997

13 Bodhicittotpada( tr) NIEM Nepal 1997

14 Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava (tr)-Indu shiddhi Interprise, Pimbahal Nepal

1999

15 Arya Upakausalya Sutra (tr) NIEM Nepal 2000

16 Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Pranidhan Sutra(tr) NIEM Nepal 2000

17 Samantabhadra Carya pranidhan (tr) NIEM Nepal 2000

18 Sutra on Kindness of Parents NIEM (tr)Nepal 2000

19 Samyak Festival- Nakabahil Nepal 2000

20 Sacred Art of Nepal -HAN Nepal 2000 ( English)

21 Svayambhu Purana-NIEM 2001

22 Sukhavativyuha Sutra-NIEM,2002

23 Amitayurdhyana Sutra-NIEM-2002

24. Manjusribuddhaksetragunavyuhalankara Sutra (tr)-NIEM 2003

25-Arya Astottarasatanama Tara Stotra(tr)-NIEM/2003

26. Pancaraksa sutra-edited-NIEM, 2004

27. Hiranyavarna Mahavihara: A unique monastery of Newar Buddhism, Nagarjuna
Publications, Patan -2004

28. Svayambhu Mahacaitya (English tr) (900pages)- -Svayambhu Vikash Mandal-2005

29. Ksemendra's Avadanakalpalata (Newari translation) (600pages)-Sakya Jah.Pvt.Ltd.-

2005

30. Images of Wisdom and compassion: Published by Susan Collection, Kathmandu,

2006

31. Jewel Ornament of Liberation-trans. In Nepali (ed.)-published by The Corporate Body

of Buddha Educational foundation, Taipei-2008,

32. Life of Milarepa (Trans. in Nepali) ed. published by The Corporate Body of Buddha
Educational foundation, Taipei-2008,

33. The Life of Nepalese Buddhist Master Buddhabhadra (in English ) published by China
study center, Kathmandu, 2009

Articles Written: (selected only)

1. A Complete Path to Enlightenment Fokuang shan Kaohsiung 1987

2. Buddhist Perspective on Development Tamang Gendung Kathmandu 1995
3. Buddhism on Himalayan Regions, Fokuang University Kaohsiung 1996
4. Ethics of a Medical Practitioner from a Buddhist perspective IOM,T.U Kathmandu
1997
5. Iconography of Five Buddhas , HAN Kathmandu
6. Iconography of Harihariharivahana Lokeshvara, Okubahal Patan
7. Interfaith Religious Dialogue Badnauheim, CWR Germany 1987
8. Practice of Bodhicitta: Assembly of World Religion/ New Jersey, 1987
9. Practice of Compassion: Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, 1987
10. Stages of the Path with special reference to Nepalese Buddhism -Chinese Buddhist
Research Academy, Fo kuang Shan 1989
11. Mind Training Practices in Everyday Life Chung Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
Taipei 1991
12. A study of Vajrayana Buddhism in Nepal -Nepal Buddhist Culture Seminar Patan
1993
13. Monasticism in Newar Buddhism Lotus Research Center Kathmandu 1998
14. Nagarjuna on Relative Bodhicitta Gorakhpur Univ India 1999
15. Newar Buddhism: Problems and Perspectives Academia Sinica Taipei, 1999
16. Hiranyavarna Mahavihara: A unique monastery of Newar Buddhism EFEO, Bangkok,
(1999)
17. Preservation of Sanskrit Buddhist Manuscript in Kathmandu Valley -University .of
California Berkeley, USA 2000
18. Early Buddhist Stone Sculptures of Nepal from 3rd century BC to 7th century AD,
Tibet House seminar 2000
19. Diffusion of Buddhism in the West through Internet, NIAM at Bangalore, India Dec
10-17,2000
20. Great Compassion: at BHU conference on Buddhism, Varanasi 2002,
 21. Digitization of Buddhist Materials in Katmandu Valley, Seoul National University, May
18-26,2002
22. Digitization of Sanskrit Buddhist Texts in Nepal-at EBTI conference-Osaka city
University, 20-23, September 2002
23. Bhavanakrama: Acarya Kamalashila's views on Path to Buddhist Enlightenment, at
Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
24. Svayambhu Mahacaitya: A source of Buddhist cultural heritage of Nepal, Nov 7-9,
2003 at Bangkok.
25. Boudhnath Stupa and its environs: A Vatican of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal-paper
presented at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Oct-16-22, 2004
26. Svayambhu Purana: A source of Nepalese Buddhist practice, presented at 14th IABS
conference, organized by SOAS, London, on Aug.29-Set.3, 2005.
27. Master Xuan Zang and his contribution to Nepal-presented at Chengdu,2006
Thesis Guide: for MA students in Buddhist studies (T.U)-2006

1. Mahendra Ratna Shakya: Early Buddhist Sculpture of Nepal-

2. Manish Shakya: Buddhist Architecture
3. Hiranya Raj Vajracharya- Bodhisattva ideals in Buddhism
4. Puspa Ratna Shakya- on Buddhist Arts

Awards and Fellowship

Research Associate Award by Fokuangshan Chinese Buddhist Research Academy,Kaohsiung,

Taiwan 1989

SAARC Buddhist Fellowship by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bhutan 1990

Dhanavajra Talent Awards by Ministry of Culture, HMG 2001