Thomas Doctor

Thomas Doctor is Professor of Buddhist Studies and Principal at the Kathmandu University Centre for Buddhist Studies (KU-CBS) at Rangjung Yeshe Institute (RYI), a unique platform bridging traditional Himalayan Buddhist learning and modern academia. Situated within a large living monastery, KU-CBS explores critically informed approaches to the threefold paradigm of learning, reflection, and meditation.

Thomas also serves as the Director of the Center for the Study of Apparent Selves (CSAS), a transdisciplinary institute that brings together wisdom traditions and cutting-edge science, seeking to constructively address the deepest questions of life and progress.

He also remains an active translator, contributing to the 84000 project: Translating the Words of the Buddha. As a member of the Dharmachakra Translation Committee, he has translated Buddhist sacred scripture and classic philosophical treatises in a diverse series of publications.