About the Book The book titled "Vasubandhu and Abhidharmakosa" contains the matters on twenty-one topics based on the text Abhidharmakosa attributed to Ācārya Vasubandhu, a fourth centurion very influential and prominent Indian Buddhist monk and scholar from Gândhára. Besides, it also presents the general history of the two Buddhist Schools-Vaibhaşika School and Sauträntika School, together with a short biography of Vasubandhu as well as the works ascribed to him. Further, it also contains a list of commentaries of the text Abhidharmakosa ascribed to the Indian adepts and Tibetan scholars.
About the Author Born in a middle class family in West Bengal, Dr. Sanjib Kumar Das was educated at Chandpara Nimna Buniyadi Vidyalaya (Amtala) and then in Gobardanga Khântura High School. Meanwhile, due to some personal problems, he fled away from his home and worked as a waiter in several hotels and sweet shops for about two years in Kolkata. Later, he went to Darjeeling and took shelter in a Buddhist Monastery where he also worked as a helper of mason for about a year. Here, an auspicious co-incidence came upon in his life that also totally changed his life. On account of the kindness of the Thupten Sanga Choling Monastery, he was admitted in its branch school where he studied upto standard VIII. Subsequently, he was sent to Varanasi in 1989 in order to get admission in the CIHTS, Sarnath for higher studies. Getting admission, he obtained M.A., pursuing upon Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Language and other prescribed subjects. In 1998, he was awarded with the Kashi Naresh Gold Medal for being the best student of 1998. After completing M.A., he started doing his Ph.D. which he completed in 2002. In 1999, he was invited as a Translator from Tibetan into English to Taiwan where he stayed for about five months. In 2002, he got a temporary job in the Translation Department in the CIHTS, Sarnath and simultaneously a permanent in CIBS, Leh where he worked for about six years. In 2008, he got a new job in Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan where he is working now on the post of Associate Professor in the Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies. Dr. Das translated, edited, restored, compiled and composed several books which have been published by different universities, institutions and publishers in India. During this period Dr. Das attended number of Local, National and International seminars, conferences and workshops, and also presented papers. Apart from teaching, translation, compilation, restoration and editing assignments, Dr. Das served as a Head of the Department of Indo Tibetan Studies, Visva-Bharati for more than three years, Vice-Principal of Bhasha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati for two years and Director Incharge of the Centre for Buddhist Studies for more than 3 years.
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