John T. Davenport

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John T. Davenport (1944-2024). A water-resources engineer and translator who translated the Sakya Lekshé from Tibetan into English.

From 1988-1991, he worked as an advisor to Planning Council of the Tibetan governement in exile in Dharamsala, India. He began his study of the Sakya Lekshé during his time in Dharamsala, and he completed his translation of the text in 2000.

His study of Tibetan Buddhism and his experience serving the 14th Dalai Lama greatly influenced his life. He also served as Vice President of the Deer Park Buddhist Center near Madison, WI.

As an engineer, he was a water resources development specialist with wide experience as an aid consultant in South and East Asia and Tibet, including for the Tibetan government-in-exile. He was the team leader of the ADB-supported Western Basins Water Resources Management Project in Herat, Afghanistan, and he helped to develop plans for clean water and irrigation projects in Zambia, Ukraine, and the Republic of Congo.

Translations

  • Sakya Pandita, Ordinary Wisdom: Sakya Pandita's Treasury of Good Advice, translated by John T. Davenport (Boston: Wisdom, 2000). Archive version

Sources

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