Authors & Contributors

Dr. Rae Erin Dachille (PhD in Buddhist Studies, University of California at Berkeley) is a scholar of Himalayan Buddhism. Her research focuses upon representations of the body in art, ritual, philosophy, and medicine in Tibetan and Sanskrit sources. Dr. Dachille’s 2022 book, Searching for the Body: A Contemporary Perspective on Tibetan Buddhist Tantra (Columbia University Press) demonstrates the value of reading esoteric sources in relationship to broader conversations on embodiment occurring across and beyond the Humanities today. 

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES

• The Jewel Appearance: Exemplifying Wisdom in a Tibetan Tantric Tradition by Rae Dachille