Matteo Pistono

Matteo Pistono

Matteo Pistono, Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal, 2009
Born (1970-11-24) November 24, 1970
Wyoming
Occupation author, activist
Language English
Nationality US
Education Master of Arts
Notable works In the Shadow of the Buddha and Fearless in Tibet: The Life of the Mystic Tertön Sogyal
Website
www.matteopistono.com

Matteo (Matthew) Pistono is a writer and a practitioner of engaged Buddhism, especially in connection with Tibet. He is the author of Fearless in Tibet: The Life of the Mystic Tertön Sogyal (Hay House, 2014) and In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet (Dutton-Penguin, 2011), and has written on the subject of Tibet and the culture and politics of the Himalayan region for a number of publications including The Washington Post, Global Post, BBC's In-Pictures, Men's Journal, Kyoto Journal, and Himal Southasian.[1]

Biography

He was born and raised in Wyoming where he completed his undergraduate degree in Anthropology at the University of Wyoming. In 1997, he gained a Master of Arts degree in Indian Philosophy at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.[1] His teacher at SOAS was the famous Russian philosopher Alexander Piatigorsky.[2] After working with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. on Tibetan cultural programs, he lived and traveled throughout the Himalayas. During this time he documented evidence of human rights abuses in Tibet.[1][3]

As a Buddhist, his teachers include Sogyal Rinpoche, the late Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok and Khenpo Namdrol.[2]

He is the founder of Nekorpa, a foundation working to protect pilgrimage sites around the world, and he sits on the executive council of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists, Rigpa Fellowship, and the Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture.[1]

Bibliography

Books

Magazines And Journals

Inquiring Mind

Kyoto Journal

Kyoto Journal online

HIMAL South Asia

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Matteo Pistono". Penguin.com. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 Pistono, Matteo (2011). In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet. New York: Dutton. ISBN 978-0525951193.
  3. Peterson, Christine. "Wyoming native spends 10 years documenting abuses in Tibet". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
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