This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features an interview with special guest Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Head of the Department of South Asian, Tibetan, and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. Host Daniel Aitken and Klaus-Dieter discuss:

• his initial interest in western philosophy and physics, and his journey physically and intellectually to the east;
• translating and studying with Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche;
• Kagyu and Jonang traditions and the Kalachakra Tantra;
• emptiness and interpretations of the shentong and rangtong philosophical views;
• perspectives on the philosophical positions of the previous Karmapas;
• his new project exploring philosophy in the translation and transmission of the Kalachakra Tantra from India to Tibet;
• inclusivity, exclusivity, and tolerance in Buddhist philosophy;
• and much more.
  

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