Faculty Details
Ven. Dr. Pooja Dabral
Ven. Dr. Pooja Dabral
Designation
Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest/Specialisation
Buddhist Philosophy, Psychology, and Practice, Madhyamaka and Abhidharma Philosophy: The Concept of Paramārtha Satya (Ultimate Reality) in Tenets, Buddhist Logic, Debate, and Insights on Social Aspects, Buddhist Pramāṇa and Epistemology
Year of Joining at NU
July 2023
Total Years of Teaching Experience:
6+ years
Name and details of Ph.D. Degree awarded Institution
Department of Buddhist Studies, University of Delhi (2021).
Awards/Honours
‘International Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award, 2024’ on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024, organized by the International Women’s Meditation Center Foundation, at the Miao Guang Zen Temple, Taiwan.
Best Peer-reviewed Publications (Best 05)
- “The Buddhist Insights on Self-Reliance: Reflections from Nālandā Treatises” In: Prajñā (The Wisdom), A Journal of Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee, Bihar: Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee, May 2025. ISSN-2250-1983.
- “Prajñā-infused Bodhisattva Actions: Buddhist Insights for World Peace and Sustainable Development” in “Unity and Inclusivity for Human Dignity: Buddhist Insights for World Peace and Sustainable Development” VESAK 2025, ed. Most Ven. Thich Nhat Tu, Vietnam Buddhist University Publications, May 2025.
- “Substance and Form in Buddhist Philosophy” in Conference Proceedings ‘Quantum Physics, Brain Function in Modern Science and Buddhist and Philosophy’, New Delhi: Tibet House, ISBN: 978-81-953361-7-3, Nov 2023.
- “Mind and its Cognitive Divisions in Buddhist Psychology” in Unnati International Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research (U.I.J.M.S.R.), ISSN: 2581-8872, Vol. 4, No. 7, August – 2022.
- “Practice of Emptiness (Anātman) – A Buddhist Approach to Inner and World Peace” in Buddhist Studies: Contemporary Approaches, ed. Most Ven. Thich Nhat Tu, Vietnam Buddhist University Publications, ISBN: 978-604-61-6256-8. 2019.