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From very early on, Dr. Timalsina possessed a thorough background on the Vedic and Tantric traditions. By the time he was five years old, his father had already begun to pass on to him the very core essence of Indian/Hindu heritage: the Vedas. His deep interest in the Vedic and Tantric traditions and Indian literary theory undeniably originated from his childhood life in Nepal. Even before he received his M.A. on Classical Indian Philosophy with a Yoga-Tantra Major at Sampurnananda Sanskrit University in Benaras, India, he already had a considerable background in Sanskrit as well as the classical texts. His commitment and passion with regard to his work and related fields of interest later led him to receive a PhD in Classical Indian Philosophy (with a focus on Advaita Vedanta) from |
| His journey as a teacher began with Lecturer positions at Tribhuvan University: Vishvabhasa Campus (1998-2000) and Mahendra Sanskrit University: Balmiki Campus in Nepal (2001). Before he finally settled into a tenure position at San Diego State University in the Department of Religious Studies, he also taught at Washington University in St. Louis in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literature (2002-2005) and served in Visiting Lecturer positions at University of California: Santa Barbara (UCSB) (2001-2002), the New College of California in Nepal (2001), and Grinnell College (2001). |
He owes his unique educational background to a myriad of teachers and mentors from a variety of cultures and backgrounds. In addition to the formal education mentioned above, he also received a solid classical education. With the assistance and dedication of more than twenty teachers, he became well-versed in Indian Philosophies, Tantric Traditions, Vedic Traditions, Sanskrit Buddhism, and Sanskrit Grammer while later receiving Philological training from many Western professors as well. |
