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Official site of Andrés Montano

Tibetologist and systems engineer acting as buddhist teacher, interpreter, translator, developer, and activist

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As resident teacher

of Tibet House Guatemala, I design workshops, courses, programs and retreats on buddhist meditation, advise, philosophy, epistemology, and psychology.

As translator

I have translated from Tibetan to spanish, over the course of many years, Indian root texts, tibetan commentaries, and meditation guides.

As computer scientist

working for the University of Virginia and the University of Toronto, I have developed and maintain platforms related to  Himalayan culture.

As activist

I participate actively in interfaith dialogs and prayers extolling the common good and a good heart.

Popular courses

I am currently teaching the following courses at Tibet House Guatemala. Unfortunately, this courses are taught only in Spanish.

buddha scenes of life
Introduction to Meditation
A journey through the life of Siddhartha Gautama, "the awakened one", his fundamental teachings and the methodology that led him to understand things as they are.
Jetavana
Shravasti Meditation
A guide to the practice of "mindfulness of the breath" through 16 stages of meditation taught by the historical Buddha. Through this method, one cultivates mental stability, calms and heals the body and mind, establishes authentic presence, and develops a liberating perspective.
Pakmodrupa
How to Engage Gradually in the Teachings of the Sage
This course is a concise and lucid presentation on how to engage in the stages of the path to awakening based on a text by the renowned scholar and contemplative Pakmo Drupa.
maitreya
Ornament of the Great Vehicle Discourses
The Maitreya's Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra of is one of the earliest Indian presentations on the stages of the path to awakening, from recognizing one's inner potential to complete Buddhahood.

Software projects

My background as a Systems Engineer combined with my phD studies in History of Religions (with a specialization in Tibetan Buddhism and a sub-specialization in Hinduism) has allowed me to be particularly qualified to develop a number of academic projects.

ttt
Tibetan Translation Tool
Takes Tibetan language passages, in Wylie transliteration or Tibetan script, and breaks them down into their component phrases and words, displaying its corresponding dictionary definitions from various sources.
terms
Terms Dictionary
A repository of encyclopedic entries for Tibetan and Newar terms developed under the University of Virginia's Tibetan and Himalayan Library  (THL) and University of Toronto's Newar Online Dictionary (NOD)
places
Places Dictionary
A dictionary of place and institution names that includes descriptive entries and their location in terms of shapefiles or latitude and longitude expressed on a variety of maps.
subjects
Subjects Dictionary
Online application for building hierarchical maps, or ontologies, of areas of knowledge.

Terms Dictionary

The Terms Dictionary is an invaluable digital resource for scholars and practitioners involved in Newar and Tibetan. It began with the importation (at the University of Virginia) of the most important Tibetan dictionaries, breaking them down into specific fields in a database. Current development focuses on importing additional Newar dictionaries that are being digitized (at the University of Toronto) and on producing a Tibetan-Spanish dictionary to standardize technical vocabulary.

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Tibetan terms
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Tibetan dictionaries  imported
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Newar terms
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Newar dictionaries imported
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Colaboration

If you find my activities interesting or beneficial and would like to get in touch to support or establish a collaboration, I would be happy to get in touch.

Invite to a center
to give a lecture, course, workshop or retreat on buddhist meditation or philosophy.
Software development
involve me in working on a project related to academia in general or Himalayan culture specifically.
Register to a course
that I am currently teaching at Tibet House Guatemala. Unfortunately, currently all courses are in Spanish.
Sponsor
As a translator, I am constantly producing new educational materials. Support is welcome to fund the translation, editing, and publication of texts, as well as the development of a Tibetan-Spanish dictionary.
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