Henk Blezer

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Full Name	Henk Blezer
Occupation	Linguist
Date Of Birth	Jul 14, 1961(1961-07-14)
Age	63
Birthplace	Schaesberg
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	Limburg
Horoscope	Cancer

Henk Blezer Biography

Henk Blezer is one of the most popular and richest Linguist who was born on July 14, 1961 in Schaesberg, Limburg, Netherlands. H.W.A. (Henk), Blezer, a Dutch Indologist, Tibetanologist, and scholar of Buddhist Studies, was born July 14, 1961 in Schaesberg.

He did his Ph.D. work at the Center for Non-Western Studies in 1993. Later, he was named Research School for Asian and African Studies. His Ph.D. thesis was defended on April 16, 1997. His dissertation is about post-mortem visions, both peaceful and wrathful, which he discusses according to the esoteric traditions of Karma Lingpa, a 14th century visionary saint.

From 2005 to 2010, as principal investigator, Blezer led a Vidi research programme on a Tibetan minority Religion called Bön: The Three Pillars of Bön: Doctrine, ‘Location’ and Founder. The research programme was jointly funded by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) and Leiden University. The programme has as short public summary:

Around 2010, Blezer prepares two monographs and one volume of conference proceedings on the origins of the Bön minority religion in Tibet. He also edits two volumes with comparative case studies on the wider topic of the emergence of new religious traditions, particularly in subdominant positions. The volumes broadly engage culture comparison and include contributions from an international group of specialists on different regions of the Far and Middle East. One of these volumes draws special attention to the ubiquitous phenomenon of nativist responses to the rise of Buddhism; this volume he edits together with Mark Teeuwen (University of Oslo).

Blezer has been a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University since 1997. His research focuses on Tibetan and Indian history of ideas. He is particularly interested in Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism and Bon. Three postdoctoral research projects were completed in this area.

Henk Blezer Net Worth

Henk Blezer is one of the richest Linguist from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henk Blezer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Blezer began his studies in Biology and Biochemistry and then moved on to Theology at Leiden University. He received his Doctoraal (B.A.) in 1992. + M.A.) + M.A.

Blezer was an associate to the Center for Non-Western Studies at Leiden University from 1993 to 1997. From 1997 to 2001, he was with the IIAS (International Institute for Asian Studies in Leiden); and again from 2002 to

2008. He was back with the CNWS. He has been working for the LIAS (het Leiden University Institute for Area Studies) since 2008. Since then, he has taught Buddhist studies.

In 2000, Blezer organized the ninth seminar of the IATS (International Association for Tibetan Studies), at the IIAS (International Institute for Asian Studies), in Leiden, with ca. 300 participants and 215 papers. In 2002 he published the proceedings of the Leiden seminar, in ten volumes, with Brill Academic Publishers.

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