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James Mullens James Mullens is the former Chair and Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. His area of expertise is Buddhism and culture in the Indo-Tibetan tradition. He's studied Zen in Japan and yoga in a Hindu ashram in India; acted briefly as a bodyguard for the Dalai Lama; worked on a kibbutz in Israel; and goes on frequent retreats to St. Peter's Abbey, in Muenster. His interest in Buddhist studies and comparative religions, which he's taught here for eight years, was first fostered while he was an anthropology student at Simon Fraser University in the late '60s. There, he became involved in First Nations efforts to preserve their cultures, an interest that later expanded to include other endangered cultures around the world. He became especially intrigued by the possibilities for expanding human consciousness offered by religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. After completing his MA, he traveled to India on a Shastri Institute exchange in 1974 and later got a job as a consular assistant with the Canadian High Commission, in New Delhi. It was here that he first began amassing material for what eventually became the subject of his PhD thesis (McMaster 1994) and is soon to be published as a book: The Bodhisattva Ideal in Mahayana Buddhist Education, which looks at aspects of medieval Buddhism and monastic life in India. He has begun gathering material for another book, Keepers of the Flame: Stories of Exiles 19591971, which will detail the experiences of those who lived in this cultural preserve. Professor Mullens is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of the Great Plains, (2004) edited by David Wishart which is showcased in the 2007 University Authors Exhibition. With his Tibet-born wife Tsering, and their three children, Professor Mullens maintains close links to the Tibetan community, even living here in Saskatoon.