John T. Davenport

About The Author

John Davenport was a water resources development specialist with wide experience as an aid consultant in South and East Asia and Tibet, including for the Tibetan government-in-exile. He was the team leader of the ADB supported Western Basins Water Resources Management Project in Herat, Afghanistan, and he helped to develop plans for clean water and irrigation projects in Zambia, Ukraine, and the Republic of Congo. He served as vice president of Deer Park Buddhist Center near Madison, Wisconsin and lived in Eugene, Oregon. John passed away on May 26, 2024.

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Books by John T. Davenport

Ordinary Wisdom

Sakya Pandita's Treasury of Good Advice

By Sakya Pandita

Foreword by Sakya Trizin / Translated by John T. Davenport

A popular guide to the art of living, the Sakya Legshe--or "Treasury of Good Advice"--has been fundamental to the development of Tibetan culture and character. As in Aesop's Fables, Sakya Pandita uses proverbs and stories to address the basic question: "How are we to live peaceably with ourselves...

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