Tenzin Bhuchung is a Buddhist scholar and Tibetan translator who earned his PhD in Religious Studies from Emory University, where he focused his studies on investigating the connection between discursive Buddhist philosophy and forms of meditation practice characterized as nonconceptual, nondiscursive, and nondual. His academic pursuits led him to India and Nepal as part of a year-long Fulbright Scholarship. During this time, he studied under several Tibetan Buddhist meditation masters, and this immersive experience culminated in his dissertation titled "Gampopa's Mahāmudrā: View, Meditation, and Conduct," which stands as the first book-length exploration of Mahāmudrā teachings of Gampopa, a 12th century Tibetan scholar and mystic. Gampopa's Mahāmudrā teachings not only gained immense popularity in Tibet for centuries after his passing but also stirred controversy, fueled enduring debates that persist to the present day surrounding matters of Buddhist metaphysics and epistemology within Tibetan monastic communities. At Princeton, Tenzin’s research will delve into the reception and interpretation of Gampopa's doctrines in Tibet during the centuries following his demise. He also plans to also explore his wide-ranging research passions which include Indo-Tibetan Buddhist metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, soteriology, and their relevance to other fields of study.