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Trent Walker

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Trent Walker

Trent Walker received a BA in Religious Studies from Stanford University in 2010. He spent two years in Cambodia researching Khmer and Pali "Dharma songs" (dharm pad or smūtr) in preparation for his BA thesis on the aesthetics of this liturgical tradition....

Currently earning his PhD in Buddhist studies at the University of California, Berkeley, Trent's current research interests include Buddhist musical and liturgical practices, particularly the history of Theravāda chant in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Articles by Trent Walker

Journey to Angkor Wat

By Ukñā Suttantaprījā Ind (Oknha Sottanpreychea Oen)

The captain guides the wheel to the debris / to slice clear through, but the steamer sticks fast.

Translated from Khmer by Trent Walker

From the Great Stele of Phimeanakas

By Queen Indradevi

having composed this pure paean / at the expense of all other arts, she gleamed.

Translated from Sanskrit by Trent Walker

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The Shade of the Tenth Coconut Tree

By Kong Bunchhoeun

Silent and still, I stand / without words, waiting for you deep into darkness.

Translated from Khmer by Trent Walker

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