[日本語]

Marc-Henri DEROCHE, PhD


Kyoto University, GSAIS


Associate Professor


Contact details

• E-mail: deroche.marchenri.6u[at]kyoto-u.ac.jp


Research fields

  • Buddhist philosophy
  • Cross-cultural philosophy
  • Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist studies

Research topics

  • Buddhist philosophy of mind, psychology, theories and manuals of meditation
  • Mindfulness in Buddhist traditions and its scientific adaptations
  • Transcultural perspectives on consciousness
  • Mindfulness according to the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: philology of canonical sources, exegesis, and philosophy of self-awareness (JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research C, No. 23K00048, FY 2023-2027)

Profile

Marc-Henri Deroche is an Associate Professor at Kyoto University GSAIS, where he teaches Buddhist philosophy, at the crossroads of East and West, ancient traditions and modern sciences. After completing undergraduate studies in philosophy and social anthropology at Bordeaux University, he earned his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in East Asian studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (Paris). He also pursued research in Buddhist studies at Kyoto University as a recipient of the Japanese Ministry of Education’s (MEXT) scholarship. His work focuses on Buddhist theories of mind and meditation, with a specialization in Dzogchen texts and lineages. He is the author and editor of six books, including A Tibetan Quest of Wisdom: Prajñāraśmi (1518-1584) and the Impartial Approach (Brepols, 2023), and his research articles have appeared in leading journals such as Asian Philosophy, Philosophy East and West, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, and Mindfulness. He has lived in Kyoto since 2008 and has travelled extensively across Asia, especially within the Tibetan and Himalayan cultural world.

Selected Publications

Book

  • Deroche, M-H. (ed.). (2025). Study, Reflection, and Cultivation: Integrative Paths to Wisdom from Buddhist and Comparative Perspectives. Religions 13(11). ISBN: 978-3-7258-3128-9. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-7258-3128-9
  • Deroche, M.-H. Une quête tibétaine de la sagesse. Prajñāraśmi (1518-1584) et l’attitude impartiale (ris med) [A Tibetan Quest of Wisdom. Prajñāraśmi (1518-1584) and the impartial attitude (ris med)]. Louvain: Brepols Publishers, Collection des Hautes Etudes, Section des sciences religieuses, 2023. 724 pages. ISBN: 978-2-503-60337-7

Articles

  • Deroche, M.-H., Kuyken, W., Uwatoko, T., Imoto, Y., Kusumoto, R. (2025). “The Mindful Way from Information to Knowledge, to Wisdom, and to Life: Perspectives on Mindfulness (-Based Cognitive Therapy) for Higher Education.” Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02528-5
  • Deroche, M.-H. “Ethos of the Great Perfection: Continual Mindfulness According to Patrul’s Foundational Manual” Journal of Buddhist Ethics 29, 2022, pp. 177-204. ISSN 1076-9005
  • Deroche M.-H. “Mindful Wisdom: The Path Integrating Memory, Judgment, and Attention.” Asian Philosophy, 31:1, 2021, pp. 19-32, DOI: 10.1080/09552367.2021.18756105
  • Deroche, M.-H. “The Conversion of Attention: Mindfulness in Classical Dzogchen.” Philosophy East and West. 71, no. 4, 2021, pp. 872-896, DOI: 10.1353/pew.2021.0060

Link to the full list of publications (researchmap):

https://researchmap.jp/7000009398?lang=en


Main Courses Taught at Kyoto University

At GSAIS & Graduate School of Management
  • Mindfulness: East and West
At GSAIS
  • Buddhism across Asian Civilizations
At the Faculty & Graduate School of Letters
  • Theories of Meditation in Tibetan Buddhism