I am deeply saddened by the passing of Diego. We were classmates during our time at Peking University.
Diego was a cheerful, approachable, and generous person. His passing is a great loss to many who knew him. My deepest condolences to his family and everyone who cherished him as a friend and colleague. He will be dearly missed. Sincerely, Lee Ling Ting On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 3:37 PM Andrew Ollett via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > This is really devastating news. Diego was a brilliant, energetic, and > generous scholar, and I always found his work to be both philologically > astute and exciting. Certainly he was already on the way to transforming > our understanding of the literary history of North India and Central Asia > in the early first millennium CE. I feel very lucky to have shared some > time with him. > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 2:03 PM Richard G. Salomon via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> >> Truly a sad and bitter loss to our scholarly community as well as, of >> course, to Diego's family and friends. He was a truly gifted scholar who >> would certainly have gone on to great things. Condolences to everyone who >> is affected by this tragedy. >> >> Rich Salomon >> >> On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 11:32 AM Stefan Baums via INDOLOGY < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Our dear friend and colleague Diego Loukota has passed away. Even >>> in his last days, the fields of study to which he gave so much >>> were in his thoughts, and he asked for the following obituary to >>> be shared with you. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Diego Loukota, Assistant Professor in Indian and Central Asian >>> Buddhism at UCLA, died at the age of 38 on Sunday, March 17th, >>> 2024 in his home in Santa Monica, California, surrounded by family >>> and friends. He had been diagnosed with an incurable and >>> aggressive form of brain tumor (glioblastoma) in March 2023. Diego >>> was a proud husband to his colleague Stephanie Balkwill, Assistant >>> Professor of Chinese Buddhism at UCLA, and father to 8-year-old >>> Remedios, as well as a proud citizen of Guatemala, Colombia, and >>> Canada. He continued his activity as instructor, graduate >>> supervisor, and researcher throughout the course of his illness up >>> until the end of 2023, when his physical limitations made work >>> difficult and secondary to end-of-life considerations. >>> >>> Diego had unfinished studies in Classics and Music (cello) from >>> the National University of Colombia, a BA in Asian History from >>> the University of Bologna in Italy, and an MA in Sanskrit and Pāli >>> from Peking University, where he also studied Khotanese and >>> Gāndhārī under the late Prof. Duan Qing; after this he completed >>> his doctoral studies under Prof. Gregory Schopen in Buddhist >>> Studies at UCLA. >>> >>> Diego focused on the philological treatment of unpublished >>> documents, fragments, and inscriptions in Central Asian languages, >>> with an eye to their contribution to the history of Buddhism and >>> of the Silk Road. >>> >>> If you would like to contribute a personal reminiscence or >>> anecdote to be shared at an upcoming memorial event at UCLA, >>> please write it in this thread or write to his wife Stephanie at >>> [email protected]. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> -- >>> Stefan Baums, Ph.D. >>> Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie >>> Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!k8n8rnUp5IS1l6nUkjOHuuQC3_FZ59g54l3CrMsXyAzPAjI7aYg7KAB5PChy9Yitamhj6R7xp2kUSR8MBml-az1WGQ$ >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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