Dear everyone,

I am deeply saddened by this news. Mark "Sadashaya" Dyczkowski was the central figure in the creation of the Muktabodha searchable e-text library. Until his retirement in 2018 he chose all the texts, chose and trained the transcribers, and supervised the transcriptions. The size, focus and scope of the library were largely a result of his efforts in Varanasi.

Anyone who has met Mark knows he had a larger than life personality. May the Goddess, to whom he was devoted, guide him on the next part of his journey.

Harry Spier

On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM Brian Campbell via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear friends and colleagues,

Sharing the news that Dr. Mark Dyczkowski, who needs no introduction, passed away in Varanasi on Sunday, February 2nd. Last year, he was able to complete his Tantraloka translation project, a full translation and study of the Tantraloka with Jayaratha’s commentary, which he published on Amazon. Mark had three other publications in the works, including a translation of the Malinivijayottara tantra, all of which will likely be published in the days to come.

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