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Jan Nattier earned her PhD in Inner Asian and Altaic Studies from Harvard University in 1988. She subsequently taught at the University of Hawaii between 1988 and 1990 before moving to Stanford University.
Jan Nattier worked as a research professor at the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University from 2006 to 2010. She took visiting professorships across American universities following that role.
Jan Nattier identified that the concept known as Mofa or Age of Dharma Decline was a unique Chinese development without any parallel in India. Her analysis showed this doctrine emerged independently within the Chinese cultural context rather than originating directly from Indian traditions.
Jan Nattier published an extended essay titled A Few Good Men: The Bodhisattva Path according to The Inquiry of Ugra in 2003. This work included her translation of Ugrapariprccha and developed techniques for handling attribution issues found within these ancient documents.