Matteo (Matthew) Pistono né le est un écrivain et un bouddhiste engagé, en particulier en relation avec le Tibet. Il est l'auteur de livres et d'articles sur le Tibet et sa culture et la politique de la région de l'Himalaya notamment dans The Washington Post, GlobalPost, BBC's In-Pictures, Men's Journal, Kyoto Journal, et Himal Southasian[1].
Fearless in Tibet: The Life of the Mystic Tertön Sogyal", Hay House, May 2014. (ISBN978-1401941468)
In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet, Dutton, 2011. (ISBN978-0525951193)
“Engaged Buddhism” in Michael Buckley, Tibet: Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. April, 2012.
“The Hidden Shrine and Empty Picture Frame” (pg. 29-34) in Incomparable Warriors: Non-violent Resistance in Contemporary Tibet. ICT. 2005.
“Tolerance and Totalization: Religion in Contemporary” in Travelers to Tibet: A Selection of Eyewitness Accounts by Tibetans and Others (From 1959 to 2004). The Department of Information and International Relations, DIIR Central Tibetan Administration. 2004.
(As editor) The Dalai Lama. Eight Verses for Training the Mind. Boston: Wisdom Publications. 1999.
Magazines et Journaux
Inquiring Mind
Issue 29. Spring 2013. Gomchen (Poetry)
Kyoto Journal
Issue 76. Summer 2011. Restoring Dignity. Jungle Hermit in Sri Lanka. Page 97-100.
Issue 74. 2010. Silk Roads; Samarkand to Nara. “Alexander Csoma de Kőrösi ― The Grandfather of Modern Day Tibetan Translation”
Issue 71. 2008. Tea – a glimpse, a journey. “Sri Lanka Pilgrimage” pages 60–63 and “Masala Chai” page 40.
↑ a et b(en) Matteo Pistono, In the Shadow of the Buddha : Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet, New York, Dutton, , 288 p. (ISBN978-0-525-95119-3, lire en ligne)