SettingsBuddhist studies scholars
Ananda Coomaraswamy
Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was a Ceylonese philosopher and metaphysician, as well as a pioneering historian and philosopher of Indian art, particularly art history and symbolism, and an early i...
Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was a Ceylonese philosopher and metaphysician, as well as a pioneering historian and philosopher of Indian art, particularly art history and symbolism, and an early i...
Ananda W. P. Guruge
Ananda W.P. Guruge is a Sri Lankan diplomat, buddhist leader and writer.
Ananda W.P. Guruge is a Sri Lankan diplomat, buddhist leader and writer.
Anne Blackburn (academic)
Anne M. Blackburn is a historian of South and Southeast Asian Buddhism.
Anne M. Blackburn is a historian of South and Southeast Asian Buddhism.
Benimadhab Barua
Benimadhab Barua was a Bengali Indian scholar of ancient Indian languages and law.
Benimadhab Barua was a Bengali Indian scholar of ancient Indian languages and law.
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Bhikkhu Bodhi (b. December 10, 1944, NYC), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in Sri Lanka and currently teaching in the New York/New Jersey area.
Bhikkhu Bodhi (b. December 10, 1944, NYC), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in Sri Lanka and currently teaching in the New York/New Jersey area.
Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids
Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids was an English Pāli language scholar and translator, and from 1923-1942 president of the Pali Text Society which was founded by her husband T. W. Rhys Davids ...
Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids was an English Pāli language scholar and translator, and from 1923-1942 president of the Pali Text Society which was founded by her husband T. W. Rhys Davids ...
David Kalupahana
David J Kalupahana is a Buddhist scholar from Sri Lanka.
David J Kalupahana is a Buddhist scholar from Sri Lanka.
Dennis Hirota
Dr. Dennis Hirota is a professor in the Department of Shin Buddhism at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan.
Dr. Dennis Hirota is a professor in the Department of Shin Buddhism at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan.
Edward Conze
Eberhart (Edward) Julius Dietrich Conze (1904 - 1979) was an Anglo-German scholar probably best known for his pioneering translations of Buddhist texts.
Eberhart (Edward) Julius Dietrich Conze (1904 - 1979) was an Anglo-German scholar probably best known for his pioneering translations of Buddhist texts.
Erich Frauwallner
Erich Frauwallner (December 28, 1898 – January 5, 1974) was an Austrian professor, a pioneer in the field of Buddhist studies.
Erich Frauwallner (December 28, 1898 – January 5, 1974) was an Austrian professor, a pioneer in the field of Buddhist studies.
Eugène Burnouf
Eugène Burnouf (April 8, 1801 – May 28, 1852) was an eminent French scholar and orientalist who made significant contributions to the deciphering of Old Persian cuneiform.
Eugène Burnouf (April 8, 1801 – May 28, 1852) was an eminent French scholar and orientalist who made significant contributions to the deciphering of Old Persian cuneiform.
Fyodor Shcherbatskoy
Fyodor Ippolitovich Shcherbatskoy or Stcherbatsky, often referred to in the literature as F. Th. Stcherbatsky, was a Russian Indologist who, in large part, was responsible for laying...
Fyodor Ippolitovich Shcherbatskoy or Stcherbatsky, often referred to in the literature as F. Th. Stcherbatsky, was a Russian Indologist who, in large part, was responsible for laying...
Gombojab Tsybikov
Gombojab Tsybikov (Гомбожаб Цэбекович Цыбиков Gombozhab Tsebekovich Tsybikov; Цэвэгийн Гомбожав, alternatively romanized as Gombozhab and Tsybikoff (20 April 1873 – 20 September ...
Gombojab Tsybikov (Гомбожаб Цэбекович Цыбиков Gombozhab Tsebekovich Tsybikov; Цэвэгийн Гомбожав, alternatively romanized as Gombozhab and Tsybikoff (20 April 1873 – 20 September ...
Henk Blezer
H.W.A. (Henk) Blezer (Schaesberg, July 14, 1961) is a Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies.
H.W.A. (Henk) Blezer (Schaesberg, July 14, 1961) is a Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies.
Hermann Oldenberg
Hermann Oldenberg (October 31, 1854 - March 18, 1920) was a German scholar of Indology, and Professor at Kiel (1898) and Göttingen (1908).
Hermann Oldenberg (October 31, 1854 - March 18, 1920) was a German scholar of Indology, and Professor at Kiel (1898) and Göttingen (1908).
Ivan Minayev
Ivan Pavlovich Minayev or Minayeff was the first Russian Indologist whose disciples included Serge Oldenburg, F. Th. Stcherbatsky, and Dmitry Kudryavsky.
Ivan Pavlovich Minayev or Minayeff was the first Russian Indologist whose disciples included Serge Oldenburg, F. Th. Stcherbatsky, and Dmitry Kudryavsky.
John S. Strong
John S. Strong is currently the Charles A. Dana Professor at Bates College in the Department of Religious Studies.
John S. Strong is currently the Charles A. Dana Professor at Bates College in the Department of Religious Studies.
Kenneth K. Tanaka
Kenneth Ken'ichi Tanaka (born 1947), also known as Kenshin Tanaka or Ken'ichi Tanaka is a scholar, author, translator and ordained Jōdo Shinshū priest.
Kenneth Ken'ichi Tanaka (born 1947), also known as Kenshin Tanaka or Ken'ichi Tanaka is a scholar, author, translator and ordained Jōdo Shinshū priest.
L. S. Cousins
Lance Selwyn Cousins is a scholar in the field of Buddhist Studies.
Lance Selwyn Cousins is a scholar in the field of Buddhist Studies.
Louis de La Vallée-Poussin
Louis de La Vallée Poussin — Birth full name Louis Étienne Joseph Marie de La Vallée-Poussin — (1 January 1869 - 18 February 1938) was a Belgian Indologist and scholar of Buddhist Studies.
Louis de La Vallée Poussin — Birth full name Louis Étienne Joseph Marie de La Vallée-Poussin — (1 January 1869 - 18 February 1938) was a Belgian Indologist and scholar of Buddhist Studies.
Nanamoli Bhikkhu
Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu, born Osbert Moore, (1905—March 8, 1960) was a pioneer British Theravada Buddhist monk and Pali scholar, educated at Exeter College, Oxford.
Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu, born Osbert Moore, (1905—March 8, 1960) was a pioneer British Theravada Buddhist monk and Pali scholar, educated at Exeter College, Oxford.
Nyanaponika Thera
Nyanaponika Thera or Nyaniponika Mahathera was a German-born Sri-Lanka-ordained Theravada monk, co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society, contemporary author of numerous semina...
Nyanaponika Thera or Nyaniponika Mahathera was a German-born Sri-Lanka-ordained Theravada monk, co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society, contemporary author of numerous semina...
Padmanabh Jaini
Prof. Dr. Padmanabh Shrivarma Jaini is a India born scholar of Jainism and Buddhism, currently living in Berkeley, USA. He was born in a Digambar family, however he is equally familiar with bot...
Prof. Dr. Padmanabh Shrivarma Jaini is a India born scholar of Jainism and Buddhism, currently living in Berkeley, USA. He was born in a Digambar family, however he is equally familiar with bot...
Paul Carus
Paul Carus, Ph.D. (18 July 1852 – 11 February 1919) was a German-American author, editor, a student of comparative religion, and professor of philosophy.
Paul Carus, Ph.D. (18 July 1852 – 11 February 1919) was a German-American author, editor, a student of comparative religion, and professor of philosophy.
Richard Hayes (professor)
Richard Hayes (b.1945) is a professor of Buddhist philosophy at the University of New Mexico.
Richard Hayes (b.1945) is a professor of Buddhist philosophy at the University of New Mexico.
Robert Caesar Childers
Robert Caesar Childers (1838 – July 25, 1876) was a British Orientalist scholar, compiler of the first Pāli-English dictionary.
Robert Caesar Childers (1838 – July 25, 1876) was a British Orientalist scholar, compiler of the first Pāli-English dictionary.
Steven Heine
Steven Heine, Ph.D., is a Professor of Religion and History as well as Director of the Institute for Asian Studies and, as of 2009, Associate Director of the School of International and Public A...
Steven Heine, Ph.D., is a Professor of Religion and History as well as Director of the Institute for Asian Studies and, as of 2009, Associate Director of the School of International and Public A...
Taitetsu Unno
Rev Taitetsu Unno is a scholar, lecturer, and author on the subject of Pure Land Buddhism.
Rev Taitetsu Unno is a scholar, lecturer, and author on the subject of Pure Land Buddhism.
Thomas William Rhys Davids
Thomas William Rhys Davids was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society.
Thomas William Rhys Davids was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society.
Vasile Pogor
Vasile V. Pogor was a Moldavian-born Romanian poet, philosopher, translator and liberal conservative politician, one of the founders of Junimea literary society.
Vasile V. Pogor was a Moldavian-born Romanian poet, philosopher, translator and liberal conservative politician, one of the founders of Junimea literary society.
Vasily Vasilyev
Vasily Pavlovich Vasilyev or Wassiljew was the preeminent Russian sinologist of the Victorian era.
Vasily Pavlovich Vasilyev or Wassiljew was the preeminent Russian sinologist of the Victorian era.
Victor H. Mair
Victor Henry Mair is a Philologist specializing in Sinitic and Indo-European languages, and holds the position of Professor of Chinese Language and Literature in the Department of East Asian Lan...
Victor Henry Mair is a Philologist specializing in Sinitic and Indo-European languages, and holds the position of Professor of Chinese Language and Literature in the Department of East Asian Lan...
Viggo Fausböll
Michael Viggo Fausböll (September 22, 1821 - 1908) was a Danish pioneer of Pāli scholarship.
Michael Viggo Fausböll (September 22, 1821 - 1908) was a Danish pioneer of Pāli scholarship.
Vladimir Toporov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Toporov (Влади́мир Никола́евич Топоро́в; 5 July 1928, Moscow5 December 2005, Moscow) was a leading Russian philologist associated with the Tartu-Moscow semiotic school.
Vladimir Nikolayevich Toporov (Влади́мир Никола́евич Топоро́в; 5 July 1928, Moscow5 December 2005, Moscow) was a leading Russian philologist associated with the Tartu-Moscow semiotic school.
William Bodiford
William M. Bodiford is an American professor and author.
William M. Bodiford is an American professor and author.
Y Karunadasa
Y. Karunadasa is a Sri Lankan scholar in Buddhist Studies.
Y. Karunadasa is a Sri Lankan scholar in Buddhist Studies.
Yifa
Venerable Dr. Yifa, Ph.D （依法法師）(1959-) is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun, scholar, and writer.
Venerable Dr. Yifa, Ph.D （依法法師）(1959-) is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun, scholar, and writer.
Yin Shun
Yin Shun (印順導師, Yìnshùn Dǎoshī) (12 March 1906 –4 June 2005) was a well-known Buddhist monk and scholar in the tradition of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism, particularly the Three Treatise school.
Yin Shun (印順導師, Yìnshùn Dǎoshī) (12 March 1906 –4 June 2005) was a well-known Buddhist monk and scholar in the tradition of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism, particularly the Three Treatise school.