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Background: |
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Dr. Schopen currently teaches as a professor
of Sanskrit and Buddhist Studies in the Department of East Asian
languages and cultures at the University of California in Los
Angeles. Schopen received his B.A in American Literature at Black
Hills State College, his M.A. in History of Religions at McMaster
University, and his Ph.D. in South Asian and Buddhist Studies at
Australian National University.
Widely published, Schopen’s numerous articles, papers,
and books reflect his abundant fields of interest, which include:
Buddhist Studies and Indology, Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, and
Tibetan Studies; History of Religions, Social and Religious
History of South Asia; the Buddhist History, Archaeology,
Epigraphy, and Architecture.
The public is invited to the free event.
For more information, contact Marjorie Harter at (860)
297-2472.
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