Gregory Schopen
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Gregory Schopen is a Buddhist historian, and Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
, chair of the Department of Asian Languages & Cultures.
He was born in Deadwood, South Dakota
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He produced research about the “donative inscriptions” from excavation sites in India. His work asks important questions about Buddhist texts.
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, chair of the Department of Asian Languages & Cultures.
He was born in Deadwood, South Dakota
Deadwood, South Dakota
Deadwood is a city in South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is named for the dead trees found in its gulch. The population was 1,270 according to a 2010 census...
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He produced research about the “donative inscriptions” from excavation sites in India. His work asks important questions about Buddhist texts.
Works
- Bones, stones, and Buddhist monks: collected papers on the archaeology, epigraphy, and texts of monastic Buddhism in India, University of Hawaii Press, 1997, ISBN 9780824818708
- Buddhist monks and business matters: still more papers on monastic Buddhism in India, University of Hawaii Press, 2004, ISBN 9780824827748
- Figments and fragments of Mahāyāna Buddhism in India: more collected papers, University of Hawaii Press, 2005, ISBN 9780824825485