Harrison, P.
| PersonType | Category:Authors of English Works Category:Professors |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Paul |
| LastName / namelast | Harrison |
| namemiddle | M. |
| MainNamePhon | Paul M. Harrison |
| bio | Paul Harrison completed his B.A. and M.A. in Chinese at Auckland University in his native New Zealand and took his Ph.D. in South Asian & Buddhist Studies from Australian National University in 1979. After a short stint at Auckland (1981-1983), he taught Religious Studies at Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand, for 22 years, being responsible for courses on Buddhism. Paul joined the permanent faculty of Stanford's Religious Studies Department in 2007. His research focuses on Buddhist history and literature, on the study of Buddhist manuscripts, and the edition and translation of Buddhist sacred texts in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese. Paul is co-director of the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford. (Source Accessed Dec 4, 2019) |
| affiliation | Stanford University |
| phduniversity | Australian National University |
| education | Ph.D. in South Asian and Buddhist Studies, Australian National University
M.A. in Chinese, Auckland University
B.A. in Chinese, Auckland University |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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Paul Harrison is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He received his Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the Australian National University in 1980. His major publications include The Samādhi of Direct Encounter with the Buddhas of the Present and Druma-kinnara-rāja-pariprcchha-sūtra: A Critical Edition of the Tibetan Text (Recension A). His current research focuses on Mahāyāna sūtra literature, the history of Buddhism and the development of the Tibetan canon.