Williams, P.
English Phonetics | Paul Williams |
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Sort Name | Williams, Paul |
Birth: | 1950 |
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Tibetan calendar dates
Website: | Oral History of Tibetan Studies |
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- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- University of Bristol, England
PhD University
- Wadham College, University of Oxford
Education
DPhil,, Wadham College, University of Oxford, 1978;
BA, University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies, 1972.
Biographical Information
Paul Williams (b. 1950) is Emeritus Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy at the University of Bristol, England. Until his retirement in 2011 he was also director for the University's Centre for Buddhist Studies, and is a former President of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies.
Williams studied at the University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies where he graduated with a first class BA in 1972. He then went on to study Buddhist Philosophy at Wadham College, University of Oxford, where he was awarded his DPhil in 1978. His main research interests are Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy, Mahayana Buddhism, and Medieval philosophical and mystical thought.
Williams was a Buddhist himself for many years but has since converted to Roman Catholicism, an experience he wrote about in his book The Unexpected Way and in an article, "On Converting from Buddhism to Catholicism – One Convert's Story." He is now a professed lay member of the Dominican Order. (Source Accessed April 16, 2020)
Publications
- Mi bskyod rdo rje: Routledge Entry
- Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies Edited and with a new introduction by Paul Williams (London: Routledge, 2005). Eight volumes. ISBN 978-0415332262
- Songs of Love, Poems of Sadness: The Erotic Verse of the 6th Dalai Lama (IB Taurus, 2004). ISBN 978-1850434795
- The Unexpected Way: On Converting from Buddhism to Catholicism (London: T & T Clark, 2002). ISBN 978-0567088307
- Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition (London: Routledge, 2000). ISBN 978-0415207010
- Altruism and Reality: Studies in the Philosophy of the Bodhicaryavatara (Richmond: Curzon Press, 1998). ISBN 978-0700710317
- The Reflexive Nature of Awareness: A Tibetan Madhyamaka Defence (Richmond: Curzon Press, 1998). ISBN 978-0700710300
- Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations (London: Routledge,1989). ISBN 978-0415356534
- Wiki Pages
- Person description or short bio
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All beings have Buddha-nature | |
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Which Wheel Turning | |
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Yogācāra vs Madhyamaka | |
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Zhentong vs Rangtong | |
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Promotes how many vehicles? | |
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Analytic vs Meditative Tradition | |
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What is Buddha-nature? | |
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Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་) | |
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Causal nature of the vajrapāda | |
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Full Name[edit]
Paul Williams
Affiliation[edit]
Professor in Indian Religions at the University of Bristol, England. Director for the University's Centre for Buddhist Studies.
Education[edit]
University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies, BA 1972.
Wadham College, University of Oxford, DPhil, 1978.
Other Information[edit]
Born in 1950
Selected Publications:
- Mi bskyod rdo rje: Routledge Entry
- Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies Edited and with a new introduction by Paul Williams (London: Routledge, 2005). Eight volumes. ISBN 978-0415332262
- Songs of Love, Poems of Sadness: The Erotic Verse of the 6th Dalai Lama (IB Taurus, 2004). ISBN 978-1850434795
- The Unexpected Way: On Converting from Buddhism to Catholicism (London: T & T Clark, 2002). ISBN 978-0567088307
- Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition (London: Routledge, 2000). ISBN 978-0415207010
- Altruism and Reality: Studies in the Philosophy of the Bodhicaryavatara (Richmond: Curzon Press, 1998). ISBN 978-0700710317
- The Reflexive Nature of Awareness: A Tibetan Madhyamaka Defence (Richmond: Curzon Press, 1998). ISBN 978-0700710300
- Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations (London: Routledge,1989). ISBN 978-0415356534