Yampolsky, P.

PersonType	Category:Authors of English Works Category:Professors Category:Translators
FirstName / namefirst	Philip
LastName / namelast	Yampolsky
namemiddle	Boas
MainNamePhon	Philip B. Yampolsky
SortName	Yampolsky, Philip
bio	Philip Boas Yampolsky (October 20, 1920 – July 28, 1996) was an eminent translator and scholar of Zen Buddhism and a former Director of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library of Columbia University. A scholar of Chinese and Japanese religious traditions and a specialist in Zen studies, Yampolsky was known for his translations of canonical Zen writings, which were used as textbooks in both graduate and undergraduate Asian studies courses in American universities. His style was regarded as highly analytical. Yampolsky’s translations included the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (1967) and The Zen Master Hakuin: Selected Writings (1971), both published by Columbia University Press. Yampolsky's last books before his death, Selected Writings of Nichiren and Letters of Nichiren, translated and elucidated the writings of the 13th century Buddhist intellectual and reformer whose thoughts inspired religious and political movements that remain active in Japan to this day. These books were published by Columbia University Press in 1990 and 1996. (Source Accessed July 14, 2021)
YearBirth	1920/10/20
YearDeath	1996/07/28
BornIn	New York
associatedwebsite	https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Yampolsky.html
affiliation	Columbia University
phduniversity	Columbia University
IsInGyatsa	No
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