Richard H. Robinson
Robinson, R.
| PersonType | Category:Authors of English Works Category:Professors Category:Translators |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Richard |
| LastName / namelast | Robinson |
| namemiddle | Hugh |
| MainNamePhon | Richard H. Robinson |
| bio | Richard Hugh Robinson (21 June 1926 – 6 August 1970) was a scholar of Buddhism and the founder of the first Buddhist studies program in the United States that awarded a dedicated doctorate degree. In the 1950s he informally studied Sanskrit with Edward Conze. (Source Accessed Apr 19, 2022)
See the Tricycle article "The Most Important Scholar of Buddhism You've Never Heard Of", by Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar, Summer 2019. |
| YearBirth | 1926 |
| YearDeath | 1970 |
| BornIn | Carstairs, a small town about 40 miles north of Calgary, a two-hour drive along the eastern edge of Banff National Park. |
| affiliation | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| phduniversity | School of Oriental and African Studies |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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Selected Publications
- Robinson, Richard H. Early Mādhyamika in India and China. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1976 (first edition 196?).
- Robinson Richard H., "Some logical aspects of Nagarjuna's system," Philosophy East and West 6 (4): 291-308 (1956).
- Robinson Richard H., "The classical Indian axiomatic," Philosophy East and West 17 (1-4): 139-154 (1967)
- Robinson Richard H., "Did Nagarjuna really refute all philosophical views?," Philosophy East and West 22 (3): 325-331 (1972).