Schopen, G.
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Full Name
Gregory Schopen
Education
M.A. McMaster University, 1975
Ph.D. Australia National University, 1979
Affiliation
Gregory Schopen is professor of Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Buddhist studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Professor Gregory Schopen (MA McMaster University, 1975; PhD ANU, 1979) has taught at the Universities of Michigan, Washington, Indiana, Texas, Stanford, and California. He was awarded a prestigious MacArthur “genius” fellowship (1985-1990) in recognition of his work in Buddhist Studies, which has been described as “Unquestionably the freshest, most exciting scholarship to have emerged in the field in half a century.” Professor Schopen’s numerous publications include:
- Bones, Stones and Buddhist Monks. University of Hawai’i Press, 1997.
- Buddhist Monks and Business Matters. University of Hawai’i Press, 2004.
- Figments and Fragments of Mahāyāna Buddhism in India. University of Hawai’i Press, 2005.