Richard H. Robinson
Robinson, R.
PersonType | Category:Authors of English Works Category:Professors Category:Translators |
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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).