Donald Lopez
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Dr. Donald S. Lopez, Jr. (PhD University of Virginia) is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author, translator, and editor of numerous works in the field of Buddhist Studies, on topics ranging from Buddhist philosophy to Buddhism and Science. He has also written extensively on the European encounter with Buddhism. Among anthologies, he is the editor of the Buddhism volume of the Norton Anthology of World Religions (WW Norton, 2017) and Buddhist Scriptures (Penguin Classics, 2004). His recent books include Dispelling the Darkness: A Jesuit’s Quest for the Soul of Tibet (with Thupten Jinpa) (Harvard University Press, 2017); Gendun Chopel: Tibet’s Modern Visionary (Shambhala, 2018); and Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side: A Guide to the Lotus Sutra (with Jacqueline Stone) (Princeton University Press, 2019). In 2008, he was the first scholar of Buddhism to deliver the Terry Lectures at Yale University. In 2014, The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (edited with Robert Buswell) (Princeton University Press, 2013) was awarded the Dartmouth Medal for best reference work of the year. In 2000, Dr. Lopez was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
