Georges Dreyfus
Personal
Born1950 (age 73–74)
ReligionBuddhism
OccupationProfessor of Religion
Senior posting
Based inWilliams College

Georges B.J. Dreyfus (born 1950 in Switzerland) is an academic in the fields of Tibetology and Buddhology, with a particular interest in Indian Buddhist philosophy.[2] In 1985 he was the first Westerner to receive the Geshe Lharampa degree, the highest available within the Tibetan scholastic tradition.

He currently is Jackson Professor of Religion at Williams College, Massachusetts.

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Buddhism and Science: Tibetan and Zen Buddhist Perspectives | Harvard Divinity School". Hds.harvard.edu. 2007-04-20. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  2. ^ "The Department of Religion » Dreyfus". Religion.williams.edu. Retrieved 2012-07-15.