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Malcolm David Eckel is Professor of Religion and Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Religion at Boston University, US.[1]

Early life and education

Eckel received a B.A. from Harvard University, a B.A. and M.A. from Oxford University. While at Oxford, he studied Sanskrit. He received a Ph.D. in the Study of Religion from Harvard in 1980, focusing on the Buddhist traditions of India, Tibet and Southeast Asia.[2]

From 1978-1980 he was an Instructor in Religion at Middlebury College.[3] While studying for his PhD, Eckel taught at Ohio Wesleyan Uni (Delaware). On completion of his doctorate, he taught at Harvard’s Division School for 5 years. He was also the Administrative Director of the Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions.[4]

He then moved on to Boston University, where he received Metcalf Award for Teaching Excellence in 1998. By this time he had started to publish.

Eckel returned to Harvard in 1991 to teach at the School of Religion. He served on the Visiting Committee of Harvard Divinity School from 2008-2013. In 2013, he was invited to deliver a series of lectures entitled “Modes of Recognition: Aspects of Theory in Mahayana Buddhist Narrative” as Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Publications

His publications include Bhāviveka and His Buddhist Opponents (Harvard); Buddhism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places (Oxford); To See the Buddha: A Philosopher's Quest for the Meaning of Emptiness (Princeton);[5] Jnanagarbha's Commentary on the Distinction Between the Two Truths: An Eighth-Century Handbook of Madhyamaka Philosophy (State University of New York); and "Is There a Buddhist Philosophy of Nature?" in Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Buddhism and Ecology (Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions).[6] He is the editor of two volumes of essays: India and The West: The Problem of Understanding (Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions) and Deliver Us from Evil (Continuum).[7]

Dr. Eckel leads educational journeys to India and the Himalayan Kingdoms.[8]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Crowley, Vivianne (January 2004). "Review: 'Understanding Buddhism', by Malcolm David Eckel". The Middle Way: Journal of the Buddhist Society.
  2. ^ https://www.farhorizons.com/our-tour-scholars-leaders/malcolm-david-eckels
  3. ^ Boston University website
  4. ^ "M. David Eckel | Department of Religion". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  5. ^ Jackson, Roger (1995-08-01). "To See the Buddha: A Philosopher's Quest for the Meaning of Emptiness. Malcolm David Eckel". History of Religions. 35 (1): 86–89. doi:10.1086/463409. ISSN 0018-2710.
  6. ^ "Malcolm David Eckel". MAIN Libraries. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  7. ^ "David Eckel | Graduate Program in Religion". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  8. ^ http://farhorizons.com/our-tour-scholars-leaders/malcolm-david-eckel/

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