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British scholars of Buddhism

  • A. K. WarderAnthony Kennedy Warder entered the world on the 8th of September 1924 in England. His early years set the stage for a life dedicated to ancient languages and…
  • Damien KeownDamien Keown was born in 1951. He began his academic journey at the University of Lancaster. The institution awarded him a Bachelor of Arts degree in…
  • Richard GombrichRichard Francis Gombrich was born on the 17th of July 1937 into a family that bridged two distinct cultural spheres. His mother Ilse Gombrich worked as a…
  • Thomas William Rhys DavidsThomas William Rhys Davids entered the world on the 12th of May 1843 in Colchester, Essex. His father served as a Congregational clergyman from Wales and…
  • Alan WattsAlan Wilson Watts was born on the 6th of January 1915 in Chislehurst, Kent. He lived at Rowan Tree Cottage on Holbrook Lane with his middle-class parents.