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Donald Lopez

Name: Donald Lopez

Title(s):

  • Arthur F Thurnau Professor
  • Chair, Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies
  • Chair, Michigan Society of Fellows

Contact Information: 734.615.1331 , dlopez@umich.edu

Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/asian/asian_detail/0,2929,25247%255Fpeople%255F44094432,00.html

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CCS
  • CSEAS
  • CSAS

Department Affiliation(s):

  • Asian Languages & Cultures

Education Background: Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1982

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • East Asian Studies
  • Southeast Asian Studies
  • South Asian Studies

Related Countries:

  • China

Research/Teaching Specialization: Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan history, Tibetan language

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Intermediate and Advanced Classical Tibetan; Tibetan Buddhism; Tools and Methods in Buddhist Studies; Directed Readings in Tibetan; Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism; Buddhist Tantra; History of Buddhist Studies; Introduction to Buddhism; Introduction to Asian Religions