Mahinda Deegalle
Mahinda Deegalle is a scholar and writer who teaches at Bath Spa University. In 2000, he held the Numata Professorship in Buddhist Studies at McGill University. He writes both in Sinhala and English.
Life[edit]
Deegalle is the author of Popularizing Buddhism: Preaching as Performance in Sri Lanka (State University of New York Press, 2006),[1] the editor of Dharma to the UK: A Centennial Celebration of Buddhist Legacy (World Buddhist Foundation, 2008),[2] Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka (Routledge, 2006),[3] and the co-editor of Pali Buddhism (Curzon, 1996).[4]
Deegalle attended the University of Peradeniya and obtained a B.A. Honours degree in Buddhist Studies. He studied Comparative Religion at Harvard University,[5] where he obtained a Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree. He obtained a Ph.D. in History of Religions from the University of Chicago.
Deegalle serves in the Steering Committee of the Buddhism Section of the American Academy of Religion[6] and of the managing committee of the Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions. He is the editor-in-chief of Buddhist-Christian Studies.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Popularizing Buddhism. Sunypress.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "9780951895726: Dharma to the UK : A Centennial Celebration of Buddhist Legacy - AbeBooks - Deegalle Mahinda: 0951895729". AbeBooks. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ Routledge (2006-03-07). "Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka (Hardback)". Routledge. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ Hoffman, Frank J.; Mahinda, Deegalle (1996). Pāli Buddhism - Frank J. Hoffman, Deegalle Mahinda - Google Books. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780700703593. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "Harvard Divinity School Center for the Study of World Religions - Past Affiliates D-H". hds.harvard.edu. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "American Academy of Religion". Aarweb.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "Buddhist-Christian Studies". Uhpress.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-06.