Brian Peter Harvey (born 1951) is a contemporary British scholar of
Buddhism
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. He is Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Studies at the
University of Sunderland
, mottoeng = Sweetly absorbing knowledge
, established = 1901 - Sunderland Technical College1969 - Sunderland Polytechnic1992 - University of Sunderland (gained university status)
, staff =
, chancellor = Emel ...
.
Career
Peter Harvey received his Ph.D under the supervision of
Ninian Smart
Roderick Ninian Smart (6 May 1927 – 29 January 2001) was a Scottish writer and university educator. He was a pioneer in the field of secular religious studies. In 1967 he established the first department of religious studies in the United Ki ...
at
Lancaster University. Harvey is the author of ''An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices'' published by
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Pre ...
, whose 1st edition sold over 55,000 copies. He has also authored a book on
anatta, ''The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism'', and ''An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Practices'' published by the Cambridge University Press. His papers on Theravada Buddhism have appeared in many peer-reviewed journals, but his contributions to the broader Buddhist studies include an anthology of
Theravāda
''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...
,
Mahāyāna
''Mahāyāna'' (; "Great Vehicle") is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices. Mahāyāna Buddhism developed in India (c. 1st century BCE onwards) and is considered one of the three main existing br ...
and
Vajrayāna
Vajrayāna ( sa, वज्रयान, "thunderbolt vehicle", "diamond vehicle", or "indestructible vehicle"), along with Mantrayāna, Guhyamantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Secret Mantra, Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, are names referring t ...
texts that is being distributed by
Mahachulalongkorn Rajavidyalaya University in
Thailand
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.
[ He co-founded UK Association for Buddhist Studies with professor Ian Harris, and has been an editor of the journal '' Buddhist Studies Review''.][Peter Harvey Biography]
Academia, University of Sunderland
Harvey was Professor of Buddhist Studies
Buddhist studies, also known as Buddhology, is the academic study of Buddhism. The term ''Buddhology'' was coined in the early 20th century by the Unitarian minister Joseph Estlin Carpenter to mean the "study of Buddhahood, the nature of the Budd ...
at the University of Sunderland
, mottoeng = Sweetly absorbing knowledge
, established = 1901 - Sunderland Technical College1969 - Sunderland Polytechnic1992 - University of Sunderland (gained university status)
, staff =
, chancellor = Emel ...
prior to his retirement.
Family
As of 2013 Harvey was married with one daughter.[An Introduction to Buddhism, p7]
References
1951 births
Living people
Academics of the University of Sunderland
Alumni of Lancaster University
British scholars of Buddhism
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