Rupert Mark Lovell Gethin (born 1957, in
Edinburgh
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) is Professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies and codirector of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at the
University of Bristol
, mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'')
, established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter
, type ...
, and (since 2003) president of the
Pali Text Society
The Pali Text Society is a text publication society founded in 1881 by Thomas William Rhys Davids "to foster and promote the study of Pāli texts".
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.
He holds a BA in Comparative Religion (1980), a master's degree in Buddhist Studies (1982), and a PhD in Buddhist Studies (1987), all from the
University of Manchester
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...
. He was appointed Lecturer in Indian Religions by the University of Bristol in 1987, and then Professor In Buddhist Studies in 2009.
His main area of research is the history and development of Buddhist thought and practice in the
Nikayas and
Abhidhamma. His major publications include ''The Buddhist Path to Awakening''
and ''Sayings of the Buddha: New translations from the Pali Nikayas''. His 1998 book ''The Foundations of Buddhism'' is frequently used in university-level classes on Buddhism in English-speaking countries.
Gethin is a practicing Buddhist. He initially studied meditation in the Samatha Trust organization, which has its roots in the meditation practice of Nai Boonman, a former Thai Theravadan Buddhist monk. Gethin has led a class on mindfulness of breathing in Bristol since the 1990s.
References
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External links
Gethin's staff page at the University of Bristol with publication history and biography
University Chaplaincy - Buddhist Chaplains
1957 births
Academics of the University of Bristol
Alumni of the University of Manchester
British scholars of Buddhism
Living people
Pali scholars
Scottish Buddhists
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