Malcolm David Eckel was a Professor of Religion and Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Religion at Boston University. He received a B.A. from Harvard, a B.A. and M.A. from Oxford, and a Ph.D. in the Study of Religion from Harvard. His scholarly interests include the history of Buddhist philosophy in India and Tibet, the relationship between Buddhism and other Indian religions, the expansion and adaptation of Buddhism in Asia and the West, Buddhist narrative traditions and their relationship to Buddhist ethics, and the connection between philosophical theory and religious practice. His teaching at Boston University has been recognized by the Metcalf Award for Teaching Excellence (1998), and he has served as the Distinguished Teaching Professor of the Humanities (2002-5). He also has served as Assistant Dean and Director of the Core Curriculum (2007-13), an integrated program in the liberal arts for first- and second-year students in the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n
His publications include Bhaviveka and His Buddhist Opponents <\/em>(Harvard); Buddhism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places <\/em>(Oxford); To See the Buddha: A Philosopher\u2019s Quest for the Meaning of Emptiness <\/em>(Princeton); Jnanagarbha\u2019s Commentary on the Distinction Between the Two Truths: An Eighth-Century Handbook of Madhyamaka Philosophy <\/em>(State University of New York);<\/em> and \u201cIs There a Buddhist Philosophy of Nature?\u201d in Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Buddhism and Ecology <\/em>(Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions). He is the editor of two volumes of essays: India and The West: The Problem of Understanding<\/em> (Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions) and Deliver Us from Evil<\/em> (Continuum).<\/p>\n Before joining the faculty at Boston University, he served as Associate Professor at Harvard Divinity School and as Administrative Director of the Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions. He recently returned to Harvard to serve on the Visiting Committee of Harvard Divinity School. In 2013, he was invited to deliver a series of lectures entitled \u201cModes of Recognition: Aspects of Theory in Mahayana Buddhist Narrative\u201d as Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n Complete CV<\/a><\/p>\n Bhaviveka and His Buddhist Opponents<\/a> <\/p>\n Buddhism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Place<\/em><\/a> Understanding Buddhism <\/p>\n To See the Buddha<\/em><\/a><\/strong>Books<\/h2>\n
\n<\/em>By M. David Eckel
\nHarvard University Press
\n2008
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\nBy M. David Eckel
\nOxford University Press
\nOctober 1, 2002
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\n<\/em><\/a>By M. David Eckel
\n<\/em>Watkins
\nJanuary 1, 1999
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\nBy M. David Eckel
\nPrinceton University Press; Reprint edition
\nNovember 29, 1994
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