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Johannes Bronkhorst | |
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| Born | (1946-07-17)17 July 1946 (age 78) Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
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| Known for | Greater Magadha |
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| Institutions | University of Lausanne |
| Main interests | Early Buddhism |
Johannes Bronkhorst (born 17 July 1946, inSchiedam) is aDutchOrientalist andIndologist, specializing inBuddhist studies andearly Buddhism. He isemeritus professor at theUniversity of Lausanne.
After studying Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy at theVrije Universiteit inAmsterdam (B.Sc. 1968), he moved toIndia, where he turned toSanskrit andPāli, first at theUniversity of Rajasthan (Jaipur), then theUniversity of Pune (M.A. 1976, Ph.D. 1979). InPune he read with traditional Sanskrit scholars, specialising in Sanskrit grammar andIndian philosophy. Back in the Netherlands, he did a seconddoctorate (1980) at theUniversity of Leiden. Having worked for research projects funded by theNederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, he was appointed in 1987 to the position of Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of Lausanne. He retired in 2011.
Bronkhorst has concentrated on the history of Indian thought and published on a wide range of topics, including indigenous grammar andlinguistics, the interaction betweenBrahmanism,Buddhism, andJainism and their philosophical schools and religious practices. A key output of this work appeared in his monographGreater Magadha (2007).[1] The book has been reviewed by several scholars including Jason Neelis[2] and Alexander Wynne.[3] Some of Bronkhort's publications address larger questions relating to the theory and study of religion. The website of the University of Lausanne provides access to some of his work.[4]
Bronkhorst became a corresponding member of theRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996.[5]
