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Paul Dundas (born in 1952) is a scholar and a senior lecturer in Sanskrit language and head of Asian Studies in the University of Edinburgh. His main areas of academic and research interest include Jainism, Buddhism, classical Sanskrit literature and Middle Indo-Aryan philology. He is regarded as one of the leading scholars of the world in Jain studies. [1] He is currently a member of the Council of the Pali Text Society. Mr Paul Dundas is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh who began teaching in the former Sanskrit Department here in 1976 after a stint at Cambridge. His work on Jainism has made him one of the world’s most respected scholars on the religious and cultural history of India and his 1992 book The Jains remains an essential text in the study of the religious beliefs and practices of South Asia. Paul has extensive experience as a lecturer in Buddhism, Prakrit, Sanskrit and Indian cultural history and as a research supervisor. Research Interests Paul’s research interests focus mainly on the study of the doctrines and practices of the Jain community and Indian religious philosophy, although he also focusses on Middle Indo-Aryan philology, Sanskrit poetry and court epics. Teaching Postgraduate Teaching MSc Asian Religions The Origins of Buddhism in India Undergraduate Teaching Sanskrit at all undergraduate levels Buddhism 3 and 4 Hinduism 4
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