Gregory Schopen
American scholar of Buddhism and Sanskrit, known for pioneering the use of epigraphical and archaeological evidence to reinterpret the history and practice of Indian Buddhist monasticism; he has taught at Brown University and later at UCLA.
Books
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1. Bones, Stones, And Buddhist Monks
Collected Papers on the Archaeology, Epigraphy, and Texts of Monastic Buddhism in India
A collection of essays that reexamines early Indian Buddhist practice through inscriptions, archaeological remains, and donative records, foregrounding what people actually did rather than what texts prescribe. It portrays a lived religion centered on relic veneration, merit-making, property, and legal-economic activities, illuminates the roles of monasteries and lay patrons, and challenges assumptions about renunciation by showing the gap between normative rhetoric and everyday monastic life.
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