Talk:Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

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I do not agree for deletion. Of course Lopez is an important person of our time, he has published a lot and is seen as a high scholar in religious studies as well as among Buddhists. What else I can say as an argument against speey deletion? --Kt66 00:35, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Please read WP:BIO and WP:PROFTEST and edit the article so that it is obvious the subject meets the requirements (he probably does) within the next five days, and then remove the {{dated prod}} tag, and your article will be kept. Speedy (immediate) deletion has already been denied. If you remove the {{dated prod}} without making changes to the article, it might be nominated for deletion with discussion, which also takes five days. So take your time, but not too much, and cite reliable sources for your assertion that he is a high scholar. Kusma (討論) 00:53, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

OK thank you. I found just only this: http://www.snowlionpub.com/pages/lopez.php

"DONALD S. LOPEZ, JR. BIOGRAPHY

Donald S. Lopez, Jr. holds a PhD. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia, where he specialized in Tibetan Buddhism. As a Fulbright scholar in India, he studied Madhyamika philosophy with leading Tibetan scholars. He is currently Associate Professor of Religion at Middlebury College. He is the author of The Heart Sutra Explained: Indian and Tibetan Commentaries (SUNY Press) and editor of Buddhist Hermeneutics (University of Hawaii Press)."

and "Research Interests: Professor Lopez completed his doctorate in Religious Studies (Buddhist Studies) at the University of Virginia in 1982 and joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1989. He has served as both chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The author or editor of some twenty books, Professor Lopez's current research focuses on the life and works of Gedun Chopel (1903-1951), the leading Tibetan intellectual of the 20th century. In 2000, Professor Lopez was elected to the American Academic of Arts and Sciences." http://141.211.142.25/ccs/FacultyListDetail.asp?ID=28

and "Donald S. Lopez, Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies – dlopez@umich.edu

Ph.D. University of Virginia , 1982

Professor Lopez specializes in late Indian Mahayana Buddhism and in Tibetan Buddhism. His books include A Study of Svatantrika ; Elaborations on Emptiness: Uses of Heart Sutra ; Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West ; The Story of Buddhism; and The Madman's Middle Way: Reflections on Reality of the Tibetan Monk Gendun Chopel . His edited volumes include Buddhist Hermeneutics ; Buddhism in Practice ; Religions of Tibet in Practice ; Curators of the Buddha: The Study of Buddhism Under Colonialism; Buddhist Scriptures ; and Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism . He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000 and appointed as a Distinguished University Professor in 2005." http://www.lsa.umich.edu/asian/department/faculty.html

Perhaps this is to less. The statement of being a high repected scholar I took over from the WP-site Donald Lopez. --Kt66 01:40, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Categorization

Is this fellow a Buddhist or does he simply study Buddhism? I ask because I couldn't decide whether to add him to the category "Buddhists". RedRollerskate 21:40, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Academic Title

I recently received an email from Dr. Lopez identifying him as the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, and a UM press release from Jan 2006 similarly identifies him. Web references to the title as given in the article, however, are numerous. I am guessing the sponsorship of the chair somehow changed (are these getting to be like baseball parks?); perhaps the title as given should be included parenthetically with the modifier "formerly." Since I need to reply to his email, I guess I will ask him this, and make the change or not depending on his reply, but I am adding this note in case someone has another thought and as a reminder to myself to follow up. David Watson 21:39, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dharmic writer?

I'm guessing that most Religious Studies scholars would object to a label like this. He is not writing "Dharmic" texts, only about them. I think this label should be removed, as one should distinguish between authors of primary sources and those who study them. --Joechip123 (talk) 22:30, 9 May 2008 (UTC)