Peter Harvey (Buddhism)

Brian Peter Harvey (born 1951) is a contemporary British scholar of Buddhism. He is Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland.[1]

Career

Peter Harvey received his Ph.D under the supervision of Ninian Smart at Lancaster University. Harvey is the author of An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices published by Cambridge University Press, whose 1st edition sold over 55,000 copies.[2] He has also authored a book on anatta, The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism,[3][4] and An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Practices published by the Cambridge University Press. His papers on Theravada Buddhism have appeared in many peer-reviewed journals, but his contributions to the broader Buddhist studies include an anthology of Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna texts that is being distributed by Mahachulalongkorn Rajavidyalaya University in Thailand.[5][6] He co-founded UK Association for Buddhist Studies with professor Ian Harris, and has been an editor of the journal Buddhist Studies Review.[5]

Harvey was Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland prior to his retirement.[7]

Personal

As of 2013 Harvey was married with one daughter.[8]

See also

• Anatta

References

2. 2nd edition preface, page xv
3. http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/The%20Selfless%20Mind_Personality_Consciousness%20and%20Nirvana%20in%20Early%20Buddhism_Harvey_1995-2004r.pdf
4. Harvey, Peter (13 September 2013). The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism. Routledge. ISBN 9781136783364 – via Google Books.
5. Peter Harvey Biography, Academia, University of Sunderland
6. Peter Harvey, Secular Buddhist Association
7. "Peter Harvey - University of Sunderland - Academia.edu". sunderland.academia.edu.
8. An Introduction to Buddhism, p7