Janet Gyatso | |
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Born | Janet Frank Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA, PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Professor of Buddhist Studies, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs |
Years active | 1981- current |
Employer | Harvard Divinity School |
Known for | Study of Buddhism and Tibetan and South Asian culture |
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Janet Gyatso is a Religious Studies scholar currently employed as the Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies and the Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs at Harvard Divinity School.[1] She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Gyatso's research interests are in Buddhism and its relationship to Tibetan and South Asian civilizations.[1]