David J. Kalupahana (1936–2014) was a Buddhist scholar from Sri Lanka. He was a student of the late K.N. Jayatilleke, who was a student of Wittgenstein. He wrote mainly about epistemology, theory of language, and compared later Buddhist philosophical texts against the earliest texts and tried to present interpretations that were both historically contextualised and also compatible with the earliest texts, and in doing so, he encouraged Theravada Buddhists and scholars to reevaluate the legitimacy of later, Mahayana texts and consider them more sympathetically.
He left the University of Ceylon (1972) to join the University of Hawaii, serving as the Chairman of the Department of Philosophy and Chairman of the Graduate Field in Philosophy (1974–80). He directed international intra-religious conferences on Buddhism, and on Buddhism and Peace.
Many of his books are published and widely available in India (by Motilal Banarsidass and others), and therefore presumably have a fairly significant influence on the fields of Buddhism and Buddhist Studies in India and other nearby South Asian countries, such as his native Sri Lanka.
Publicationsedit
Mulamadhyamakakarika of Nagarjuna: The Philosophy of the Middle Way, ISBN81-208-0774-X, published Motilal Barnasidass, 1991.
A History Of Buddhist Philosophy: Continuities And Discontinuities
A Path Of Righteousness: Dhammapada
Buddhist Philosophy: A Historical Analysis. Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, 1976.
Buddhist Thought And Ritual
Causality: The Central Philosophy Of Buddhism
Ethics In Early Buddhism
The Buddha And The Concept Of Peace
The Buddha’s Philosophy Of Language
The Principles Of Buddhist Psychology
The Way Of Siddhartha
Nagarjuna's Moral Philosophy and Sinhala Buddhism
A Sourcebook Of Early Buddhist Philosophy
A Sourcebook Of Later Buddhist Philosophy
The Wheel Of Morals Dhamma - Cakka
Referencesedit
^de Silvas, Nissanka (2013). Me Mahinda Shasthra Shala: Ma Dutu Mahindaya. Print House Sri Lanka. p. 238.
Further readingedit
Tilakaratne, Asanga (2014). "Professor David Jinadasa Kalupahana (1936–2014)". Philosophy East and West. 64 (3): 520–522. doi:10.1353/pew.2014.0039. S2CID 170555920.
External linksedit
Richard K. Payne: Early Buddhism: A conversation with David J. Kalupahana
This Sri Lankan biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
david, kalupahana, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, march, 2010, learn, when, remove, this, message, david, kal. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message David J Kalupahana 1936 2014 was a Buddhist scholar from Sri Lanka He was a student of the late K N Jayatilleke who was a student of Wittgenstein He wrote mainly about epistemology theory of language and compared later Buddhist philosophical texts against the earliest texts and tried to present interpretations that were both historically contextualised and also compatible with the earliest texts and in doing so he encouraged Theravada Buddhists and scholars to reevaluate the legitimacy of later Mahayana texts and consider them more sympathetically David J KalupahanaBorn1936Sri LankaDiedJanuary 15 2014Honolulu Hawaii U S Alma materUniversity of London University of Peradeniya Mahinda College GalleSpouseIndrani KalupahanaChildrenNandana Kalupahana Dimati Kalupahana Milinda KalupahanaScientific careerFieldsPhilosophy Buddhist StudiesInstitutionsUniversity of HawaiiDoctoral advisorK N JayatillekeNotable studentsP D Premasiri Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Galle District Southern Sri Lanka Kalupahana attended Mahinda College Galle for his school education 1 He obtained his BA Sri Lanka 1959 Ph D London and D Litt Hon Peradeniya Sri Lanka He was Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii He was assistant lecturer in Pali and Buddhist Civilization at the University of Ceylon and studied Chinese and Tibetan at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London where he completed a Ph D dissertation on the problem of causality in the Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas in 1966 He left the University of Ceylon 1972 to join the University of Hawaii serving as the Chairman of the Department of Philosophy and Chairman of the Graduate Field in Philosophy 1974 80 He directed international intra religious conferences on Buddhism and on Buddhism and Peace Many of his books are published and widely available in India by Motilal Banarsidass and others and therefore presumably have a fairly significant influence on the fields of Buddhism and Buddhist Studies in India and other nearby South Asian countries such as his native Sri Lanka Publications editMulamadhyamakakarika of Nagarjuna The Philosophy of the Middle Way ISBN 81 208 0774 X published Motilal Barnasidass 1991 A History Of Buddhist Philosophy Continuities And Discontinuities A Path Of Righteousness Dhammapada Buddhist Philosophy A Historical Analysis Honolulu The University Press of Hawaii 1976 Buddhist Thought And Ritual Causality The Central Philosophy Of Buddhism Ethics In Early Buddhism The Buddha And The Concept Of Peace The Buddha s Philosophy Of Language The Principles Of Buddhist Psychology The Way Of Siddhartha Nagarjuna s Moral Philosophy and Sinhala Buddhism A Sourcebook Of Early Buddhist Philosophy A Sourcebook Of Later Buddhist Philosophy The Wheel Of Morals Dhamma CakkaReferences edit de Silvas Nissanka 2013 Me Mahinda Shasthra Shala Ma Dutu Mahindaya Print House Sri Lanka p 238 Further reading editTilakaratne Asanga 2014 Professor David Jinadasa Kalupahana 1936 2014 Philosophy East and West 64 3 520 522 doi 10 1353 pew 2014 0039 S2CID 170555920 External links editRichard K Payne Early Buddhism A conversation with David J Kalupahana nbsp This Sri Lankan biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography of an Asian philosopher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about a philosophy of religion scholar is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Kalupahana amp oldid 1168774114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
