Concept

Johannes Bronkhorst

Overview

Johannes Bronkhorst (born 17 July 1946, in Schiedam, d. 14 May 2025) was a Dutch Orientalist and Indologist, specializing in Sanskrit grammar, Buddhist studies and early Buddhism. He was Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of Lausanne from 1987–2011, and thereafter emeritus professor until his death in 2025.

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Philosophers who discussed Johannes Bronkhorst

• Pyrrho
• Kundakunda
• The Buddha

Related ideas

• Falsifiability
• Indology
• India
• Jainism
• Karl Popper
• Historical Vedic religion
• Linguistics
• Sanskrit
• Indian philosophy
• Buddhism
• Vyākaraṇa
• Oriental studies
• Pre-sectarian Buddhism
• Amsterdam

Place in the tradition

Part of Buddhist philosophy.

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