A. K. Warder

A. K. Warder

Anthony Kennedy Warder is a scholar of Indology, mostly in Buddhist studies and related fields, such as the Pāli and Sanskrit languages. He has written 15 books and numerous articles. He currently holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Sanskrit in the School of East Asian Studies in the University of Toronto. [cite web|url=http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/eas/staff/facandstaff.htm|title=School of East Asian Studies Faculty and Staff|accessdate=2008-04-11]

Prof. A.K. Warder has spent several years in India exploring manuscript libraries in every state in connection with his work on Kavya, a literary style created by Asvaghosa in the second century AD. He has also published on the subject of Indian Philosophy of all the religious schools in India.

Books

* "Pali Metre", Pali Text Society [http://www.palitext.com]
* "Introduction to Pali", Pali Text Society
* "Indian Buddhism", 1970, 2nd edn 1980, 3rd edn 2000; Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
* "Indian Kavya Literature", South Asia Books, 1989
* "A Course in Indian Philosophy", Motilal Banarsidass, 1998
* "Outline of Indian Philosophy", Orient Book Distributors, 1986

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