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Patrick Olivelle

Patrick Olivelle is an Indologist. A philologist and scholar of Sanskrit Literature whose work has focused on asceticism, renunciation and the dharma, Olivelle has been Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Religions in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin since 1991.

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University of Oxford (B.A.) · University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.)
Born
1942 (age 83–84) Sri Lanka
Institutions
University of Texas at Austin
Occupations
Indologist · philologist · professor

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related to Bibliography · 75
Patrick Olivelle → Ancient India, Ancient Indian Culture, Annotated Translation, Anthem Press, Asceticism, Ascetics, Ashoka, BCE, Between, Brahmins, CE, Critical Edition, Cultural, Dharma, Empires, English, Explorations, Governance, Harvard Oriental Series, Harvard University Press
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Patrick Olivelle → American Oriental Society, Ancient Indian Culture, Anthem Press, Ascetics, Beyond, Brahmins, Essays, Explorations, Honor, Identity, Ideologies, Indology, Institutions, Introduction, ISBN, Journal, JSTOR, Languages, Lindquist, London
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Patrick Olivelle → Dr Nick Sutton, Hindu Studies Online Education, Initiative, Oxford Centre, Prof, Upanishads, Vedas
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Patrick Olivelle → Indologist, philologist, professor
Education · 2
Patrick Olivelle → University of Oxford (B.A.), University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.)
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Patrick Olivelle → 1942 (age 83–84) Sri Lanka
Institutions · 1
Patrick Olivelle → University of Texas at Austin
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Patrick Olivelle → Indologist

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