Paul Dundas
Professor Paul Dundas | |
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| Born | 23 May 1952 |
| Died | 5 April 2023 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Indologist |
| Employer | University of Edinburgh |
| Awards | Prakrit Jñānabhāratī International Awards (2019) |
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Paul Dundas (23 May 1952 – 5 April 2023) was a Scottish Indologist, an honorary fellow in Sanskrit language and Head of Asian studies at the University of Edinburgh. His teachings and research focused extensively on understanding Jainism, Buddhism, Sanskrit literature and Middle Indo-Aryan philology. He was regarded as one of the leading scholars in Jaina and Prakrit studies. He was a member of the Council of the Pali Text Society.