]> 2026-10-10T16:35:16-04:00 People/Williams, P. 0 en 3 Woodland Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1TB University of Bristol, England [https://oralhistory.iats.info/interviews/paul-williams/?doing_wp_cron=1696621892.9007570743560791015625 Oral History of Tibetan Studies] Paul Williams (b. 1950) is Emeritus Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy at the University of Bristol, England. Until his retirement in 2011 he was also director for the University's Centre for Buddhist Studies, and is a former President of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies.<br>      Williams studied at the University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies where he graduated with a first class BA in 1972. He then went on to study Buddhist Philosophy at Wadham College, University of Oxford, where he was awarded his DPhil in 1978. His main research interests are Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy, Mahayana Buddhism, and Medieval philosophical and mystical thought.<br>      Williams was a Buddhist himself for many years but has since converted to Roman Catholicism, an experience he wrote about in his book ''The Unexpected Way'' and in an article, "On Converting from Buddhism to Catholicism – One Convert's Story." He is now a professed lay member of the Dominican Order. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_(Buddhist_studies_scholar) Source Accessed April 16, 2020]) Person People DPhil,, Wadham College, University of Oxford, 1978; BA, University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies, 1972. File:Williams Paul biscobreak.jpg https://commons.tsadra.org/images/b/ba/Williams_Paul_biscobreak.jpg true true true File:Williams Paul biscobreak.jpg File:Williams Paul biscobreak.jpg Paul Williams;Paul;Williams;Williams, P. false Paul Williams Paul Williams Williams Paul biscobreak.jpg Williams, P. Paul Williams Paul Williams Authors of English Works and Professors Emeritus Wadham College, University of Oxford *[[Mi bskyod rdo rje: Routledge Entry]] * [[Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies]] Edited and with a new introduction by [[Paul Williams]] (London: [[Routledge]], 2005). Eight volumes. ISBN 978-0415332262 * [[Songs of Love, Poems of Sadness]]: The Erotic Verse of the 6th Dalai Lama ([[IB Taurus]], 2004). ISBN 978-1850434795 * The Unexpected Way: On Converting from Buddhism to Catholicism (London: T & T Clark, 2002). ISBN 978-0567088307 * [[Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition]] (London: [[Routledge]], 2000). ISBN 978-0415207010 * [[Altruism and Reality]]: Studies in the Philosophy of the Bodhicaryavatara (Richmond: [[Curzon Press]], 1998). ISBN 978-0700710317 * [[The Reflexive Nature of Awareness]]: A Tibetan Madhyamaka Defence (Richmond: [[Curzon Press]], 1998). ISBN 978-0700710300 * [[Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations]] (London: [[Routledge]],1989). ISBN 978-0415356534 Williams, Paul Modern Paul Williams (b. 1950) is Emeritus Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy at the University of Bristol, England. Until his retirement in 2011 he was also director for the University's Centre for Buddhist Studies, and is a former President of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies.<br>      Williams studied at the University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies where he graduated with a first class BA in 1972. He then went on to study Buddhist Philosophy at Wadham College, University of Oxford, where he was awarded his DPhil in 1978. His main research interests are Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy, Mahayana Buddhism, and Medieval philosophical and mystical thought.<br>      Williams was a Buddhist himself for many years but has since converted to Roman Catholicism, an experience he wrote about in his book ''The Unexpected Way'' and in an article, "On Converting from Buddhism to Catholicism – One Convert's Story." He is now a professed lay member of the Dominican Order. 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