Discipline: The Canonical Buddhism of the Vinayapitaka

John Clifford Holt is a Professor of Religion, at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, USA. His book, Buddha in the Crown: Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist Traditions of Sri Lanka, was awarded the 1992 American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion. He is the editor of Anagatavamsa Desana also published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited.