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Buswell, Robert Evans was born on March 25, 1953 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Robert Evans and Miriam Josephine (Dunn) Buswell.
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Robert Evans Buswell, American Religion educator. Research grantee National Endowment for Humanities, 1989-1990, conference grantee American Council Learned Socs./Social Science Research Council, 1988; recipient award of merit Center for the Study of Chinul's Thought, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1988.
Education
AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1981; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1985.
Career
Bhikkhu, Thammayut Order of Theravada Buddhism, Thailand, 1972-1973; Bhiksu, Ch'an School Chinese Buddhism, Hong Kong, 1973-1974; Bhiksu, Chogye Order Korean Buddhism, Songgwang-sa, Republic of Korea, 1974-1979; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1986. Board directors Kuroda Institute for the Study of Buddhism, Los Angeles, since 1989.
Membership
Cultural advisor Korean Cultural Svc., Los Angeles, 1986-1989. Member International Association Buddhist Studies, American Academy Religion, Association Asian Studies (Executive Committee 1990-1993, commission on Korean studies), American Oriental Society.
Connections
Married Kyoko Tokuno, Feb.17, 1985.
Awards
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Research grantee National Endowment for Humanities, 1989-1990, conference grantee American Council Learned Socs./Social Science Research Council, 1988. Recipient award of merit Center for the Study of Chinul's Thought, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1988.Research grantee National Endowment for Humanities, 1989-1990, conference grantee American Council Learned Socs./Social Science Research Council, 1988. Recipient award of merit Center for the Study of Chinul's Thought, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1988.