Louis de La Vallée-Poussin
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Louis de La Vallée Poussin — Birth full name Louis Étienne Joseph Marie de La Vallée-Poussin — (1 January 1869 - 18 February 1938) was a Belgian Indologist and scholar of Buddhist Studies
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, where he received his early education. He studied at the University of Liège
from 1884 to 1888, receiving his doctorate at the age of nineteen. He studied Sanskrit
, Pali
, and Avestan under Charles de Harlez and Philippe Colinet from 1888 to 1890 at the University of Louvain
, receiving a docteur en langues orientales in July 1891. Moving to Paris, he began his studies at the Sorbonne
that same year under Victor Henri and Sylvain Lévi
. During this time (1891–1892), he also occupied the chair of Sanskrit at the University of Liège. He continued his study of Avestan and the Zoroastrian Gathas
under Hendrik Kern at Leiden University
, where he also took up the study of Chinese and Tibetan. In 1893, he attained a professorship at the University of Ghent teaching comparative grammar of Greek and Latin, a position which he held until his retirement in 1929.
Buddhist Studies
Buddhist studies, also known as Buddhology , is the academic study of Buddhism. The term applies especially to the modern academic field, which is a subset of Religious Studies, and is distinct from Buddhist philosophy or Buddhist theology...
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Education
La Vallée-Poussin was born in LiègeLiège
Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....
, where he received his early education. He studied at the University of Liège
University of Liège
The University of Liège , in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, is a major public university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language is French.-History:...
from 1884 to 1888, receiving his doctorate at the age of nineteen. He studied Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
, Pali
Páli
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, and Avestan under Charles de Harlez and Philippe Colinet from 1888 to 1890 at the University of Louvain
Catholic University of Leuven
The Catholic University of Leuven, or of Louvain, was the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium. The university was founded in 1425 as the University of Leuven by John IV, Duke of Brabant and approved by a Papal bull by Pope Martin V.During France's occupation of Belgium in the...
, receiving a docteur en langues orientales in July 1891. Moving to Paris, he began his studies at the Sorbonne
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
that same year under Victor Henri and Sylvain Lévi
Sylvain Lévi
Sylvain Lévi was an orientalist and indologist. Born in Paris on March 28, 1863, his book Théâtre Indien is an important work on the subject. Lévi also conducted some of the earliest analysis of Tokharian fragments discovered in Western China.-Biography:Sylvain Levi passed the agregation...
. During this time (1891–1892), he also occupied the chair of Sanskrit at the University of Liège. He continued his study of Avestan and the Zoroastrian Gathas
Gathas
The Gathas are 17 hymns believed to have been composed by Zarathusthra himself. They are the most sacred texts of the Zoroastrian faith.-Structure and organization:...
under Hendrik Kern at Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
, where he also took up the study of Chinese and Tibetan. In 1893, he attained a professorship at the University of Ghent teaching comparative grammar of Greek and Latin, a position which he held until his retirement in 1929.
Major works
- Nirvana
- La Morale bouddhique
- Documents d'Abhidharma : La controverse du temps, des dieux, les quatre, les trois vérités
- L’Abhidharmakośa de Vasubandhu. 6 vols. Paris: 1923-31.
- Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi: La Siddhi de Hiuan-Tsang, (1928–1929)
- L'Inde aux temps des mauryas et des Barbares, Grecs, Scythes, Parthes et Yue-Tchi
- Dynasties et histoire de l'Inde depuis Kanişka jusqu'aux invasions musulmanes (1935)
- Bouddhisme. Opinions sur l'histoire de la dogmatique
- Indo-européens et indo-iraniens. L'Inde jusque vers 300 avant J.-C, (1924)
Reference
- Reference ^ Family Levieux, History of Jouvenet, by F-N. LeRoy,(La famillie Levieux par François Nöel Leroy, Histoire De Jouvenet 1860), Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
Library
External links
- Selected Works on archive.org
- The way to Nirvana : six lectures on ancient Buddhism as a discipline of salvation on archive.org