Alex Wayman

Alex Wayman (January 11, 1921 – September 22, 2004) was an American tibetologist and indologist who worked as a professor of Sanskrit at Columbia University.

After finishing his B.A. (1948), M.A. (1949) and Ph. D. (1959) at the University of California, Los Angeles, he came to Columbia as a visiting professor in 1966. In 1967 he was made professor of Sanskrit and remained in this position until his retirement in 1991.

Wayman wrote many books on Buddhism, including texts on tantra and on Buddhist logic.

Books

• The Enlightenment of Vairocana, 1992, Motilal Banarsidass.
• Untying the Knots in Buddhism, 1997, Motial Banarsidass.
• Introduction to Buddhist Tantric Systems, 1998, Motilal Banarsidass.
• A Millennium of Buddhist Logic, 1999, Motilal Banarsidass.
• Buddhist Insight, 1984, Motilal Banarsidass.

Honorary Volume

• Researches in Indian and Buddhist philosophy: Essays in honour of Professor Alex Wayman, 1993, Motilal Banarsidass.

Further reading

• Alex Wayman, Buddha Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative
• Alex Wayman (1921-2004), JSTOR
• Alex Wayman, Wikipedia