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C. Robert Pryor <rpryor@antioch.edu> Director Buddhist Studies Program |
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Address: | Antioch Education Abroad Antioch University 900 Dayton St. Yellow Springs, OH 45387 United States |
Primary Phone: | 937-769-1013 |
Web Page: | https://http://antioch.edu/aea |
List Affiliations: | None |
Interests: | Asian History / Studies |
Bio: C. Robert Pryor received a BS from the University of Michigan, an MAT from Antioch University, and attended the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, where he studied Anthropology and South Asian religions. He designed the Antioch Buddhist Studies Program, and since 1979 has taken groups of students to India as program director. In 1987 he founded Insight Travel, offering pilgrimages to Buddhist and Hindu sites in northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. He served as consultant for the BBC documentary, In the Footsteps of the Buddha, and collaborated on the book Living This Life Fully: Stories and Teachings of Munindra. His interests include: South Asian cultures, pilgrimage, the history of Indian Buddhism, meditation and Buddhism in the West. |