Abraham Velez de Cea, Ph.D.
Professor
Education
- Ph.D. Philosophy, Universidad Complutense
- M.A. Religious Studies (Ciencias de la Religion), Universidad Pontificia de Comillas
- Licentiate, Philosophy and Education, Universidad de Navarra
Research & Academic Interests
- Buddhist ethics (conflict prevention and resolution)
- Buddhist attitudes to religious diversity
- Buddhist-Christian dialogue
- Theravāda-Mahāyāna dialogue
Publications
- Buddhist Responses to Religious Diversity: Theravāda and Tibetan Perspectives. Edited together with Douglas Duckworth and Elizabeth J. Harris. Sheffield: Equinox, 2020.
- The Buddha and Religious Diversity. London: Routledge (Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy), 2013.
- En Palabras del Buddha. (Translation of Bhikkhu Bodhi’s anthology of Pali texts rendered directly from Pali into Spanish). Edited and translated together with Ricardo Guerrero and Aleix Ruíz Falqués. Barcelona: Clásicos Kairós, 2019.
- Nāgārjuna: Versos sobre los fundamentos del camino medio (Sanskrit text and Spanish translation of Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhymakakārikā) Barcelona: Clásicos Kairós, 2003.
- “The Cross-Cultural Hermeneutics of Raimon Panikkar” Cirpit Review (Intercultural center dedicated to Raimon Panikkar) Vol 5 (2014) pp. 69-77,
- “The Dalai Lama and the Nature of Buddhist Ethics” Journal of Buddhist Ethics Volume 20 (2013) pp. 499-540.
Associations, Affiliations & Work History
- American Academy of Religion
- Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies
- Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy
