Patrick Olivelle | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) |
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| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
Patrick Olivelle is an Indologist.[1][2] A philologist and scholar of Sanskrit Literature whose work has focused on asceticism, renunciation and the dharma, Olivelle has been Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Religions in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin since 1991.[1][3]