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Until his retirement in 2011 he was also di rector for the University's Centre for Buddhist Studies, and is a former Preside nt of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies. Williams studied at the University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies where he graduated with a first class BA in 1972. He then went on to study Budd hist Philosophy at Wadham College, University of Oxford, where he was awarded hi s DPhil in 1978. His main research interests are Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy, Mahayana Buddhism, and Medieval philosophical and mystical thought. Williams was a Buddhist himself for many years but has since converted to Roman Catholicism, an experience he wrote about in his book The Unexpected Way.[1][2] He is now a professed lay member of the Dominican Order. Williams married Sharon in 1971. They have three children: Myrddin, Tiernan and Tara, and several grandchild Paul Williams (b. 1950) is Emeritus Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy a t the University of Bristol, England. Until his retirement in 2011 he was also d irector for the University's Centre for Buddhist Studies, and is a former Presid ent of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies. Williams studied at the University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies where he graduated with a first class BA in 1972. He then went on to study Budd hist Philosophy at Wadham College, University of Oxford, where he was awarded hi s DPhil in 1978. His main research interests are Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy, Mahayana Buddhism, and Medieval philosophical and mystical thought. Williams was a Buddhist himself for many years but has since converted to Roman Catholicism, an experience he wrote about in his book The Unexpected Way.[1][2] He is now a professed lay member of the Dominican Order. Williams married Sharon in 1971. They have three children: Myrddin, Tiernan and Tara, and several grandchildren. Paul Williams (b. 1950) is Emeritus Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy a t the University of Bristol, England. Until his retirement in 2011 he was also d irector for the University's Centre for Buddhist Studies, and is a former Presid ent of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies. Williams studied at the University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies where he graduated with a first class BA in 1972. He then went on to study Budd hist Philosophy at Wadham College, University of Oxford, where he was awarded hi s DPhil in 1978. His main research interests are Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy, Mahayana Buddhism, and Medieval philosophical and mystical thought. Williams was a Buddhist himself for many years but has since converted to Roman Catholicism, an experience he wrote about in his book The Unexpected Way.[1][2] He is now a professed lay member of the Dominican Order. Williams married Sharon in 1971. They have three children: Myrddin, Tiernan and Tara, and several grandchildren. Paul Williams (b. 1950) is Emeritus Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy a t the University of Bristol, England. Until his retirement in 2011 he was also d irector for the University's Centre for Buddhist Studies, and is a former Presid ent of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies. Williams studied at the University of Sussex's School of African & Asian Studies where he graduated with a first class BA in 1972. He then went on to study Budd hist Philosophy at Wadham College, University of Oxford, where he was awarded hi
s DPhil in 1978. His main research interests are Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy, Mahayana Buddhism, and Medieval philosophical and mystical thought. Williams was a Buddhist himself for many years but has since converted to Roman Catholicism, an experience he wrote about in his book The Unexpected Way.[1][2] He is now a professed lay member of the Dominican Order. Williams married Sharon in 1971. They have three children: Myrddin, Tiernan and Tara, and several grandchildren. ren.