In 1985 he was the first Westerner to receive the Geshe Lharampa degree , the highest available within the Tibetan scholastic tradition .
Dreyfus , born 1950 in Switzerland , is an academic in the fields of Tibetology and Buddology , with a particular interest in Indian Buddhist philosophy .
In 1985 Dreyfus was the first academic to receive the Geshe Lharampa degree , the highest available within the Tibetan scholastic tradition .
Dreyfus , born 1950 in Switzerland , is an academic in the fields of Tibetology and Buddology , with a particular interest in Indian Buddhist philosophy .