Andy Rotman

About The Author

Andy Rotman is a professor in the Department of Religion and Buddhist studies program at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. He received his PhD in South Asian languages and civilizations from the University of Chicago in 2003. His research concerns the ways in which narratives and images in South Asia function as a part of social history and material culture. He is the translator of the inaugural volume in Wisdom’s Classics of Indian Buddhism series, Divine Stories: Divyavadana Part 1, and of Divine Stories: Divyavadana Part 2.

 

Books by Andy Rotman

Hungry Ghosts
By Andy Rotman
Classical stories and depictions of hungry ghosts not only tell us a great deal about Buddhism in the ancient world—they also speak to the modern human condition.
Learn More
Divine Stories

Divyavadana, Part 2

By Andy Rotman
Book #2


Explore this second volume of translations, in vivid prose, from one of the most celebrated collections of ancient Buddhist stories.
Learn More
BACK TO TOP