Authors / Johannes Bronkhorst Johannes Bronkhorst was a Dutch scholar of Early Buddhism, being Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of Lausanne from 1987 until his retirement in 2011. His wife was the Buddhist Psychologist Joy Manné. Selected Works by year 2009 • 2014 • 2020 2009 Absorption: Human Nature and Buddhist Liberation 2014 Candragupta Maurya and His Importance for Indian History 2020 Śabda: Language in Classical Indian Thought