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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
After earning a Ph.D. from [[The University of Texas at Arlington]] in 1989, he taught sociology at [[Tarrant County College]]. Later he worked for the [[U.S. Department of Justice]], [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. He left government service to pursue real estate investments and management which he also used to open [[Buddhist]] centers in [[Colorado]] and [[Nevada]]. A former correspondence chess champion<ref>TC club news, 1991-1992</ref> he has invented a chess variant known as [[D-chess]]. | After earning a Ph.D. from [[The University of Texas at Arlington]] in 1989, he taught sociology at [[Tarrant County College]]. Later he worked for the [[U.S. Department of Justice]], [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. He left government service to pursue real estate investments and management which he also used to open [[Buddhist]] centers in [[Colorado]] and [[Nevada]]. A former correspondence chess champion<ref>TC club news, 1991-1992</ref> he has invented a chess variant known as [[D-chess]]. | ||
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== Buddhist publications == | == Buddhist publications == |
Revision as of 18:57, 27 September 2008
David N. Snyder | |
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Born: | 1962 |
Place of birth: | Germany U.S. Army base |
School(s): | Theravada |
Title(s): | Buddhist writer |
Education: | Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington |
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Website: | http://www.buddhaslists.com/ |
David N. Snyder Ph.D. (b. 1962) is a bestselling Buddhist writer [1] [2] primarily writing and teaching from the Theravada school of Buddhism.
Biography
After earning a Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Arlington in 1989, he taught sociology at Tarrant County College. Later he worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. He left government service to pursue real estate investments and management which he also used to open Buddhist centers in Colorado and Nevada. A former correspondence chess champion[3] he has invented a chess variant known as D-chess.
References
Buddhist publications
- Right Understanding in Plain English; The Science of the Buddha’s Middle Path, Vipassana Foundation (2000), ISBN 0-9679-2850-8.
- The Complete Book of Buddha’s Lists -- Explained, Vipassana Foundation (2006), ISBN 0-9679-2851-6.
- Buddhism and Vegetarianism, Fifteen Questions and Answers, Shabkar.org (2006) [1]