B. Alan Wallace

B. ALAN WALLACE is an American scholar, translator, and Buddhist practitioner with more than forty books authored, translated, edited, or contributed to on Tibetan Buddhism and the interface between science and religion.

Wallace graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College with a degree in physics and philosophy of science, and earned his Ph.D. in religious studies from Stanford University. He is the founder and president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies and the Center for Contemplative Research.

When not writing, Wallace has taught Buddhist theory and meditation throughout Europe and North and South America since 1976, devoted fourteen years to training as a Tibetan Buddhist monk ordained by the Dalai Lama, and has served as the Dalai Lama’s interpreter. His work consistently explores the intersection of Tibetan Buddhist practice and scientific inquiry.

B. Alan Wallace’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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