Born in 1951, Brian Peter Harvey was first a student of Lance Cousins’ as an undergraduate at the University of Manchester, and after some studying in Canada and India he eventually got his PhD from Lancaster University in 1981 under Ninian Smart.

He co-founded the U.K. Association for Buddhist Studies, edited Buddhist Studies Review, published widely on (mostly Theravada) ethics, philosophy and meditation and taught regularly both at the University of Sunderland and at the Samatha Trust before his retirement in 2011.

~ Extracted from his autobiography at h-net

Selected Works by year

1984 • 1986 • 1990 • 1993 • 1997 • 2000 • 2007 • 2010 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2019

1984

The Symbolism of the Early Stūpa

1986

“Signless” Meditations in Pāli Buddhism

1990

Venerated Objects and Symbols of Early Buddhism

1993

The mind-body relationship in Pali Buddhism: A philosophical investigation

1997

Psychological Aspects of Theravāda Buddhist Meditative Training: Cultivating an I-less Self

2000

An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues

2007

Avoiding Unintended Harm To The Environment And The Buddhist Ethic Of Intention

2010

An analysis of factors related to the kusala/akusala quality of actions in the Pāli tradition

2013

An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices
Buddhism and Human Flourishing
Original Versions of Some Entries for the Encyclopedia of Buddhism

2014

The Nature of the Eight-factored Ariya, Lokuttara Magga in the Suttas

2015

Common Buddhist Text: Guidance and Insight from the Buddha (edited)

2019

In Search of the Real Buddha