Ph.D. in History of Religion/Buddhist Studies, Columbia University, (February 2001)
M.Phil. Columbia University (May 1998)
M.A. Columbia University (May 1995)
B.A. in Religious Studies, Wesleyan University (May 1993) +
Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1979). Dissertation: "The Zen Master Dōgen's Understanding of the Buddha-nature in Light of the Historical Development of the Buddha Nature Concept in India, China, and Japan." +
Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies, Indic Philology, and Japanese Language and Literature, Yale University, 1967
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1998 (Psychology)
M.A. University of Michigan, 1991 (Psychology)
B.A. Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1963 +
Ph.D. in Religious Studies, University of Calgary, Alberta (March 2008). Dissertation: "A Study of Yogācāric Influence on Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine as Found in ''Laṅkāvatārasūtra''." +
Ph.D., East Asian Studies, University of Arizona, 2001
Dissertation: "A Study of Master Yinshun’s Hermeneutics: an Interpretation of the Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine."
M.A., East Asian Studies, University of Arizona, 1994
Thesis: "The Biography of the Monk Shi Jietuo: An Analysis and Translation."
B.S., Family Studies, University of Arizona, 1989 +