Patrick OlivellePatrick Olivelle is Professor Emeritus of Sanskrit in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and past President of the American Oriental Society. Author of over 30 books and 50 articles, Olivelle's books have won awardsfrom the American Academy of Religion and the Association of Asian Studies. His major publications include: Yājñavalkya: A Treatise on Dharma (2018), Reader on Dharma: Classical Indian Law (2016), A Sanskrit Dictionary of Law and Statecraft (2015), King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India (2013), Visnu's Code of Law (2009), The Life of the Buddha (2008), Manu's Code of Law (2005), and Upanisads (1996). Read More Read Less