Bernard Faure (born 1948) is a Franco-American author and scholar of Asian religions, who focuses on Chan/Zen and Japanese esoteric Buddhism.
His work draws on cultural theory, anthropology, and gender studies.
He is also the founder and co-director of the Columbia Center for Buddhism and East Asian Religions (C-BEAR).
Faure graduated from the Institut d’Études Politiques as well as the École Nationale des Langues Orientales Vivantes in Paris and received a Doctorat d’État from the Université de Paris-VII in 1984.
[8] Faure has written a number of books in French and English, including: He has edited or co-edited the following works: He has also published a large number of articles, including most recently: [35]