Johannes Bronkhorst (born 17 July 1946, in Schiedam) is a Dutch Orientalist and Indologist, specializing in Buddhist studies and early Buddhism.
Having worked for research projects funded by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, he was appointed in 1987 to the position of Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of Lausanne.
Bronkhorst has concentrated on the history of Indian thought and published on a wide range of topics, including indigenous grammar and linguistics, the interaction between Brahmanism, Buddhism, and Jainism and their philosophical schools and religious practices.
[1] The book has been reviewed by several scholars including Jason Neelis[2] and Alexander Wynne.
[3] Some of Bronkhort's publications address larger questions relating to the theory and study of religion.