Sem Vermeersch is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Seoul National University, and the author ofThe Power of the Buddhas: The Politics of Buddhism during the Kory? Dynasty (2008).BuswellRobert E.:

Robert E. Buswell, Jr. holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he is also Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and founding director of the university's Center for Buddhist Studies and Center for Korean Studies.