{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"South Asia Center","provider_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia","author_name":"jshouse","author_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/author\/jshouse\/","title":"Prof. Richard Salomon Awarded 2020 Khyentse Foundation Prize - South Asia Center","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hErj3dztRU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/prof-richard-salomon-awarded-khyentse-award\/\">Prof. Richard Salomon Awarded 2020 Khyentse Foundation Prize<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/prof-richard-salomon-awarded-khyentse-award\/embed\/#?secret=hErj3dztRU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Prof. Richard Salomon Awarded 2020 Khyentse Foundation Prize&#8221; &#8212; South Asia Center\" data-secret=\"hErj3dztRU\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/64281-adiaiscufs-1505987192-750x394.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630,"description":"Dr. Richard G. Salomon (William P. and Ruth Gerberding University Professor Emeritus, Asian Languages &amp; Literature) was recently awarded the 2020\u00a0Khyentse\u00a0Foundation prize for Outstanding Buddhist Translation for his 2018 book\u00a0Buddhist Literature from Ancient Gandh\u0101ra.\u00a0This prize is awarded annually for\u00a0excellence in\u00a0translation\u00a0works that make the Buddhist heritage accessible to a broader public. It also won the Prix"}