The Tree of Enlightenment is written by Dr. Peter Della Santina. Peter Della Santina was born in the United States of America. He studied and taught throughout South and East Asia for many years. In 1972, he earned a BA in religion from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and two years later, an MA in philosophy from the University of Delhi in India. In 1979, he received his Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Delhi in India.