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Center for Buddhist Studies

Promoting academic research on the Buddhist tradition and its related religious, intellectual, social, cultural, and artistic aspects around the world

Our center provides regional, national, and international leadership in the academic field of Buddhist studies.

Collaborating with academic units and communities within and outside the university, the center’s activities include a Buddhist studies lecture series, rare Buddhist archive preservation, financial assistance to scholars and students of Buddhist studies, hosting academic conferences and workshops, a visiting scholar program, contemplative studies and community outreach.

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There is a new home planned for the Center for Buddhist Studies within the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

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Theories and Methods for the Study of Religion
Friday
We are pleased to share that Dr. Dachille will be offering her graduate course, Theories and Methods of Religious Studies, again next semester, Fall 2025. This course provides essential training for engagement with the larger field of religious…
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dr. wang
Tuesday
Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies, We warmly welcome you to join us for our lecture, From Global Ethics to Multi-Planetary Ethics: A Perspective of Spiritual Humanism, at 3 pm, on April 3 in N604, ENR2 Building. This FREE in-…
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March 15, 2025
Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies, We invite you to join us for a Buddhist studies talk, Chan Vitality in the Ming and Qing Dynasties: A Study Focusing on Chan Training and Practices, featuring Ven. Chongjian. This in-person…

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