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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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Wednesday
The Center for Buddhist Studies is pleased to recognize Dr. Duo Bao as a recipient of the Integrative Well-Being Prize.Dr. Bao is a researcher at the University of Arizona working at the intersection of digital health, wearable technologies,…
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Monday
Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,Thanks to the generous support of the Khyentse Foundation, the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona establishes graduate fellowships to support two or more qualified Ph.D. students…
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Ryan Daily and Adriana Rice
Monday
The Center for Buddhist Studies is pleased to recognize Ryan Daily, M.A., LPC, and Adriana Rice as recipients of the Integrative Well-Being Prize.Ryan Daily serves as Director of Student Wellness Initiatives at the University of Arizona’s College of…

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