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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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Jameson
Wednesday
Congratulations to our Center's faculty Alison Jameson, Associate Professor of Practice in the Departments of Religious Studies & Classics and East Asian Studies, on receiving the College of Humanities 2025 Distinguished Undergraduate Advising/…
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Roshi Zoketsu Norman Fischer –
Tuesday
Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies, We invite you to join a special day-long Zen program that our Center proudly sponsors: Roshi Zoketsu Norman Fischer – “Continuous Practice” Time: Saturday, May 17, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Location:…
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Jesenia Sánchez-Frost
Monday
The Center for Buddhist Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies are pleased to announce that Jesenia Sánchez-Frost is 2025 Winner of the Khyentse Foundation Best Student Award. Jesenia is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life…

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