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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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huaiyu chen talk
Tuesday
Lecture 2025: Dr Huaiyu Chen Please note that the Zoom link for the lecture on Wednesday, 3 December has been updated. If you are on our email list, please check your inbox for the updated link. We will also send a reminder email one hour…
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AAR 2025
Monday
Faculties and graduate students from the Department of East Asian Studies at The University of Arizona attended the 2025 American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting in Boston!It was a wonderful opportunity for our department members to share…
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canon no. 36
Nov. 14, 2025
The 36th issue provides readers with [1) a feature article on the “Lin Lang Cui Zhen – Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Canonical Books Special Exhibition” at the Outlets Art Museum in Haining, Zhejiang, 2) scholar news on Dr. Jiang Wu’s appointment…

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