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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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hangzhou reminder
Monday
Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,This is a friendly reminder that the Center for Buddhist Studies (CBS) at the University of Arizona will host the international symposium, “A Buddhist Heaven on Earth: Hangzhou Buddhism and Its…
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wellness prize ceremony
April 19, 2026
Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,The Center for Buddhist Studies (CBS) at the University of Arizona cordially invites faculty, students, and the broader community to attend the Integrative Well-Being Prize Award Ceremony and…
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student award
March 26, 2026
Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,The Khyentse Foundation Student Award was established in 2018 at the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona to encourage graduate and undergraduate students in their study of Buddhism…

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