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Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies, We are excited to invite applications for our Ph.D. program in Tibetan Buddhism and Japanese Buddhism in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona. This opportunity is further…

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Patricia J. Graham, a valued member of our exhibition committee for the online art exhibition True Image: Celebrating the Legacy of Yinyuan Longi (Ingen Ryūki) and the Art of Ōbaku, will publish a revised edition…

[UACBS Published the 32nd Issue of Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter] The 32nd issue provides readers with a special report on the workshop on the Chinese Buddhist canon history this June organized by the College of Humanities of Hainan…

Join us for the 2024 Tucson Humanities Festival, themed WELL-BEING, featuring an enlightening evening with Dr. Andrew Weil on October 9 at 6 PM! Following the lecture, Dr. Jiang Wu, our Center's director, will host a Q&A session, giving…

We are pleased to announce that the Khyentse Foundation will continue to select the Center for Buddhist Studies as the institution for its Doctoral Student Financial Support program for the next four years. The Center for Buddhist Studies and the…

Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies, We are pleased to share a call for submissions for the Special Issue of Religions, titled "Shaping Sacred Knowledge: The Transmission and Legacy of the Chinese Buddhist Canon." Dr. Jiang Wu, our…

[UACBS Published the 31st Issue of Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter] The 31st issue provides readers with up-to-date scholarly information on conferences, exhibitions, and digitization projects on the Jingshan Canon, as well as canon-…

A big thank you to Drs. Hsu and Cheng for their insightful talk on the integration of Buddhist philosophy in Mind Medicine. Today’s event, co-hosted with the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, was a huge success with 930 RSVPs! We…

The University of Arizona offers a wide range of courses in Buddhist Studies and related subjects for undergraduates and graduate students. Listed below are the courses being offered in Fall 2024. For more information, please contact: The Center for…

Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,   Please join us on Tuesday, September 3, at 2:00 PM (Arizona Time) in the Iris Cantor Building at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine for the first lecture in the Spiritual Wellness…

Dear UArizona Wildcats, Welcome back to school, and a warm welcome to our new students as we begin the 2024 Fall semester! Sign up for our email list to stay updated on future lectures and events from the Center for Buddhist Studies: http://eepurl.…

Tales of past lives of the Buddha explored in detail at the academic conference "The Jataka Tradition of Thailand" brilliantly organized by PBIC, Thammasat University in Bangkok and co-sponsored by CBS.