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We are delighted to announce that the Khyentse Foundation has renewed its Doctoral Student Financial Support for the next four years.  The Center for Buddhist Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies have been selected by the Khyentse…

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.  

[UACBS Published the 30th Issue of Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter] The 30th issue presents readers with current academic information on books and research papers, auction in Spring 2024, digitization of the Buddhist canon as well as the…

The Health Humanities Hub (H3) is a new exciting College of Humanities’ (COH) initiative to promote the College’s health, wellness and medical humanities projects and programs as well as collaborations between the College of Medicine-Tucson, the…

Congrats to Jeffrey Liu for successfully defending his PhD dissertation titled "Mapping Buddhist Temples in Ming Dynasty Hangzhou: A Regional Study of a Buddhist Monastic Gazetteer the Wulin Fanzhi." In Fall 2024, Jeffrey Liu will begin his role as…

We're delighted to share the news that "This Moment of Eternity: An Exhibition of Ink-works from the HuangBo Chan Sect 現成即栗：明清黄檗宗墨迹展" is now showcasing in Shanghai! Experience the beauty and tranquility of ancient Chinese Chan art, brought to you by…