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Jan. 22, 2024
We are pleased to invite you to join us on Friday and Saturday, January 26th and 27th for the Arizona East Asian Studies Showcase: A Joint UA-ASU Workshop. This first of its kind workshop will highlight cutting-edge interdisciplinary research on…
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Jan. 15, 2024
📯📯Anniversary Commemoration of Master Hsing Yun’s Nirvana: Global Conference of Buddhist Scholars on Humanistic Buddhism
Our center's director, Dr. Jiang Wu, will deliver a speech at the Anniversary Commemoration of Master Hsing Yun’s Nirvana:…
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Jan. 12, 2024
Dr. James Baskind and Dr. Jinhui Wu, our center's fellows, have published "Unveiling Hangzhou's Intellectual Legacy: Chinese Buddhist Reference Works and Knowledge Production in the Song and Beyond" in the journal Religions in December 2023.
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Jan. 10, 2024
[Spring 2024] Buddhist Studies courses offered at The University of Arizona
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…
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Jan. 1, 2024
Dear faculty, staff, students, and friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,
Happy New Year! On behalf of the Center’s faculty and staff, I would like to wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2024. It has been a year of successes and…
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Dec. 22, 2023
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona,
As we approach the end of 2023, we want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we've been on and extend our warmest wishes to you for a…
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Dec. 19, 2023
Dr. Albert Welter's article “How Zen became Chan: Pre-modern and Modern Representations of a Transnational East Asian Buddhist Tradition: Doctrinal Engagements and Disengagements: Yongming Yanshou and His Legacies” was published in the Journal of…
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Dec. 18, 2023
UACBS Published the 26th Issue of Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter
The 26th issue presents readers with current academic information on books and research papers, auctions in Spring 2023 as well as the Yongle Northern Canon Kept at…
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Dec. 17, 2023
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our refreshing hike at Catalina State Park on Saturday, Dec. 16! This well-being-focused event featured a 3-mile hike amidst the natural beauty of the park. It was a wonderful opportunity for physical exercise…
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Dec. 11, 2023
Dr. John Johnston, CBS Senior Fellow, was recently named Associate Editor of the Journal of International Buddhist Studies (JIBS). Look forward to some great new issues of the peer-reviewed journal that covers themes ranging from Buddhism and social…
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Dec. 4, 2023
Religion of the Mind
Guggenheim fellow Jiang Wu studies Buddhist scripture through people
Matthew Morris, the fall 2023 issue of Arizona Alumni Magazine, 10-11. (https://alumni.arizona.edu/arizona-magazine/fall-2023/religion-mind).
Photo by Chris…
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Nov. 30, 2023
Embrace the refreshing breeze of late 2023, unwind post-semester, and revitalize your spirit with invigorating exercise. We warmly invite you to join us for a well-being-focused event on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 9:20 am for a hike at Catalina…