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Jan. 19, 2023
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Jan. 17, 2023
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 Spring 2023. For more information, please contact: The Center…
Dec. 31, 2022
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 and prosperous 2023. It has been another year of ups and downs as we…
Dec. 7, 2022
Professor Chia-lin Pao Tao, Professor Emerita of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona, recently published a book in Chinese titled Teaching Buddhism Through Calligraphy: Masters Hsin-yun and Hongyi (以筆墨弘揚佛法:星雲大師與弘一大師…
Nov. 30, 2022
Dear Friends,   We are pleased to release the eighteenth issue of a monthly Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter in November 2022. The successful release of this issue marks the completion of a two-year effort.…
Nov. 30, 2022
We are pleased to release the seventeenth issue of a monthly Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter in October 2022. The purpose of this newsletter is to present academic information about the research,…
Nov. 28, 2022
[Announcement of a new book- A Tale of Two Stūpas: Diverging Paths in the Revival of Buddhism in China authored by Dr. Albert Welter] Description: Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, and the surrounding environs have one of the richest…
Nov. 24, 2022
Dear friends, To all of our supporters, thank you for making us a great success. May you celebrate the thanksgiving day with love in your heart, prosperous vision in your mind, and gratitude in your being. Have a memorable thanksgiving!
Nov. 21, 2022
We would like to announce the publication of a new volume, Approaches to Chan, Sŏn, and Zen Studies: Chinese Chan Buddhism and Its Spread throughout East Asia (SUNY Press, 2022). This volume is a comprehensive treatment of the shared…
Nov. 16, 2022
Congratulations to our junior fellow, Dr. Jinhui Wu, for successfully acquiring a position at Reed College! She is now a visiting assistant professor of Chinese and Humanities in the Chinese Department.   Dr. Jinhui Wu graduated from the…
Nov. 15, 2022
Dear Friends,  We are glad to announce that the 3rd issue of the 2022 news digest for the UA Center for Buddhist Studies has been published. This news digest presents recent conferences, new research, focused initiatives, and various lecture…
Nov. 14, 2022
The lectures of Dr. Robert Sharf and Dr. Elizabeth Horton Sharf on Nov. 15th, 16th are cancelled. They will be rescheduled in the new year. Please follow us on social media to receive future updates:  Ōbaku Ingen website at: ingen.…