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Feb. 14, 2024
We are delighted to share the wonderful news of our colleague’s achievement. Max Strassfeld, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Arizona's College of Humanities, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 American Academy of…
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Feb. 5, 2024
Congrats to EAS (East Asian Studies, The University of Arizona) PhD student Lu Zhang for publishing a peer reviewed article entitled "From Local to the State: Acknowledging the Cult of Qiansui Baozhang in the Chan Historiography" in Religions 2023,…
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Jan. 31, 2024
Congrats to EAS (East Asian Studies, The University of Arizona) PhD student Xinrui Zeng for publishing a peer reviewed article entitled "Constructing a Sacred Site Overseas: The Japanese Reinvention of the Rujing Stūpa in Hangzhou" in Religions 2023…
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Jan. 31, 2024
Congrats to EAS (East Asian Studies, The University of Arizona) PhD student Yuyu Zhang for publishing a peer reviewed article "Transcribing the Sacred in the Printing Era: A Study of Handwritten Buddhist Canon during the Northern Song Dynasty" in…
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Jan. 31, 2024
Congrats to EAS (East Asian Studies, The University of Arizona) master student Ven. Changzhong (Shin) Lee for publishing a peer reviewed article entitled "The Making of a Masterpiece: An Examination of Zimen Jingxun’s Authorship" in Religions 2023,…
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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…