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The Center for Buddhist Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies are pleased to announce that Ziling Wan is the 2026 recipient of the Khyentse Foundation Best Graduate Student Award. An award ceremony took place in conjunction with the East…

The Center for Buddhist Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies are pleased to announce that Miles McDonald and Quinn Veno are 2026 Winners of the Khyentse Foundation Best Undergraduate Student Award. John Han receives the…

The Center for Buddhist Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Khyentse Foundation Doctoral Fellowship, Yuyu Zhang and Tianyao Feng. An award ceremony took place in conjunction with the…

The Integrative Well-Being Prize Award Ceremony and Presentations was held on May 1, 2026, at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona.The event celebrated the 2025 awardees and their innovative work connecting health…

The Reception and Celebration for Professor Albert Welter’s retirement, hosted jointly by the Department of East Asian Studies and the Center for Buddhist Studies, was a warm and memorable evening honoring his distinguished career, scholarly legacy…

Thank you to everyone who joined our international symposium, “A Buddhist Heaven on Earth: Hangzhou Buddhism and Its Historical Significance,” and helped make the conference such a success. Over two days, the symposium brought together…

Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,This is a friendly reminder that the Center for Buddhist Studies (CBS) at the University of Arizona will host the international symposium, “A Buddhist Heaven on Earth: Hangzhou Buddhism and Its…

Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,The Center for Buddhist Studies (CBS) at the University of Arizona cordially invites faculty, students, and the broader community to attend the Integrative Well-Being Prize Award Ceremony and…

Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,The Khyentse Foundation Student Award was established in 2018 at the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona to encourage graduate and undergraduate students in their study of Buddhism…

Symposium Announcement“A Buddhist Heaven on Earth: Hangzhou Buddhism and Its Historical Significance”April 24–25, 2026University of Arizona, TucsonFormat: Hybrid (In-person and Online Participation)Hosted by: Center for Buddhist Studies, The…

🌿 Integrative Well-Being Prize Winner – Miao Chen and Lu Zheng  🌿The Center for Buddhist Studies is pleased to recognize Miao Chen and Lu Zheng as recipients of the inaugural Integrative Well-Being Prize.Miao Chen is a Ph.D. student…

The Center for Buddhist Studies is pleased to recognize Dr. Duo Bao as a recipient of the Integrative Well-Being Prize.Dr. Bao is a researcher at the University of Arizona working at the intersection of digital health, wearable technologies,…