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June 7, 2019
In a recent essay competition on the topic of Buddhist compassion organized by the Maitreya Culture and Education Foundation in Hong Kong for university students and faculty worldwide, four UA students were selected for awards. Among them, Liu Yi (…
May 11, 2019
Much has been happening at the Center for Buddhist Studies!
On May 2nd, Dr. John Kieschnick of Stanford University was our speaker for the Inaugural presentation of the Lingyin Buddhist Studies Lecture series and he gave a great…
May 10, 2019
Dean of the College of Humanities Alain-Philippe Durand and Director of the Center for Buddhist Studies Jiang Wu attended the award ceremony for the essay competition “Ci - Chinese character of Compassion” hosted by the Maitreya Culture &…
April 29, 2019
Congratulations to our graduate student, Youteng Bi, from the Department of East Asian Studies at UA! Youteng has been awarded Merit Awards in an essay competition of “Ci - Chinese character of Compassion” hosted by Maitreya Culture & Education…
April 26, 2019
Nine undergraduate students at UA have been awarded "Lingyin Buddhist Studies Undergraduate Study Abroad Travel Award" from the Center for Buddhist Studies. Each award is $1,000. They will participate in 2019 “Arizona in Hangzhou: Chinese…
April 25, 2019
Thanks to the generous support of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, China, the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona establishes Lingyin Buddhist Studies Best Graduate Research Paper Award. The award is for graduate students who…
April 23, 2019
Congratulations to our graduate student in Buddhist Studies, Yi Liu, from the Department of East Asian Studies at UA! Yi has been awarded Second Prize in Graduate and Teacher/Staff Group in an essay competition “Ci - Chinese character of…
April 23, 2019
Thanks to the generous support of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, China, the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona establishes two graduate studies fellowships, each worth $10,000, to support two qualified Ph.D. students (not visiting…
April 22, 2019
Thanks to the generous support of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, China, the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona establishes two graduate studies fellowships, each worth $10,000, to support two qualified Ph.D. students (not visiting…
April 22, 2019
Congratulations to our graduate student, Huiqiao Yao, from the Department of East Asian Studies at UA! Huiqiao has been awarded Merit Awards in an essay competition of “Ci - Chinese character of Compassion” hosted by Maitreya Culture & Education…
April 11, 2019
The Center for Buddhist Studies is glad to announce Lingyin Buddhist Studies Lecture Series in 2019 spring at UA. Prof. John Kieschnick, the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Professor of Buddhist Studies at Stanford University will give the…
April 9, 2019
Tianzhu Visiting Scholar Albert Welter, Department Head of East Asian Studies and a core faculty at the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona, talked about his current research on the historical influence of the Chinese city…