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Sept. 20, 2021
Hangzhou has long been a crucially important cultural and economic hub in China and Hangzhou’s cultural prominence in East Asia is inextricably linked to its Buddhist heritage, which has long expanded beyond the monastery walls and has come to…
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Sept. 15, 2021
Special GIS Panel on Hangzhou Buddhism at PNC Annual Conference
We are happy to announce that we are invited to present our grant-winning project (awarded by College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture, see https://cbs.arizona.…
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Sept. 13, 2021
Join the University of Arizona Center for Buddhist Studies for our
Pu Yin Lecture Series Fall 2021 No. 1
PERFECTION OF WISDOM AND THE CORONATION SACRIFICE: EMPTINESS AS POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Prof. Joseph Walser, Department of Religion, Tufts…
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Sept. 9, 2021
UA’s Pioneering Role in Research on Meditation and Consciousness
At the University of Arizona, researchers have been carrying out groundbreaking investigations into the intersections of Buddhist practice and neuroscience for more than 25 years.
In…
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Sept. 9, 2021
By Manojkumar Saranathan
Dr. Saranathan, an MRI Physicist, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging in the College of Medicine. He is a dedicated Soto Zen practitioner and longtime meditator.
Imagine a group of men and women…
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Sept. 7, 2021
The University of Arizona Center for Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce:
Fall 2021 Events
Please note all lectures will take place as webinars, with links to be sent via our email list. Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/gb2yaD. Select the group “…
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Aug. 31, 2021
It’s a familiar conundrum with beginning meditators: “I know that daily meditation practice will help me, but it’s so challenging and hard to stick with it!” The team at the SEMA (Sonication Enhanced Mindful Awareness) Lab at UA’s Center for…
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Aug. 30, 2021
The University of Arizona Center for Buddhist Studies and Department of East Asian Studies are pleased to announce the recipients of the Khyentse Foundation Doctoral Fellowship for the 2021-2022 academic year. Lu Zhang (Left) and Youteng Bi (Right…
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Aug. 24, 2021
UACBS Published the Sixth Issue of Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter
We are pleased to release the sixth issue of a monthly Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter in August 2021. The purpose of this newsletter is to present academic…
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Aug. 22, 2021
Lu Zhang is a PhD candidate studying Chinese Buddhism in the Department of East Asian Studies. Her dissertation, titled “Presenting the Buddha: The ‘Sages and Worthies as Incarnations’ in Chan Historiographies in Song China,” examines…
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Aug. 20, 2021
Dr. Jiang Wu offers a lecture on Sep. 2, 2021, in which he examines the culture of Dao-learners in the mid- and late Tang society by focusing on Pei Xiu 裴休 (791-864), a literati follower of Buddhist teachers, the two most eminent among whom were…
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Aug. 18, 2021
Fall 2021 Buddhist Studies courses offered at UA
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 fall 2021. For…