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Dear Friends,  We are glad to announce that the second issue of the 2021 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…

Happy Vesak Day! Buddhists all around the world celebrate this holiday to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Buddha. The date is determined by the Asian lunisolar calendar and this year falls on May 26, 2021.  One of the world…

Welcome to the Center for Buddhist Studies Community Wellness Digest! In this monthly email, we will share wisdom from Buddhist teachings you can use in your daily life, wellness tips, and information about university and community events. We…

UACBS Published the Fifth Issue of Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter We are pleased to release the second issue of a monthly Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter in February 2021. The purpose of this newsletter is to present academic…

  Call for Contributors   An Encyclopedia of Hangzhou Buddhist Culture   The “grand narrative” approach to the study of East Asian Buddhism has long remained dominant within the academic study of Buddhism. There is much to be gained from such a…

Youteng Bi is currently a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona. Her research project examines a 17th-century Buddhist reading guide, Yuezang Zhijin 閱藏知津 (Guide to Reading the Tripitaka),…

Thanks to the generous support of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, China, the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona established the Lingyin Buddhist Studies Best Graduate Research Paper Award. The award honors graduate students who…

Welcome to the Center for Buddhist Studies Community Wellness Digest! In this monthly email, we will share wisdom from Buddhist teachings you can use in your daily life, wellness tips, and information about university and community events. We…

UACBS Published the Fourth Issue of Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter We are pleased to release the second issue of a monthly Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter in February 2021. The purpose of this newsletter is to present academic…

The Center for Buddhist Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies are pleased to announce that the Khyentse Foundation Academic Development Committee has renewed the Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies for three more years, from 2021 to…

Music can be a source of deep comfort during troubling times, bringing peace and easing suffering for performers and audience alike. Explore the special role that music plays in Buddhism with this series of videos compiled from Harmony and…

In this series of “Faculty Spotlight” posts, we celebrate our Center’s faculty members, who achieved much in 2020 despite the many challenges they have faced. Dr. Robert Edward Gordon is an Assistant Professor in the area of General Studies at the…