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May 2, 2018
It is a delight to announce that the Academic Advisory Board for the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona has been officially formed.   The board is composed of eight professors working on Buddhism, American religions, and…
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April 30, 2018
Congratulations on Prof. Albert Welter's new Book: The Administration of Buddhism in China: A Study and Translation of Zanning and the Topical Compendium of the Buddhist Clergy (Da Song Seng shilue) published by Cambria Press in 2018. For the…
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April 16, 2018
It is a delight to announce that the Khyentse Foundation Buddhist Studies Lecture “Is Zen ‘Enlightenment’ Sudden or Gradual?” by Professor Robert E. Buswell, Jr., UCLA Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies, for the inaugural ceremony of the…
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April 13, 2018
It is a delight to announce that the keynote speech “Telling the Story of Chinese Buddhism” by Master Guangquan, Abbot of the world-renowned Lingyin Monastery in Hangzhou, China, for the inaugural ceremony of the Center for Buddhist Studies as well…
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April 12, 2018
Senior Fellow Prof. Chia-lin Pao Tao from the Center for Buddhist Studies, delivered an address on Qingming festival as well as promoting the establishment of the Center for Buddhist Studies among the Tucson communities at Tucson Chinese Cultural…
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April 10, 2018
To celebrate the establishment of the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona in 2017, the official inaugural ceremony was successfully held at the Poetry Center on March 28, 2018. Center Director Jiang Wu, Acting Provost Jeff…
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April 4, 2018
The Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona would like to thank for the donation of Professor Tu Cheng-min’s 杜正民 (known as Aming Tu) posthumous book Healing Through Hearing the Dharma: 10 Lessons on Life and Death as Taught by the…
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April 3, 2018
Prof. Robert A.F. Thurman will give a lecture "Buddhist Ethics and the World Crisis" sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Studies. Prof. Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University.  The event…
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April 2, 2018
UA Alumni Association published an article to introduce the establishment of the Center for Buddhist Studies. It says, “The University of Arizona’s new Center for Buddhist Studies in the College of Humanities will create a research hub to explore…
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March 26, 2018
Creating the World of Chan/ Sŏn /Zen: Chinese Chan Buddhism and its Spread throughout East Asia March 28-31, University of Arizona “禅的世界”国际研讨会 禅的世界的创建: 中国禅宗及其传播                                                    亚利桑那大学 2018年3月28日-31日     Sponsors…
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March 22, 2018
Khyentse Foundation Lecture # 2 Speaker: Professor Robert E. Buswell, Jr. (University of California, Los Angeles –– UCLA) Title: “Is Zen “Enlightenment” Sudden or Gradual?: Insights from the Korean Buddhist Tradition” Time: 6:00-7:30 pm, Friday,…
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March 21, 2018
Master Shi Guangquan, Abbot of the world-renowned Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, China, will give a lecture during the inaugural ceremony, “Telling the Story of Chinese Buddhism: Promoting exchange and mutual learning among civilizations.” Please join…