News
May 25, 2022
Dear Friends,
We are glad to announce that the 2nd issue of the 2022 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 series related to global Buddhist Studies. It will be...
May 21, 2022
Happy Vesak Day! Buddhists all around the world celebrate this holiday to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha. The date is determined by the Asian lunisolar calendar and this year falls on May 16, 2022.
Buddhism is practiced by around 500 million people across the...
May 19, 2022
We are pleased to share a recent interview with Professor Alfred Kaszniak, Sensei and guiding teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Tucson, in conversation with Dr. Wendy Hasenkamp on the Mind & Life podcast. Dr. Hasenkamp is a neuroscientist, meditator, and Science Director at the Mind & Life...
May 19, 2022
Dr. Jiang Wu and Dr. Robert Gordon recently published a paper on Buddhism and humanities education in Humanities titled "Buddhism and Humanities Education Reform in American Universities."
Abstract:
Using statistical data, scholarly research, institutional models from higher education, and...
May 17, 2022
On May 3, 2022, in collaboration with Wanfu Temple in Fuqing, China, the Center for Buddhist Studies officially launched a year-long series of events commemorating the 350th death anniversary of Zen Master Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki). Organizers also unveiled a website and an online art exhibition...
May 16, 2022
Ōbaku Ingen Website and Online Art Exhibition Launch
In collaboration with Wanfu Temple in Fuqing, China, the Center for Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce the official launch of a website and online art exhibition commemorating Zen Master Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki) and the Art of Ōbaku....
May 10, 2022
The Center for Buddhist Studies is proud to co-host the:
Pacific Neighborhood Consortium 2022
The Digital World in an Age of Uncertainty:
Humanizing Technology for Wellness, Resilience, and Creativity
Friday, September 16 - Sunday, September 18, 2022
The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA...
May 8, 2022
We are pleased to release the thirteenth issue of a monthly Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter in April 2022. The purpose of this newsletter is to present academic information about the research, collation, collection, and digitalization of Chinese Buddhist canons and scriptures. The...
May 5, 2022
The Center for Buddhist Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022-2023 Khyentse Foundation Doctoral Fellowship, Youteng Bi and Jeffrey Liu. An award ceremony will take place in conjunction with the East Asian Studies ceremony on Friday, May...
May 4, 2022
The Center for Buddhist Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022-2023 Lingyin Buddhist Studies Best Paper Award. Congratulations to Lu Zhang, Jeffrey Liu and Ziling Wan, three doctoral students who shared the award. An award ceremony will...