Reflections 2022: Annual Newsletter from the CBS

Jan. 31, 2022
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Reflections 2022: Annual Newsletter from the CBS

We are pleased to announce that the 2022 Center for Buddhist Studies newsletter has been published. In the newsletter, we present news about recent conferences, new research, focused initiatives, student achievements, and various lecture series related to global Buddhist Studies. In this edition, we also share the latest artistic rendition of our new home in the Andrew Weill Center for Integrative Medicine. The newsletter is published at the beginning of each calendar year, so make sure to get your copy to get the latest information on advancements in this exciting and evolving field of study.

Click here for the PDF version: https://cbs.arizona.edu/sites/cbs.arizona.edu/files/CBS_Newsletter_2022_FINAL.pdf
To receive a hard copy, please email: buddhist-studies@email.arizona.edu

2022 is the 350th death anniversary of the Chinese Zen master Yinyuan (Japanese: Ingen) who founded the Japanese Obaku tradition. We plan to make him the theme of our events during the coming year to celebrate his life and accomplishments in both China and Japan. An online exhibition of Obaku art will be launched in March. A series of lectures by scholars and specialists will introduce him and his tradition to the public. In addition, a music concert featuring the Japanese Zen monk musician Mr. Kanho Yakushiji will be premiered online in October. Tea ceremony demonstrations will also be presented in association with these events.

In addition, in the new year, our Center is going to host the 2022 Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) annual meeting together with Academia Sinica in Taiwan in mid-September. Pacific Neighborhood Consortium is one of the leading organizations in the fields of Digital Humanities, Informatics, and E-learning. We are honored to host this three-day event on the campus of the University of Arizona.