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Oct. 11, 2021
Jinhui Wu, a recent Ph.D. graduate in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona, wins the 2021 Khyentse Foundation Student Award. Jinhui studies Buddhism with a focus on early modern Chinese Buddhist literature and its…
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Oct. 6, 2021
The University of Arizona Center for Buddhist Studies proudly joins thirteen other international institutions in co-hosting the International Conference on the Digital Humanities for Historical Works and Sinographs.
Date: Friday, October 15, 2021,…
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Oct. 3, 2021
Join the University of Arizona Center for Buddhist Studies for our Pu Yin Lecture Series Fall 2021 No. 2
TRUTH IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: SEDUCTIVE WRITING AND THE BIRTH OF CHAN (ZEN) BUDDHISM IN THE TANG DYNASTY
Dr. Alan Cole, Independent…
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Oct. 1, 2021
We are happy to announce that we are presenting our grant-winning project (awarded by College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture, see https://cbs.arizona.edu/news/mapping-buddhist-temples-grant) at this year’s Western Conference…
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Sept. 29, 2021
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…
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Sept. 27, 2021
CBS is pleased to welcome Dr. John Johnston as a new fellow of the Center. Dr.
Johnston is a curator and historian of East Asian art and Buddhist visual and
material culture. He received his PhD from SOAS, University of London in the
History of Art…
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Sept. 22, 2021
Dharma and Method: Buddhism and its Surroundings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (In Chinese)
Ed. By Jiang Wu, Qiyuan Wang
Fudan University Press, July 2021
《佛法與方法：明清佛教及周邊》
吳疆、王啓元 編
復旦大學出版社，2021年7月出版http://www.fudanpress.com/news/showdetail.asp?…
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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…