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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…

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…

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…

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…

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?…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

The University of Arizona Center for Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce: Fall 2021 Events Please note all lectures will take place as webinars, with links to be sent via our email list. Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/gb2yaD. Select the group “…

It’s a familiar conundrum with beginning meditators: “I know that daily meditation practice will help me, but it’s so challenging and hard to stick with it!” The team at the SEMA (Sonication Enhanced Mindful Awareness) Lab at UA’s Center for…