News
Dec 1, 2017
Mr. Chan-Paw Lim, a local community leader in Tucson, recently donated $3,000 to the Center for Buddhist Studies to support various center activities. In 1969, Mr. Paul Lim was enrolled in the Ph. D program of Chinese Studies in the Department of East Asian Studies (then Oriental Studies) and was...
Nov 29, 2017
New grants have launched an in-depth study of East Asian Buddhism as one of the signature projects of the UA's Center for Buddhist Studies.
Albert Welter, head of the Department of East Asian Studies and a core faculty of the Center for Buddhist Studies, has received new grants to conduct a...
Nov 27, 2017
The Center for Buddhist Studies and Pu Yin Educational Center recently reached an agreement to organize a series of academic events to promote Buddhist Studies in the next three years. Under the support of the Pu Yin Educational Center, the Center for Buddhist Studies will start the Pu Yin Buddhist...
Nov 13, 2017
Dr. Jiang Wu was recently invited to attend the 2017 Fo Guang Shan University Presidents Forum organized by the Fo Guang Shan International University Consortium. The event was held from November 3rd to 8th, 2017 at Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The goal of this forum is to foster...
Oct 25, 2017
The CBS donor Dr. Su Wukang recently visited the center from China and was warmly welcomed by the College of Humanities, Department of East Asian Studies, and Center for Buddhist Studies. On behalf of the College of Humanities, Dean Alain-Philippe Durand presented a certificate of appreciation to...
Oct 18, 2017
Chia-lin Pao-Tao, Professor Emerita at Department of East Asian Studies, recently donated $1,000 to the Center for Buddhist Studies to support center initiatives. She is the first individual who pledged financial support to the center after its founding in July 2017. To match her generosity, Prof....
Oct 13, 2017
The Arizona Daily Wildcat, the most influential student newspaper on campus, released a report about the new Center for Buddhist Studies. Director Prof. Jiang Wu, and one of the core faculties, Prof. Albert Welter, accepted the interview. They talked about the mission, prospects, and significance...
Sep 29, 2017
One of the core faculties of the Center for Buddhist Studies at UA, Dr. Rae Erin Dachille, published her article, “Piercing to the Pith of the Body: The Evolution of Body Mandala and Tantric Corporeality in Tibet.” The abstract goes that, “Buddhist tantric practitioners embrace the liminal status...
Sep 29, 2017
One of the collaborative institutions with CBS at UA, the Buddhist Studies Forum at the University of British Columbia, call for applicants for Winter Program on Buddhism and East Asian cultures to held at DILA (Dharma Drum Liberty Art) in Taiwan from January 13-21, 2018. The winter program...
Sep 27, 2017
A delegation of three scholars, Liu Yuebing (Director), Yang Dongliang, and Zheng Wei, from the Institute of Japanese Studies at Nankai University, one of the most prestigious institutes in the field of Japanese studies in China, visited the Center for Buddhist Studies and EAS Department at UA on...