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Center for Buddhist Studies

Promoting academic research on the Buddhist tradition and its related religious, intellectual, social, cultural, and artistic aspects around the world

Our center provides regional, national, and international leadership in the academic field of Buddhist studies.

Collaborating with academic units and communities within and outside the university, the center’s activities include a Buddhist studies lecture series, rare Buddhist archive preservation, financial assistance to scholars and students of Buddhist studies, hosting academic conferences and workshops, a visiting scholar program, contemplative studies and community outreach.

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There is a new home planned for the Center for Buddhist Studies within the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

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Integrative Well-Being Prize group
Sunday
The Integrative Well-Being Prize Award Ceremony and Presentations was held on May 1, 2026, at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona.The event celebrated the 2025 awardees and their innovative work connecting health…
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welter retirement
Thursday
The Reception and Celebration for Professor Albert Welter’s retirement, hosted jointly by the Department of East Asian Studies and the Center for Buddhist Studies, was a warm and memorable evening honoring his distinguished career, scholarly legacy…
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HZ symposium 2026
Monday
Thank you to everyone who joined our international symposium, “A Buddhist Heaven on Earth: Hangzhou Buddhism and Its Historical Significance,” and helped make the conference such a success. Over two days, the symposium brought together…

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