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The UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies trains scholars and educates members of the broader community about Buddhist religion and culture in all of their diversity. Among U.S. universities, only UCLA aspires to cover all of the major traditions in this world religion.
Recent Events
6/23/2023 - 6/24/2023
3-5pm
A conference to honor Prof. William Bodiford upon his retirement from UCLA.
Free and open to the public but RSVP required.


5/25/2023
3-5:30pm
The UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures presents the Eighth Annual Shinto Lecture with speakers Edward Kamens (Emeritus Professor at Yale University) presenting “Screens and Songs For The New Emperor: The Reiwa Daijōe Edition (and its Predecessors)" and Caleb Carter (Associate Professor at Kyushu University) presenting “A Path into The Mountains: Japan's Buddhist Ascetic Practices and its Alpinist.”

