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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.

Upcoming Events

1/21/2026
4-5:30pm
A Tattered Leaf Covers the Torn: Class Dynamics of Buddhist Charity in Vietnam

Professor Sara Ann Swenson (Dartmouth College) presents new research on how global trends in humanitarianism are enacted at the local level through the everyday ethics and informal practices of low-income and middle-class Buddhist volunteers in Vietnam.

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Recent Events

10/16/2025
2-3:15pm
A Buddha Descends

Talk by Prof. Scott Pearce, Western Washington University.

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6/5/2025
9-11am
Chinese Exclusion 2.0?: An Online Teach-In on Visa Revocations and What it Means for Chinese Students and the U.S.

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