UKABS - UK Association of Buddhist Studies

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Smiling With The Buddha - Prof Peter Harvey. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. BUDDHISM & HUMOUR The Buddha’s teachings in the Pāli Canon are on serious matters, but that does not mean that they lack humour, amusing stories and even satire, as do the teachings of some contempor...

LECTURE > Smiling with the Buddha: Buddhism and Humour / Prof Peter Harvey
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CONFERENCE > UKABS 2026 conference
Buddhism and Emotion
24-26 June 2026
New College, University of Edinburgh
Draft Programme Now Available
Booking Now OPEN
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LECTURE> Maitreya’s Long Bodhisattva Journey vs. Śākyamuni’s Swift Attainment: Two Ideals of the Bodhisattva Path / Channa Li
10 Feb 2026 3:30-5:00pm
U. Bristol, Room G.H01
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NEW PUBLICATION > BOOK
The Life of Allan Bennett, Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya
(Volume 1 of Allan Bennett, Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya: Biography and Collected Writings)
Elizabeth J. Harris & John L. Crow

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CONFERENCE CfP > 2026 UKABS conference -- Buddhism and Emotion | DEADLINE THIS WEEKEND
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CONFERENCE > UKABS Scholar-Practitioner Conference 2025
Consciousness in Buddhism
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15 November 2025 London Buddhist Vihara

UKABS Scholar-Practitioner Conference 2025 > Consciousness in Buddhism: An interactive and engaging day of talks, workshops, and discussions. 15 November 1100-1700. London Buddhist Vihara. More info: ukabs.org.uk/conferences/... #Buddhism
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Reflections on the Statue of Tara from Sri Lanka at The British Museum The bronze Statue of Tara from Sri Lanka is currently displayed in the special exhibition, “Ancient India: Living Heritage” at the British Museum. Donated to the British Museum in 1830 by Sir Robert B...

LECTURE > Reflections on the Statue of Tara from Sri Lanka at The British Museum
7 Oct 2025 18:00 - 19:30 - Free, booking essential
Vernon Square Campus (WC1X 9EW) Lecture Theatre 2
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UKABS Scholar-Practitioner Conference 2025 > Consciousness in Buddhism: An interactive and engaging day of talks, workshops, and discussions.
15 November 1100-1700. London Buddhist Vihara.
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As is now traditional, the UKABS conference closes with a group photograph comprising some of its participants. #buddhism #buddhistconference

Three people seated at a table, one of whom is me

Here's me speaking with my hands about teaching Classical Chinese at the @ukabs.bsky.social annual meeting

UKABS conference last panel on The Future of Buddhist Classical Languages in UK Higher Education, conveyed by Dr Upali Sraman, with contributions by Prof Naomi Appleton, Dr Gregory Scott, and Dr Nick Swann. Read about it here: ukabs.org.uk/conferences/...

UKABS conference's second PG panel comprised contributions by Cyprien Basso, Dobdon Maksarov, and Yajun Wang. Read their abstract here: ukabs.org.uk/conferences/...

UKABS continues with our first PG panel with contributions by Renru Tang, Alexander Clackson, and Tian Chen. Read their abstracts here: ukabs.org.uk/conferences/...

UKABS 2025 conference begins with keynote address by Prof Erica Baffelli on "Buddhism at the margins: crisis, community, and vulnerabilities" #buddhistconference #buddhism ukabs.org.uk/conferences/...

CONFERENCE >
Happening tomorrow!
UKABS Annual One-Day Conference
28 June 2025
The School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
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CONFERENCE >
UKABS Annual One-Day Conference
28 June 2025
The School of Oriental and African Studies University of London
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CONFERENCE >
UKABS Annual One-Day Conference
28 June 2025
The School of Oriental and African Studies University of London
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Literary Buddhas: From Magadha to Mexico

Out now: The current special issue of the Buddhist Studies Review (Vol. 41 No. 1-2 (2024) has been guest edited by Dr Christopher V. Jones @istb-univienna.bsky.social and Dr Naomi Appleton (University of Edinburgh).

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