Sep.13-15, Graduate Conference on Buddhist Meditation: Tradition and Transformation, United States

The Buddhist Studies Group at the University of Virginia is pleased to announce an interdisciplinary graduate student conference to be hosted on the UVa Grounds in Charlottesville, VA on September 13-15, 2013 on the theme of “Buddhist Meditation: Tradition and Transformation.” The conference will include panels and paper presentations by graduate students from across North America and lectures by a number of the world’s foremost Buddhist Studies scholars (lineup TBA). This conference is designed to be a collaborative forum in which young scholars can test new approaches, bridge disciplines in creative ways, and expand the scope of sources that we bring to our studies. Details on the conference is available at the conference website.