Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
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The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (OCBS) was founded in 2004 by Prof Richard Gombrich
, Emeritus Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford
. The Centre is a Recognised Independent Centre
of the University of Oxford.
The OCBS is interdisciplinary in its approach to the broad field of Buddhist Studies and is most closely associated with the Buddhist Studies Unit of the Faculty of Oriental Studies
in its interaction with the University. Through this unit the OCBS also maintains close links with the Faculties of Theology and Anthropology.
The Centre arranges a broad range of seminars and lectures each year. It awards the OCBS Khyentse Visitorship for Distinguished Scholar Monks and Nuns, and was responsible for the establishment of the first endowed Chair of Buddhist Studies in Oxford. The Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies is a Fellow of Balliol College, and a member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies.
The OCBS, in partnership with Equinox, publishes the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies Monographs, Edited by Richard Gombrich.
Richard Gombrich
Richard Francis Gombrich is a British Indologist and scholar of Sanskrit, Pāli, and Buddhist Studies. He acted as the Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford from 1976 to 2004. He is currently Founder-President of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies...
, Emeritus Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. The Centre is a Recognised Independent Centre
Recognised Independent Centre
A Recognised Independent Centre of Oxford University is a status awarded to acknowledge a special relationship with a small number of institutes and centres which are involved in teaching and research in their specialised areas in Oxford....
of the University of Oxford.
The OCBS is interdisciplinary in its approach to the broad field of Buddhist Studies and is most closely associated with the Buddhist Studies Unit of the Faculty of Oriental Studies
in its interaction with the University. Through this unit the OCBS also maintains close links with the Faculties of Theology and Anthropology.
The Centre arranges a broad range of seminars and lectures each year. It awards the OCBS Khyentse Visitorship for Distinguished Scholar Monks and Nuns, and was responsible for the establishment of the first endowed Chair of Buddhist Studies in Oxford. The Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies is a Fellow of Balliol College, and a member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies.
The OCBS, in partnership with Equinox, publishes the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies Monographs, Edited by Richard Gombrich.