Dear IABS members, We hope that all are doing well in this extraordinary time. Thanks to your warm support, the 19th IABS conference was finally held on August 15th-19th at Seoul National University in South Korea. We write to you […]
News & Events
Postponement of the XIXth Conference of the IABS to 2022
To the Members of the International Association of Buddhist Studies Dear Members of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Almost one entire year has passed since you received my letter announcing the postponement of the XIXth Conference of the IABS, […]
Circular to all IABS members about the postponement of the XIXth Congress, March 31, 2020
To the Members of the International Association of Buddhist Studies Re.: Postponement of the XIXth Conference of the IABS March 31, 2020 Dear Members of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, In these probing times and with the original date […]
Circular to all IABS members about the current health situation in South Korea, Feb. 26, 2020
Re: the XIXth Conference of the IABS in the light of the current health situation in South Korea
Student Travel Bursaries to attend IABS Congress in Seoul (August 2020)
We are pleased to announce the provision of 15 student travel bursaries to (co-)finance attendance at the 19th IABS Congress.
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications in the 2018-19 competition year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies. In cooperation with the Foundation, ACLS offers an integrated set of fellowship and grant […]
Obituary Tribute to Alexander William Macdonald
Alexander William Macdonald passed away in France, his ‘terre d’élection,’ on February the 5th, 2018. His unusual personality and scholarly career are narrated in what he called ‘my own rnam thar‘ part of which has been published1. Born in Scotland, […]
Obituary Tribute to Professor Jacques May
Professor Jacques May, aged 90, passed away on 21 March 2018 in his apartment in Lausanne. He died of old age, which he regarded as a long illness.
JIABS Volume 40
Volume 40 of JIABS Journal has now been published and the PDF copy can be downloaded on the Peeters Publishing website.
Obituary Tribute to Luis Oscar Gómez
Luis Gómez, distinguished scholar of Buddhism, passed away in Mexico City on September 3, 2017. At the time of his death, he was Professor Emeritus of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. He had retired from the […]