The Research Center
of the Italian Buddhist Union
promotes dialogue with the academic world, education, and university research, connecting Buddhist traditions with contemporary knowledge.
We imagine a world where social change arises from a transformation of knowledge: a plural and inclusive knowledge, rooted in interdependence, capable of placing life and consciousness at the center. In this vision, Buddhism is not just a spiritual tradition, but a lens through which to rethink the fundamental questions of humanity, contributing to a more conscious, ethical, and transformative understanding.
Activities
Focuses on the historical, philosophical, and textual analysis of Buddhist traditions, with an interdisciplinary and comparative approach.
Michele Comelli – DSAAM, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (2024–present) Winner of a doctoral scholarship funded by the UBI Study Centre [...]
Caterina Bertoli – DREST (Italian Doctoral School for Religious Studies), DSAAM, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (2022–present) [...]
In November 2022, a three-year research project was launched at the Department of the Institute of Oriental Studies (ISO) at Sapienza University of Rome [...]
Contemplative Studies
An interdisciplinary field that investigates contemplative practices, their transformative effects, and the experiential knowledge they generate, with applications in scientific, educational, clinical, and social contexts.
Two-year first-level Postgraduate Program: “Contemplative Studies. Meditation from Ancient Traditions to Contemporary Age”, University of [...]
Elisa Paluan – Social Sciences, FISPPA Department, University of Padua (2022–present) Recipient of a PhD scholarship funded by the UBI Study Center
Caterina Ugolini – Social Sciences, FISPPA, University of Padua (2024–present) [...]
Critical Futures
This area brings together cross-disciplinary research on major contemporary themes – from ecology to artificial intelligence, from consciousness to the transformation of knowledge – examined in light of Buddhist traditions in dialogue with the sciences and the humanities.
A Collaboration to Explore the Potential of Virtual Reality in Lucid Dreaming LucidDreamingVR is a research project developed in collaboration between [...]
Francesco Maria Catanzaro – DREST, DSAAM, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (2023–present) Recipient of a PhD scholarship [...]
Michele Comelli – DSAAM, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (2024–present) Recipient of a [...]
Il Centro Studi UBI è tra i sostenitori del nuovo Contemplative Education Network (CEN), una rete internazionale nata per sostenere la ricerca e la collaborazione nel campo dell’educazione contemplativa, nonché [...]
Il Centro Studi dell’Unione Buddhista Italiana rinnova il suo impegno a sostegno della formazione e della ricerca negli studi buddhisti presso le università italiane, collaborando con atenei come La Sapienza [...]
In occasione del suo cinquantesimo anniversario, l’Unione Buddhista Europea (EBU) invita la comunità buddhista e il pubblico interessato a riflettere sul futuro del buddhismo europeo. La conferenza, guidata da voci [...]
