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.
Quando: La prima edizione si apre a ottobre 2025. Dove: In modalità online, accessibile da ogni latitudine, arricchito da periodi […]
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) [...]
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 Research 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 [...]
The UBI Study Center is one of the supporters of the newly founded Contemplative Education Network (CEN), an international network created to foster [...]
The Study Centre of the Italian Buddhist Union renews its commitment to supporting education and research in Buddhist [...]
On the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, the European Buddhist Union (EBU) invites the Buddhist community and interested members of the public to reflect [...]
