UBEF Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies

This Professorship was established at the University of Sydney in 2009 through the generosity of the (UBEF - www.buddhistfoundation.org) for the purpose of sponsoring an extended visit to Sydney of a distinguished international scholar in any field of Buddhist Studies in order to expose students and academics to current trends in research and to raise the profile of Buddhist Studies in Australia. It is administered by the Department of Indian Sub-continental Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures.

• 2012 - Professor Bernard Faure
• 2011 - Professor Karen Lang
• 2010 - Professor Geoffrey Samuel
• 2009 - Professor Peter Skilling