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Buddhist colleges in the USA: Soka U

Soka University of America

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Soka University of America (SUA) is a private, non-profit institution in Aliso Viejo, Orange County (next to Laguna Beach), Southern California.

It offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in liberal arts and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in educational leadership and societal change.

Each offers a unique curriculum that emphasizes leadership and contributive citizenship. SUA was founded on the Buddhist principles of peace, human rights, and the sanctity of life. The curriculum, however, is entirely secular.

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Undergraduates are required to study a non-native language and study abroad for a semester in a country where that language is spoken. (The cost of this is included in tuition).

Undergraduates with a family income below $90,000 and who have demonstrated financial need have their tuition covered by a combination of grants and scholarships from the university, federal and state governments, and private agencies.

SUA also offers generous needs-based aid to students whose household income is greater than $90,000 as well as scholarship opportunities that are not based on family income.

• Soka University of America (soka.edu)
• Soka University of America (Wikipedia)
• ADDRESS: 1 University Drive
• Aliso Viejo, California 92656
• PHONE: (949) 480-4000
• EMAIL: info@soka.edu

• What about the school's name? It is from the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist Movement
• Worship through chanting of Japanese mantra: Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō
• Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley, California (1949)
• Shambhala founder Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's Naropa University (1974)
• Taiwanese Buddhist Dharma Realm Buddhist University (1976)
• University of the West, Buddhist college, San Gabriel Valley (1990)
• Wat Phra Dhammakaya with Buddhist college in Azusa
• Maitripa College Tibetan Buddhist College of Oregon (2005)
• Won Institute of Graduate Studies Pennsylvania (2001)
• Ewam Buddhist Institute – located in Arlee, Montana
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• Soka.edu; Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Jewish-Buddhist study: Subjects needed

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Young JUBUs (Jew-Buddhists) needed for Jewish-Buddhist study.

 

Research into Jewish Buddhists. Looking to interview JUBUs in their 20s and 30s who are practitioners of Buddhism (for a graduate study). Call Stan at (424) 330-7826. Email: stanmeyer@yahoo.com

Institute of Buddhist Studies (California)

The Institute of Buddhist Studies

The institute, begun in 1949, specializes in graduate-level Buddhist studies as well as Shinshu ministerial training in Berkeley.

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IBS is a Buddhist seminary and graduate school affiliated with the Graduate Theological Union and associated with the Buddhist Churches of America. Located in the Jodo Shinshu Center in downtown Berkeley, California. IBS offers a systematic educational program specializing in contemporary Shin Buddhist studies and culminating in a fully accredited Master of Arts degree jointly administered by the GTU.

Among the IBS programs are: Master's degree in Buddhist Studies, Jodo Shinshu ministerial training, Buddhist chaplaincy training program, a number of academic journals and publications, and study abroad opportunities with Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan.

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