Buddhist Studies - University of Chicago

"Programs in which graduate study relating to Buddhism may be undertaken include those of the departments of Anthropology, Art History, History, East Asian Languages and Civilizations (EALC), and South Asian Languages and Civilizations (SALC), in addition to the many doctoral programs in the Divinity School in which it is possible to study topics in Buddhist studies (especially those in History of Religionsand Philosophy of Religion). Other Departments have also at times hosted research relating to Buddhism, including Music and Comparative Human Development. For those pursuing studies in Buddhism under the aegis of any of these programs, there is the possibility of advanced study in many major Buddhist linguistic and textual traditions, with the University regularly offering courses in the Buddhist languages of East Asia(Chinese, Japanese, Korean), and of South Asia (Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan). Work in such textual traditions is well supported by the University's outstanding library collections pertaining to these and other languages."

Regarding library resources for Buddhist studies at the University of Chicago:

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Resources for Buddhist Studies

The University of Chicago's library has strong collections (and a complete selection of reference materials) pertaining to Buddhist studies.

Integral to the study of South Asian languages at Chicago has been the work of South Asian bibliographer James Nye, who directs the University library's enormous collection pertaining to South Asia (the collection's 500,000th volume was added in 1998), and whose singular influence among bibliographers in the field was honored at a recent panel at the University of Wisconsin's annual South Asian Studies Conference. The University library is among the nation's few participants in the federal "PL 480" program, which involves the collection of all publications produced in India. The collections developed under this program include a variety of important collections of Tibetan language materials. It is not only, however, under the aegis of this program that the library has acquired an outstanding collection relating to South Asia; the library holds a full range of critical editions in South Asian languages dating to the nineteenth century, and complete runs of many important series in the field.

The Library's East Asian Collection - founded in 1936, and recognized as one of the most comprehensive and distinctive such collections in North America - includes some 700,000 volumes, primarily in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, but also including materials in Tibetan, Mongolian, and Manchu. The collection also includes over 60,000 volumes of materials in English and other Western languages on or related to East Asia, shelved within the general collection. The Chinese collection is especially strong in classics, philosophy, archaeology, history, philology, art history and literature (both classical and contemporary), and the Japanese collection has particular strengths in literature, intellectual history, religion, art history, education, and Japanese Sinology."