Lumbini Buddhist University is a tertiary educational institution in
Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of the
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was ...
. The idea for the university was conceived at the First World Buddhist Summit held in Lumbini in 1998, and it was officially formed on 17 June 2004. The Lumbini Buddhist University Act promulgated on 10 November 2006 confirmed its legal status as well as setting out that the university would receive financial assistance from the government of Nepal.
It will offer a four years course for a Bachelor in
Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...
, as well as MA and PhD courses.
Organisation
* Chancellor: Prime Minister of Nepal (
Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda")
* Pro-Chancellor: Minister of Education (Devendra Poudel)
* Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Dr. Hridaya Ratna Bajracharya
* Registrar: Dr. Tilak Ram Acharya
* Dean: Dr. Manik Ratna Shakya
Affiliated colleges
* Buddha Multiple Campus
* Jiri Buddhist College
* Lotus Buddhist Academic College, Lalitpur
* Lumbini International Academy of Science and Technology
* Lumbini Academic College of Buddhism and Himalayan Studies
* Sowa Rigpa International College
* Sugat Baudha Mahavidyalaya
* Theravada Buddhist Academy
* Tulsipur Metro College (Local Level Government: Tulsipur Metropolis)
See also
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International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University
The International Theravāda Buddhist Missionary University () is on the Dhammapãla Hill, Mayangon Township, in Yangon, Myanmar. It was inaugurated on 6th waxing moon of Nadaw, 1360 ME (9 December 1998).
Inauguration
The Minister for Reli ...
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State Pariyatti Sasana University, Yangon
State Pariyatti Sāsana University, Yangon ( my, နိုင်ငံတော် ပရိယတ္တိသာသနာ့ တက္ကသိုလ် (ရန်ကုန်)) is a Buddhist university located in Yangon, Myanmar, which teaches m ...
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Dhammaduta Chekinda University
The Dhammadūta Chekinda University ( my, ဓမ္မဒူတဆေကိန္ဒတက္ကသိုလ်) is a Buddhist missionary university, located in Auk War Nat Chaung village, Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region. It was founded in 2017 b ...
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Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
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Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (MCU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยมหาจุฬาลงกรณราชวิทยาลัย, ) is one of two public Buddhist universities in Thailand, as well as being the oldest Budd ...
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Mahamakut Buddhist University
Mahamakut Buddhist University or MBU ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยมหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย; ) is one of the two public Buddhist universities in Thailand.
History
Founded in 1893 as an educational instit ...
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International Buddhist Studies College
International Buddhist Studies College (IBSC) is a graduate college of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Wang Noi District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. IBSC was established in order that students from all over the w ...
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Sitagu International Buddhist Academy
The Sitagu International Buddhist Academy ( my, သီတဂူကမ္ဘာ့ဗုဒ္ဓတက္ကသိုလ်) is a Buddhist missionary university, located in Sagaing, Myanmar. Founded in 1994 by Sitagu Sayadaw, Sitagu Sayadaw Ashin ...
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Chittagong Pali College
Chittagong Pali College is a historic state college that specializes in Buddhism, Buddhist and Pali language studies in Bangladesh and is located in Chittagong.
History
Chittagong Pali College was established in 1939 by Aggamahapandit Dharmabang ...
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Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (OCBS) was founded in 2004 by Prof Richard Gombrich, Emeritus Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford. The centre is a recognised independent centre of the University of Oxford.
The OCBS is in ...
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Gautam Buddha University
Gautam Buddha University ("GBU") ( hi, गौतम बुद्ध विश्वविद्यालय) is a university established by the Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha University Act 2002 (UP Act No. 9 of 2002) and came into existence in 2 ...
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Lumbini Development Trust
Lumbini Development Trust (1985) or (लुम्बिनी बिकाश कोष) was founded for the purposes of restoring the Lumbini Garden under the master plan of the government of Nepal. Lumbini is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, th ...
References
External links
Official website
Universities and colleges in Nepal
2004 establishments in Nepal
Buddhist universities and colleges
Educational institutions established in 2004
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