The Faculty of Buddhist Studies is Arunachal University of Studies' first of a kind establishment with a noble objective of conducting academic classes in various aspects related to Buddhist Studies. The holistic approach to Buddhism has earned AUS an establishment for guiding the Buddhist principles in the Northeast and for every human society. Respecting and honouring the great thought process of the Great Teacher - Buddha, The Faculty of Buddhist Studies offers a glimpse of divinity and righteous path in its academic pedagogy associated with the subject.

Why choose Buddhist Studies?

Buddhist Studies is not just about the academics, it a path to witnessing a rich culture exploring Buddhism practices through different approaches as it impacts many individuals around the world. Buddhism promotes global harmony and social engagements to teach every human to be a sharp orator and question everything that goes around society. Buddhist Studies as disciplines makes humanity richer with knowledge, value, empathy, love, self-discipline, and compassion.

Over the last few decades, Buddhist Studies has witnessed a rise of theoretical literature to promote social and rhetorical practices of global unity. As the emergence of Buddhism with time, the approaches to studying this course has taken a paradigm for equating studies specifically for research keeping the South Asian, Tibetan, and Buddhist culture. In addition, Buddhist studies also teach about the language and the historic value of Buddhist civilization dominant in the local culture.

Few Key Buddhist Concepts

Buddhism does not concern itself for satisfying human curiosity; conversations about neither godly existence, the afterlife, nor creationism are favored. As the time passed about the principles of Buddhism may have been branched out into diverse systems such as metaphysics, astrology, deities and others the Four Noble Truths of Lord Buddha himself, teach the most important Buddhist teaching.

• Buddhism is a non-theistic religion and revolves around the noble teaching of Buddha himself. The religion rejects any existence of creationist deity but still has the notion of divinity.
• Nirvana is the ultimate Buddhist goal. The teaching of Buddhism tells everyone that humans are the prisoners of the world "samsara" and that only death, re-birth, and suffering are the goals of all.
• Six percent of the world's population follows Buddhism making it the fourth-biggest religion in the world.
• Theravada - The School of the Elders and Mahayana - The Great Vehicle are the two traditional schools of Buddhism that interpret diverse aspects of Buddhist studies in their own ways.
• The most sacred object in Buddhism is the Bodhi Tree. It is a large fig tree where Gautama Buddha achieved enlightenment. The holy tree does not exist anymore but in the Indian City of Gaya, many trees have been propagated from the original tree.
• Lumbini, Nepal (Buddha's birthplace), Bodh Gaya, India (place of enlightenment), Sarnath, India (place of teaching), and Kusinara, India (place of death) are the main Buddhist pilgrimage sites.

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