Welcome! This website features pedagogical resources about Buddhism and health. These are conversation-starters emphasizing global Buddhisms, medical pluralism, and the intersections between religion and medicine.
Global Buddhist Medicine
A global map of Buddhist medicine, visualizing the role that Buddhist institutions play in contributing to health and wellness globally.
Virtual reality, film, photography. By Pierce Salguero and student researchers around the world. Project active: 2022–present. Now accepting submissions!
Project Philadelphia
A multimedia ethnography and documentary film project exploring the role of Buddhist institutions, practices, and cultural orientations in the healthcare landscape of a diverse American city.
Documentary films, photography. By Pierce Salguero, Lan A. Li, and research students. Project active: 2015–2020.
Buddhism & Breath Summit
Thirteen scholars and practitioners explore Buddhist practices of working with the breath and/or bodily “winds.”
Lecture series organized by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, 2021.
Buddhism in Pandemic
Webinar and teaching tools related to Buddhism and the coronavirus pandemic.
Webinar and resources collection by Pierce Salguero, Brooke Schedneck, Jeff Wilson, and Daigengna Rosin Duoer, 2020.