Buddhist Chaplaincy
The Buddhist Chaplaincy, led by the Buddhist Chaplain, works closely with alumni, faculty, staff, and students to support the Buddhist community at Emory through a progressive and pluralistic approach.
The Buddhist Chaplain provides outreach and helps to organize the Buddhist community, develops leadership groups, and collaboratively plans, develops, and implements high-quality spiritual life programs including weekly gatherings, holiday observances, retreats, service and social justice projects, and fellowship events.
The Buddhist Chaplain is also available for pastoral care and leadership in invocations, memorial services, vigils, and other rituals as needed. The Buddhist Chaplaincy works closely with other OSRL chaplains, staff, and students on interfaith initiatives and connects the campus with local, regional, and national opportunities and resources. For more information please, contact religiouslife@emory.edu.
Buddhist Chaplain: The Venerable Priya Sraman
Emory Buddhist Life Programming
- Weekly Mindfulness Meditation: Mondays at 6:00 p.m. Emory Interfaith Center, hosted by the Buddhist Chaplain
- Weekly Guided Buddhist Meditation: Thursdaya at 6:00 p.m. Cannon Chapel Sanctuary, hosted by the Buddhist Chaplain and EBC students.
- Monthly Buddhist Monastery Visits: with the Buddhist Chaplain and students.
- Bodhi Day Celebration and Meal: hosted at Cannon Chapel Sanctuary in collaboration with students, schools, and other partners for a collaborative celebration.
- Buddha Day Celebration and Meal: hosted at Cannon Chapel Sanctuary in collaboration with students, schools, and other partners for a collaborative celebration.
- Advising on-campus Buddhist student organizations.
- Pastoral Care and support with Religious Accommodations including dining, housing and academics; prayer spaces; support for international students.
- Support for interfaith programming such as WISE Pre-Orientation, Inter-Religious Council, Journeys of Reconciliation, and others.
On Campus Buddhist and Mindfulness Communities
Alumni Community
Please contact religiouslife@emory.edu.
The Living Mandala
The Emory Buddhist Chaplaincy maintains the Living Mandala in front of Cannon Chapel on Emory's Atlanta campus as a spiritual practice. More information is available here.
Guidance on how to engage with the Mandala Garden.docx
Off Campus Buddhist Communities
For a list of local Buddhist centers near Emory, please click here.
Other Resources
The Emory-Tibet Partnership: Tibet.emory.edu
Tibet Week Looks at Compassion Through its Cultural Lens »
Video: Inside the Lives of Tibetan Monks at Emory »
Emory Buddhist Life Fund
To support this community, please give to the appropriate fund here: https://together.emory.edu/give/to/general-university/office-spiritual-and-religious-life.