MASTER OF ARTS IN APPLIED BUDDHISM
Study Buddhism Deeply ~ Transform Your Life
MAAB at a GLANCE
A Low-Residency Cohort-based Graduate Program that Helps You Integrate Buddhist Wisdom into Your Life and Work — Without Relocating
The MA in Applied Buddhism offers a rare integration of rigorous academic study and contemplative practice. Learn with lineage-trained faculty, engage deeply with classical Buddhist texts, cultivate self-awareness, and develop skills for teaching, leadership, or further academic study. This is applied dharma for real life and real work—integrating scholarship, meditation, and ethical service.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Three integrated pillars:
Scholarship, Meditation, & Service


WHO THIS PROGRAM IS FOR
PROGRAM FEATURES
Flexible Low-Residency Format
Live/recorded/async + Portland intensives
Cohort-Based & Faculty Mentorship
Spiritual Formation Group, assigned faculty advisor
Affordable Tuition
Est. $23,674 tuition + fees; payment plans available
Transformative In-Person Retreats
Two required intensives per year • 4–5 days • Portland, OR

