In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of its teaching activities, the Center for Buddhist Studies is seeking to endow two chairs, one in Buddhist Studies and one in Himalayan Languages.

The holders of these two chairs will be eminent scholars who, through teaching, publication and research, seek to bring together the profound wisdom of classical Buddhist scholarship with modern scholarly methods, approaches and perspectives – a goal consistent with the vision of the Center for Buddhist Studies.
 
The sponsor of each chair, which may be an individual, organization, or corporation, may in this way have a profound influence on the future of international Buddhist Studies. In recognition of this fact, each chair will be named in accordance with the wishes of its sponsor.

The endowment of these two chairs will contribute to meeting the recurrent costs of CBS, thereby providing financial stability and sustainability into the future. It will also allow CBS to attract and maintain an expert faculty of teachers and translators for years to come.

For each chair an annual income of $50,000 is required. Under present market conditions, a capital investment sum of 1 million US$ per chair has therefore been set as the target.