Based at the University of Bristol the Centre of Buddhist Studies has used contemporary research to create resources for chaplains, teachers and students.

The Understanding Buddhist Death Project looks at Buddhist death rituals.The rituals highlight Buddhist practice in South and Southeast Asia. The photos found here focus on a wide range of Buddhist practices, not just death rituals.

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The Buddhist Cosmology in Food Project looks at how Buddhists in Sri Lanka relate to the visible and invisible beings around them by way of food offerings. The recipients include buddhas, gods, animals, hungry ghosts and human beings. In Sri Lanka cooking is still largely the domain of women but the voices of those who prepare the food are rarely heard, their expertise as religious specialists seldom acknowledged.