The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (OCBS) was founded in 2004 by Prof Richard Gombrich, Emeritus Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford.
Through this unit the OCBS also maintains close links with the Faculty of Theology and the School of Anthropology.
[3] The Centre arranges a broad range of seminars and lectures each year.
[4] It was responsible for the establishment of the first endowed Chair of Buddhist Studies in Oxford.
[citation needed] The OCBS, in partnership with Equinox, publishes the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies Monographs Series, which is edited by Richard Gombrich.