International Conference on Buddhism, Wellbeing, Medicine and Contemporary Society ICBWMCS on September 16-17, 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland

Buddhism, Wellbeing, Medicine and Contemporary Society
Buddhism and Wellbeing
Buddhism and Mental Health
Therapeutic Approaches to Human Flourishing
Buddhism and Medicine
Connections between Buddhism and Medicine in Local Context
Philosophical and Ethical issues involved in Buddhism and healing
Buddhist texts, rituals, or material culture related to pharmacy, therapeutic regimens, surgery
Buddhism, psychology, and mental health, including the use of meditation as a therapy for addictions, mental disorders
Therapeutic dimensions of Buddhist shamanic and ritual practice, such as exorcism, ritual prayer, or merit-making
General ideas of flourishing and wellbeing, whether of the Buddhist individual or the Buddhist group
Buddhism and everyday maintenance of health, including thinking on diet, exercise, and daily therapeutic practice
Ideas of “good health” and “disease” in terms of the constituent or aggregate being, with its physical and mental components
Narratives or stories of healing
Historical or contemporary Buddhist groups devoted to medicine, mental health, or other type of care provision
Buddhism as a repository for therapeutic and pharmaceutical knowledge
Violence, Warfare, and Buddhism in Society