K.J. Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies was established on 6th December 1993 and founded by the Dalai Lama which is managed by Somaiya Trust, which was established on 9th September 1959.

The Dalai Lama was the founder of Buddhism which has crossed all geographical boundaries of the land of its birth.

It is one of the premier colleges established to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone in the part of progress.

The college is affiliated with the University of Mumbai, Mumbai and it is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) under Act, 1956.

The Institute is a part of Somaiya Vidyavihar, an educational society which has established institutions of higher learning.

The Somaiya Vidyavihar Sanstha has been established numbers of colleges/schools for the student in the region of Maharashtra and all over the India.

The K.J. Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies was set up in Somaiya Vidyavihar to encourage research and study of the various dimensions of Buddhism, from textual study and analyses to comparative religious and philosophical perspectives and historical studies.

It is co-educational private institute, providing a regular course which is located in an urban part of Mumbai played a pioneering role in the field of higher education.

A rigorous curriculum for MA (Buddhist Studies) was developed by the faculty of the institute, in consultation with senior scholars from the country. With this course the college started offering as electives not just the major languages of Indian Buddhism – Pali and Sanskrit – but also elementary Tibetan, fulfilling a long felt need for a window into the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.

This college is the Centre which offers a Ph.D. program which has been received well not just in India but across Southeast Asia.

The college also offers M.A. Buddhist Studies, Various Diploma & Add-On Certificates courses for the students.

Research themes are established from an International perspective, enlisting the participation of numerous Scholars from India and abroad, The motto is to :

• To provide the best guidance to the students pursuing the research for Doctoral studies
• To provide suitable academic and physical infrastructure to stimulate learning amongst the students
• To perform the role of resource center by providing information on Indian and particularly on various branches of Buddhist studies to Scholars and Research Institutes both in India and Overseas
• To conduct research in the field of Buddhism for the benefit of researchers, scholars, and society

Vision:

• To become one of the leading centers for learning and research in Buddhist studies in South and South East Asia

Mission:

• To carry out interdisciplinary and comprehensive research on Indian/ Indological studies in general and Buddhist Studies in particular and to co-operate with researchers in the field of Buddhist studies throughout the world by providing research information