The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies

Tang dynasty image of the teaching Buddha. Digital image: © The Trustees of the British Museum

The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford (HCBSS) serves to support and develop the university’s resources for Buddhist Studies in academic programs, collaborative research, scholarly communication, and public outreach.

Upcoming Events

June

Our events program will resume in the Fall Quarter. Please check back then! Enjoy your summer!

Date

Mon June 5th 2023 - Tue September 26th 2023, All day

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Congratulations to Ralph H. Craig III for Successfully Defending his Dissertation

May 30, 2023

Video available! Bishop Marvin Harada: "The Past, Present, and Future of the Buddhist Churches of America"

May 29, 2023

Video available! Klaus-Dieter Mathes: "Do the Nonconceptual Yogic Experiences in Kālacakra Lend Support to Jonang gzhan stong?"

May 26, 2023

Congratulations to Simona Lazzerini for Successfully Defending her Dissertation

May 19, 2023

Video available! Khenpo Yeshi: "The Ground of Existence in the Great Perfection and Its Relationship with Buddha-Nature"

May 6, 2023

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Featured Publications

Books

"Out of the Shadows of Angkor: Cambodian Poetry, Prose, and Performance through the Ages"

2022

Books

"Until Nirvana's Time"

2022

Books

"Memory, Music, Manuscripts: The Ritual Dynamics of Kōshiki in Japanese Sōtō Zen"

2022

Books

"Vimalakīrtinirdeśa – The Teaching of Vimalakīrti"

2022

Books

"Buddhist Historiography in China"

2022

The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford (HCBSS) serves to support and develop the university’s resources for Buddhist Studies in academic programs, collaborative research, scholarly communication, and public outreach.

Upcoming Events

Our events program will resume in the Fall Quarter. Please check back then! Enjoy your summer!

Recent News

Congratulations to Ralph H. Craig III for Successfully Defending his Dissertation

Video available! Bishop Marvin Harada: "The Past, Present, and Future of the Buddhist Churches of America"

Video available! Klaus-Dieter Mathes: "Do the Nonconceptual Yogic Experiences in Kālacakra Lend Support to Jonang gzhan stong?"

Congratulations to Simona Lazzerini for Successfully Defending her Dissertation

Video available! Khenpo Yeshi: "The Ground of Existence in the Great Perfection and Its Relationship with Buddha-Nature"

Featured Publications

"Out of the Shadows of Angkor: Cambodian Poetry, Prose, and Performance through the Ages"

"Out of the Shadows of Angkor: Cambodian Poetry, Prose, and Performance through the Ages"

"Until Nirvana's Time"

"Until Nirvana's Time"

"Memory, Music, Manuscripts: The Ritual Dynamics of Kōshiki in Japanese Sōtō Zen"

"Memory, Music, Manuscripts: The Ritual Dynamics of Kōshiki in Japanese Sōtō Zen"

"Vimalakīrtinirdeśa – The Teaching of Vimalakīrti"

"Vimalakīrtinirdeśa – The Teaching of Vimalakīrti"

"Buddhist Historiography in China"

"Buddhist Historiography in China"

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