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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
February
20
Friday, February 20, 2026
2:00 to 5:00pm
April
9
Thursday, April 9, 2026
5:00 to 6:30pm
Lathrop Library
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305
2nd Floor, Room 224
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305
2nd Floor, Room 224
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Meir Shahar talks about the cult worship of the “Ox King” and the “Horse King” in China.
For more information please visit the application information page on our website. The deadline for applications is March 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm PST.
Adeana McNicholl talks about the misunderstood realm of the “pretas,” typically translated as the home of “hungry ghosts” but in fact host to an entire history of the ancestral “departed.” Following Indic “preta” narratives from their Brahmanical ritual origins through the construction of a Buddhist karmic cosmology, McNicholl considers the mora
