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

December

Co-Sponsored Events

Lecture

Wen-shing Chou: "Taming Nature on Mount Wutai: Buddhist Visions of an Earthly Paradise"

Date

Mon December 5th 2022, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Location

Stanford East Asia Library, Rm 224
Online via Zoom

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January

Indian Buddhism Lectures

Nicholas Witkowski: "The Corpse as Nodal Object for Thinking Ascetic Practice in Relation to Labor in the (South Asian) Death Economy"

Date

Thu January 26th 2023, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Location

Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center

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February

Tibetan Buddhism Lectures

John D. Dunne: “Between Life and Death: Understanding Tukdam”

Date

Wed February 15th 2023, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Location

Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center

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February

T. T. & W. F. Chao Buddhist Art & Film Series

Film Discussion
Film Screening

Film Screening of "Tukdam: Between Worlds" and Discussion with Director Donagh Coleman

Date

Thu February 16th 2023, 7:00pm - 8:50pm

Location

Oshman Hall, McMurtry Building

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See More Events

Video available – Jonathan Silk: "A Window into Sino-Tibetan Pure Land Practices at Dunhuang"

November 9, 2022

Video available! "Buddhist Bilingualism: Pali-Vernacular Sermons, Exegesis, and Literature in Early Modern Thailand"

November 9, 2022