The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies

The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford (HCBSS) supports and develops academic programs, collaborative research, scholarly workshops, and public lectures in Buddhist Studies.

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News

New Podcast Episode! Christian Luczanits: Mustang Art and the Myth of the Hidden Kingdom

Christian Luczanits talks about the eccentricities of early Buddhist art in the Mustang region of the Himalayas.

New Publication: "Observances, Feasts, and Scripts: The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century" by Yi (Allan) Ding

Congratulations to our alum Yi (Allan) Ding for his new book, "Observances, Feasts, and Scripts" (University of Hawaii Press, 2026)!

New Publication: "The Bodhisattva's Body in a Pill: The Material and Spiritual History of a Buddhist Relic Tradition" by James Gentry

Congratulations to our faculty member James Gentry for his new book, "The Bodhisattva's Body in a Pill" (University of Virginia Press, 2026)!

Featured Publications

"The Bodhisattva's Body in a Pill: The Material and Spiritual History of a Buddhist Relic Tradition"

2026

By James Gentry

"Observances, Feasts, and Scripts: The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century"

2026

By Yi Ding

"Buddhakṣetrapariśodhana: A Festschrift for Paul Harrison"

2024

Edited by Charles DiSimone and Nicholas Witkowski

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Media

Lekha Newsletter

Videos on YouTube

HCBSS Podcast