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

February

Chinese Buddhism Lectures

Jiang Wu: "Samuel Beal and the Study of Chinese Buddhism in Victorian England: Reassessing the Contribution of a Forgotten Scholar"

Thursday, February 6, 2025

5:00 to 6:30pm

East Asian Library
Lathrop Library, 518 Memorial Way 2nd Floor, Stanford
Room 224

February

Chinese Buddhism Lectures

Costantino Moretti: "Mix-ups and Touch-ups in Medieval Chinese Buddhist Manuscripts"

Thursday, February 13, 2025

5:00 to 6:30pm

East Asian Library
Lathrop Library, 518 Memorial Way 2nd Floor, Stanford
Room 224

April

The Evans-Wentz Lectureship

Stephen R. Bokenkamp: "The Buddhist Conquest of Daoism (2nd-6th c CE)"

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

5:00 to 6:30pm

Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Levinthal Hall

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News

Communications Manager Position is Open

The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford is looking for a Communications Manager to develop and manage content for a broad suite of outreach platforms including the Center website, email, event advertising, social media, and digital and print newsletters.

New Publication: "Of Ancestors and Ghosts: How Preta Narratives Constructed Buddhist Cosmology and Shaped Buddhist Ethics" by Adeana McNicholl

Congratulations to our alum, Adeana McNicholl, for her new book, Of Ancestors and Ghosts: How Preta Narratives Constructed Buddhist Cosmology and Shaped Buddhist Ethics (Oxford University Press, 2024)!