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 6 Tibetan Buddhism Lectures Sarah Hieatt Jacoby: "Toward a Survivor-Centered History of Sexuality in Vajrayāna Buddhism" DateWed December 6th 2023, 5:00pm LocationStanford East Asian Library, Room 224 Read More February 1 Chinese Buddhism Lectures Meir Shahar: "Buddhism and Chinese Rural Religion" DateThu February 1st 2024, 5:00pm LocationStanford East Asian Library, Room 224 Read More February 15 Japanese Buddhism Lectures Reverend Shinryu Okuma: "The Charm of Singing Hymns (Baikaryu Eisanka) in Zen Buddhism" DateThu February 15th 2024, 5:00pm LocationStanford East Asian Library, Room 224 Read More February 23 T. T. & W. F. Chao Conferences and Workshops "The Impact of the Thunderbolt: Reading in and around Kamalaśīla’s Commentary on the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā" DateFri February 23rd 2024, 9:00am - Tue February 27th 2024, 5:00pm LocationTBD Read More See More Events Recent News Job Openings at Our Center November 27, 2023 Read More Tickets available for the November 30th Film Screening of "Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache" and Discussion with Writer and Director Khyentse Norbu October 21, 2023 Read More Applications are now open for for the 2024-26 Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford Postdoctoral Fellowship October 4, 2023 Read More 2023 Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhist Studies is announced September 14, 2023 Read More The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies has moved! September 11, 2023 Read More Featured Publications Books "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Dōgen’s Shōbōgenzō" 2023 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
