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

June

Tibetan Buddhism Lectures

Jacob Dalton: "On the Early Development of Sexual Union in Buddhist Tantric Practice: Evidence from Dunhuang"

Date

Thu June 1st 2023, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Location

Stanford East Asian Library, Rm 224

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Video available! Klaus-Dieter Mathes: "Do the Nonconceptual Yogic Experiences in Kālacakra Lend Support to Jonang gzhan stong?"

May 26, 2023

Congratulations to Simona Lazzerini for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

May 19, 2023

Video available! Khenpo Yeshi: "The Ground of Existence in the Great Perfection and Its Relationship with Buddha-Nature"

May 6, 2023

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

March 27, 2023

Stanford Buddhist Chaplain-Affiliate Rebecca Nie will be reading from her new book, "Yin Mountain," at the de Young Museum

March 23, 2023

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Featured Publications

Books

"Out of the Shadows of Angkor: Cambodian Poetry, Prose, and Performance through the Ages"

2022

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

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

Jacob Dalton: "On the Early Development of Sexual Union in Buddhist Tantric Practice: Evidence from Dunhuang"

Recent News

Video available! Klaus-Dieter Mathes: "Do the Nonconceptual Yogic Experiences in Kālacakra Lend Support to Jonang gzhan stong?"

Congratulations to Simona Lazzerini for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

Video available! Khenpo Yeshi: "The Ground of Existence in the Great Perfection and Its Relationship with Buddha-Nature"

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

Stanford Buddhist Chaplain-Affiliate Rebecca Nie will be reading from her new book, "Yin Mountain," at the de Young Museum

Featured Publications

"Out of the Shadows of Angkor: Cambodian Poetry, Prose, and Performance through the Ages"

"Out of the Shadows of Angkor: Cambodian Poetry, Prose, and Performance through the Ages"

"Until Nirvana's Time"

"Until Nirvana's Time"

"Memory, Music, Manuscripts: The Ritual Dynamics of Kōshiki in Japanese Sōtō Zen"

"Memory, Music, Manuscripts: The Ritual Dynamics of Kōshiki in Japanese Sōtō Zen"

"Vimalakīrtinirdeśa – The Teaching of Vimalakīrti"

"Vimalakīrtinirdeśa – The Teaching of Vimalakīrti"

"Buddhist Historiography in China"

"Buddhist Historiography in China"

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