Tabo Mural

Cave Mural from Tabo, Spiti, India. Photo credit: Christian Luczanits

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

Lecture series and seminars on Buddhist art and film supported by the T. T. & W. F. Chao Fund.

Upcoming Events

October
8

Shih-shan Susan Huang: "Buddhist Book Roads: The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture in China and Beyond"

Date
Thu October 8th 2026, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Lathrop Library
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305
338
January
14

Eugene Wang: "Biocosmic Art; or How to Capture a Painter’s Brain?"

Date
Thu January 14th 2027, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Lathrop Library
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305
224
January
28

Anning Jing: "Borobudur and a Tantric Buddhist Maṇḍala Associated with Vajrabodhi (671–741)"

Date
Thu January 28th 2027, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Lathrop Library
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305
224
April
29

Ariana Maki: "Inside Ta Dzong: Bhutanese Art and History through the National Museum Collection"

Date
Thu April 29th 2027, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Lathrop Library
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305
224

Past Events

Jane Casey: “Establishing Chronology in Tibetan Art: A Study of Taklung Paintings”

Date
Thu September 24th 2026, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Lathrop Library
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305
224

Huatse Gyal: "'Khata: Poison or Purity?' Documentary Film Screening and Discussion"

Date
Thu February 12th 2026, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location:
McMurtry Building
355 Roth Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Oshman Hall

Christian Luczanits: "Early Buddhist Art from Mustang, Nepal"

Date
Thu February 5th 2026, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Lathrop Library
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305
2nd Floor, Room 224

Pia Brancaccio: "Buddhist Monasticism in the Longue Durée"

Date
Thu May 8th 2025, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
East Asian Library
Lathrop Library, 518 Memorial Way 2nd Floor, Stanford
Room 224

Osmund Bopearachchi: "Yamakaprātihārya or the ‘Twin Miracle’: Where, when, why and how the Buddha mesmerized his friends and enemies”

Date
Thu March 21st 2024, 5:00pm
Location:
Littlefield Center
365 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Room 107