The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University (HCBSS) is the successor to the Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies (SCBS). Originally founded in 1997, the Center was renamed in 2008, with an endowment from The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation and matching funds from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. HCBSS is housed in Littlefield Management Center, where it maintains administrative offices and a reference library.
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Upcoming Events
Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Rafal Felbur: "In the Great Vehicle Down Roads Less Traveled: Reflections on the Study of Marginal Mahāyāna Texts Based on the *Sūrata-sūtra"
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 5pm to 6:30pm PT
Yixiu Jiang: "What the 'Shizhu piposha lun' is not and how it matters"
Thu, Apr 23, 2026 5pm to 6:30pm PT
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Eviatar Shulman: "The Buddhist Ethic: A Path to the Annihilation of Suffering, or to Equanimity?"
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 5pm to 6:30pm PT
Workshop
"Tracing Mindfulness Back to Its Sources": T. T. and W. F. Chao Workshop with Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā and Paul Harrison
Sat, May 2, 2026 9am to 3pm PT
Recent Events
Film/Screening
Huatse Gyal: "'Khata: Poison or Purity?' Documentary Film Screening and Discussion
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 7pm to 8:30pm PT
Workshop
Christian Luczanits: "Early Buddhist Art from Mustang, Nepal"
Thu, Feb 5, 2026 5pm to 6:30pm PT
Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Chiew Hui Ho: "The Tang Biography of the 'Lotus Sūtra' in Parasutraic Writings: How does a Scripture Live?"
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 5pm to 6:30pm PT
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Robert Sharf: "On the Origins and Allure of Encounter Dialogue"
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 5pm to 6:30pm PT
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Jack Kornfield: "A Steady Heart: Buddhist Wisdom and Practice for Interesting Times"
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 7pm to 8:30pm PT
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Norihisa Baba: "Textual History of the Dharmacakrapravartana-sūtra"
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 5:15pm to 6:45pm PT