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
Workshop
"Tracing Mindfulness Back to Its Sources": T. T. and W. F. Chao Workshop with Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā and Paul Harrison
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 9am to 3pm PT
Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Eugene Wang: "Biocosmic Art; or How to Capture a Painter’s Brain?"
Thu, Jan 14, 2027 5pm to 6:30pm PT
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Anning Jing: "Borobudur and a Tantric Buddhist Maṇḍala Associated with Vajrabodhi (671–741)"
Thu, Jan 28, 2027 5pm to 6:30pm PT
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Shosan Victoria Austin: "Zen Work Practice: Cultivating a Field of Blessings"
Thu, Feb 4, 2027 4pm to 8:30pm PT
Conference/Symposium
“Don’t Eat the Mermaid: Exploring the Legend of Yaobikuni”
Fri, Feb 26, 2027 2:30pm to 3:30pm PT
Conference/Symposium
"Sound and Images of the Invisible World in Japan"
Fri, Feb 26, 2027 4pm PT
Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall
Recent Events
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Shih-shan Susan Huang: "Buddhist Book Roads: The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture in China and Beyond"
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5pm to 6:30pm PT
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Jane Casey: “Establishing Chronology in Tibetan Art: A Study of Taklung Paintings”
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 5pm to 6:30pm PT
Workshop
Canceled: "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
Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Eviatar Shulman: "The Buddhist Ethic: A Path to the Annihilation of Suffering, or to Equanimity?"
Thu, Apr 30, 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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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