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
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Stephen R. Bokenkamp: "The Buddhist Conquest of Daoism (2nd-6th c CE)"
Wed, Apr 9, 2025 5pm to 6:30pm PT
Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall
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Marcus Bingenheimer: "On the Use of Historical Social Network Analysis in the Study of Chinese Buddhism"
Thu, May 1, 2025 5pm to 6:30pm PT
East Asian Library, Room 224
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Pia Brancaccio: "Buddhist Monasticism in the Longue Durée: The Archaeological Evidence from the Rock-Cut Complex of Kanheri/Kṛṣṇagiri, Maharashtra, India"
Thu, May 8, 2025 5pm to 6:30pm PT
East Asian Library, Room 224
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Lucinda Ramberg: "'We Were Always Buddhist': Dalit Historiography and the Temporality of Caste"
Fri, May 9, 2025 3pm PT
Stanford Humanities Center
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Photography as Veneration: A Japanese Expedition to Chinese Buddhist Sites, 1930-1942
Wed, May 28, 2025 4:30pm to 6pm PT
Recent Events
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Ven. Dhammadinna: "The Theravāda Bhikkhunī Revival and the Bhikkhu-saṅgha: Legal and Existential Dissonances, Institutional Betrayal"
Wed, Mar 12, 2025 5pm to 6:30pm PT
East Asian Library, Room 224
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Costantino Moretti: "Mix-ups and Touch-ups in Medieval Chinese Buddhist Manuscripts"
Thu, Feb 13, 2025 5pm to 6:30pm PT
East Asian Library, Room 224
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Jiang Wu: "Samuel Beal and the Study of Chinese Buddhism in Victorian England: Reassessing the Contribution of a Forgotten Scholar"
Thu, Feb 6, 2025 5pm to 6:30pm PT
East Asian Library, Room 224
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Kate Crosby: "Buddhist Heresy and Malpractice Trials in Myanmar"
Wed, Nov 20, 2024 5pm to 6:30pm PT
East Asian Library, Room 224
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Antonello Palumbo: "The Buddhist Empire That Never Was: Once Again on Wu Zhao and her Politics of Religion"
Wed, Nov 6, 2024 5pm to 6:30pm PT
East Asian Library, Room 224
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Dialogues on the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang: from Cross-Cultural Synergies to Digital Protection
Mon, Jun 3, 2024 4:30pm to 6pm PT