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The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford

The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford
Buddhism
Artificial Intelligence
Mani Pill
Insight Meditation Center
Stanford University
Mustang Kingdom
City Of Ten Thousand Buddhas
Tibetan Treasure Tradition
Buddhist Studies
Tibetan Buddhism
Zhai Feast
Amulet
Gandharan Art
Translation
Digital Humanities
Chan Buddhism
Indian Buddhism
Guru Chowang
Vipassana
Kings Of Oxen and Horses

The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford podcast features faculty, graduate students, visiting speakers, and alumni in conversation with Miles Osgood and Leah Chase on the history, philosophy, and practice of Buddhism. Interviews are intended to be both academic and accessible: topics range from scholarly publications and insights to personal journeys and reflections. Interview videos are po... more

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Oriane Lavolé talks about the history of treasure revealers (tertöns) from 11th-century Tibet to contemporary Nepal, how apologists for the treasure tradition (terma) have responded to skeptics who dismiss its material foundations, and what site guid... more

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At the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Ukiah, California, we talk to professors, monastics, and laypeople about the acquisition of the historic property and the 600-mile bowing pilgrimage that inaugurated it, the transformative relationship between m... more

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Christian Luczanits talks about the eccentricities of early Buddhist art in the Mustang region of the Himalayas, the intellectual exchange that ran through the region long before its 15th-century kingdom, and the importance of documenting the manuscr... more

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Chiew Hui Ho talks about parasutraic texts in medieval China that chronicle devotion to specific sūtras, how these histories give us a picture of “Buddhism on the ground” distinct from that of miracle tales, and how scriptures like the Diamond Sūtra ... more

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Oriane Lavolé
Stanford PhD candidate and Tibetan treasure tradition expert
Stanford University
Episode: Oriane Lavolé: Revealing Treasures in Tibet
Shari Epstein
Board member and teacher at DRBU, grew up in the city
Dharma Realm Buddhist University (DRBU)
Episode: Travelogue: The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
Franklin Wu
Board member and engineer by training
DRBU, Stanford/Columbia education path
Episode: Travelogue: The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
Jin Jerscher
Nun, educator, and former Stanford student
Dharma Realm Buddhist University, IGDVS
Episode: Travelogue: The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
Gin Jersey
Nun, professor, and principal of girls' schools
Dharma Realm Buddhist University, IGDVS
Episode: Travelogue: The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
Christian Luczanits
David L. Snelgrove Senior Lecturer in Tibetan and Buddhist Art, SOAS, University of London
SOAS, University of London
Episode: Christian Luczanits: Mustang Art and the Myth of the Hidden Kingdom
Chiew Hui Ho
Senior Lecturer in East Asian Buddhism and Chair of Asian Studies at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
Episode: Chiew Hui Ho: The Lives of Sūtras
Joshua Capitanio
Curator and public services librarian at the East Asia Library at Stanford
Stanford University
Episode: Joshua Capitanio: The Work of the Scholar-Librarian
Meir Shahar
Shoal N. Eisenberg Chair for East Asian Affairs, Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Episode: Book Notes: Meir Shahar, "Kings of Oxen and Horses"

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Miles Osgood
Host of The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford Podcast
Leah Chase
Co-host conducting interviews for The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford podcast; host affiliation with Stanford Ho Center

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Allan Ding: Chan Ritual and the Zhāi Feast
Q: What role do liturgical practices like the zhai feasts play in connecting lay donors, monastics, and ritual communities, and how does that inform your forthcoming work?
The conversation highlights that zhai practices function as social and symbolic activities linking hospitality, merit-making, and communal identity, with implications for how ritual authority and lay involvement shape Buddhist practice across cultures.
Allan Ding: Chan Ritual and the Zhāi Feast
Q: Why was the Samyé Debate interpreted as a contest between gradualist and suddenist approaches, and what does that imply about political strategy for empires at the time?
The guest suggests that the debate reflects broader geopolitical decisions—whether Tibet should align with Indian scholastic and textual traditions or maintain Chinese ritual and language foundations—and that both sides sought a syncretic path rather than a strict doctrinal split.
Allan Ding: Chan Ritual and the Zhāi Feast
Q: From going from Fudan to Harvard to Stanford to DePaul, and then last year at the Gens Center for Buddhist Studies, how do you balance these different regional interests in your research?
Allan explains that his method integrates Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese sources to trace a shared Buddhist heritage, and he emphasizes building a coherent narrative that respects both regional specifics and cross-cultural connections.
Joshua Capitanio: The Work of the Scholar-Librarian
Q: How has your research on Buddhism-Taoism influenced your work in the library and your approach to translation?
He discusses the shift from seeing Taoism as a copyist of Buddhist ideas to recognizing a two-way, strategic exchange that shapes both traditions, and how that informs his curatorial and translation projects in the library.
Joshua Capitanio: The Work of the Scholar-Librarian
Q: What was it like to transition from professor to librarian, and how did you convince the search committee you could do this work?
He describes tailoring his argument around communication skills, teaching experience, and understanding of both primary sources and the needs of faculty and students, then gradually taking on more collection development and metadata work as he learned on the job.

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A scholarly-leaning interview series that pairs two Stanford-based Buddhist studies experts with a rotating cast of guests who are professors, researchers, and practitioners in Buddhism, religion, and related humanities. Episodes explore monastic education, Buddhist art and manuscripts, sutra biographies, digital humanities in Buddhist studies, and the practical intersection of meditation practice with Western academia. The show tends to feature in-depth conversations about methodology, fieldwork, translation, and the evolving role of Buddhist studies in modern scholarship, often balancing rigorous academic insight with accessible storytelling. A notable strength is the breadth of guest expertise—from art history and manuscript cultures to ... more

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