Faculty Research
IBS faculty produce leading-edge scholarship by participating in academic conferences, service to Buddhist communities, and scholarship and publications. Learn more about the work of our faculty below. And check our blog, the Ten Thousand Things.
IBS Faculty and Student Featured in The Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology
April 8, 2025
We’re pleased to announce that two members of our community, Professor Emeritus Dr. Richard Payne […]
Supporting Women in Buddhism
March 5, 2025
I remember the first time I spoke at length with Dr. Paula Arai—it was at […]
Foundations of Buddhist Chaplaincy: A Japan-US Dialogue
August 13, 2024
From March 27- March 29, 2024, chaplains and scholars from around the world gathered at […]
Paula Arai to Teach Topics in Buddhist Women: Zen
February 11, 2024
We are excited to announce that Dr. Paula Arai will be offering a class on […]
Numata Symposium Celebrates “Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Practice”
October 22, 2023
On October 6, 2023, Buddhist scholars and students from around the country gathered at the […]
Dr. Natalie Quli Joins Core Faculty
October 9, 2023
The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Natalie Quli has been […]
Dr. Scott Mitchell Launches Book “The Making of American Buddhism”
June 26, 2023
On May 24, 2023, Dr. Scott Mitchell, Chenxing Han, and Rev. Harry Bridge met online […]
2023 Ryukoku Lecture: Women Propagating Jodo Shinshu Teaching in Modern Japan
March 27, 2023
Our 2023 Ryukoku Lecture is now available for viewing (in Japanese), featuring Profressor Nakanishi Naoki. […]
Scott Mitchell named Chair of the Pure Land Buddhist Studies Editorial Board
January 31, 2023
The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Scott Mitchell, Tamai Chair […]
2022 Numata Lecture
October 18, 2022
Last Friday, Dr. Paula Arai joined Dr. Nancy Lin, Vanessa Sasson and Mutsumi Wondra […]
Dr. Paula Arai to Join IBS Faculty: She Will Be First Eshinni and Kakushinni Professor of Women and Buddhist Studies
August 22, 2022
The Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS) is pleased to announce that acclaimed scholar and author […]
Spotlight on a Course: Buddhism and the West
December 14, 2021
This spring, the Institute of Buddhist Studies will be offering a staple of our Buddhist […]
Celebrating Public Theologies of Technology and Presence
November 30, 2021
The Public Theologies of Technology and Presence (PTTP) is a three-year program, launched in 2018 […]
Pacific World Series 4 Volume 2 Now Online
October 26, 2021
The Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies has published the second volume of […]
Buddhist Japanese Course Trains Beginning Students to Read Complex Texts
August 2, 2021
This fall, IBS is excited to offer Buddhist Japanese I, the first of a four-course […]
Nancy Lin Joins the IBS Faculty
July 12, 2021
This fall, the Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to have Dr. Nancy Lin join […]
Pacific World Publishes Special Section on Apologetics
July 9, 2021
The Pacific World, the peer-reviewed journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies, has published a special section […]
IBS Faculty (and Alum) Thomas Calobrisi Co-Edits Journal
May 17, 2021
Current IBS adjunct faculty member and recent IBS grad Thomas Calobrisi has co-edited this autumn’s […]
IBS Alum Chenxing Han Debuts First Book, “Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian-American Buddhists”
February 9, 2021
On Thursday, January 28th, IBS Alum Chenxing Han was joined by Dean Scott Mitchell and […]
Pacific World Establishes Blind Peer Review Process, Moves Online
November 19, 2020
Pacific World is an anonymous peer-reviewed journal that publishes English-language scholarship in Buddhist studies across […]