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.
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 […]
Meet Rev. CJ Dunford
November 12, 2020
CJ Dunford is a recent IBS alum and Jodo Shinshu minister. Back from a year […]
Meet Dean Scott Mitchell
September 19, 2019
I’m the Dean of Students and Faculty Affairs. This means I’m chiefly responsible for working […]
Religions: Buddhism in the United States and Canada
April 23, 2019
For the last year, IBS Dean Scott Mitchell has served as a guest editor for […]
New publication on Pure Land Buddhism
April 8, 2019
A new anthology of Pure Land texts and commentaries, edited by Georgios T. Halkias and […]
Review of Homa Variations posted to AAR’s Reading Religions
May 11, 2017
From the AAR’s Reading Religions: Homa Variations: The Study of Ritual Change across the Longue […]
Education and Buddhist Ministry: Whither and Why?
May 8, 2015
The Harvard Divinity School’s Buddhist Ministry Initiative presented a conference on: Education and Buddhist Ministry: […]
Mindfulness: Three Buddhist Perspectives
February 26, 2015
On Friday, February 20, 2015, the IBS, with Wisdom Publications, hosted the symposium “Mindfulness: Three […]
Mindfulness and Compassion: The Art and Science of Contemplative Practice
January 21, 2015
The Mindfulness and Compassion: The Art and Science of Contemplative Practice conference brings together internationally […]
New Book: Heart of the Shin Buddhist Path, A Life of Awakening
April 12, 2013
Wisdom Publications has released a new book by noted Shin Buddhist scholar Takamaro Shigaraki, Heart […]
Buddhism or Buddhisms? Rhetorical consequences of geo-political categories
August 13, 2012
The categorization of Buddhism along geo-political lines is perhaps the most common organizing principle today. It also tends to be accepted uncritically. Thus we find, without explanation, such expressions as “Indian Buddhism,” “Tibetan Buddhism,” “Chinese Buddhism,” “Burmese Buddhism,” and so on. These categories predominate not only in popular representations of Buddhism, such as the Buddhist magazines, but also in textbooks of both “world’s religions” and of Buddhism, in academic societies, and publishing, and perhaps the most durable entrenchment, in academic appointments.
New Book: Arts of Contemplative Care
February 24, 2012
A new book is being published by Wisdom Publications, titled The Arts of Contemplative Care, […]