May 29, 2026
Guest Lecture: Buddhist Book Roads: The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture in China and Beyond
Shih-shan Susan Huang (Rice University). Friday, May 29, 2025, 4 pm (Paris). In person, Maison de la Recherche (Inalco, Auditorium Dumézil).
May 27, 2026
Junfu Wong (Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong). May 27, 2026. University of Hong Kong.
May 21, 2026
Benjamin Brose (University of Michigan). Thursday, May 14, 2026, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
May 14, 2026
James Robson (Harvard University). Thursday, May 14, 2026, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
May 1, 2026
Georgios T. Halkias (Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong). May 1, 2026. University of Hong Kong.
April 30, 2026
Daniela Campo (Inalco). Thursday, April 30, 2026, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
April 29, 2026
Eviatar Shulman (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem). April 29, 2026, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
April 27, 2026
Zhang Zong (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). April 27, 2026. University of Hong Kong.
April 27, 2026
Stephen A. Murphy (SOAS, University of London). Monday, April 27, 2026, 5:00 pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
April 16, 2026
Ana Cristina Lopes (84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha). April 16, 2026, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
April 9, 2026
Allison Aitken (Columbia University). April 9, 2026, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
March 19, 2026
Leonard van der Kuijp (Harvard University). Thursday, March 19th, 4:30 pm (Paris). In person, Maison de la Recherche (Inalco, Auditorium Dumézil).
March 19, 2026
Stephen F. Teiser (Princeton University). Thursday, March 19, 2026, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
February 23, 2026
Guest Lecture: The Silent Sangha: Exploring Religious and Political expressions in Post-coup Myanmar
Sneha Roy (York St John University & University of Edinburgh). Monday, February 23, 2026, 5:00 pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
January 26, 2026
Edward Ross (University of Reading). Monday, January 26, 2026, 5:00 pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
January 22, 2026
Jetsun Deleplanque (UC Berkeley). January 22, 2026, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
December 12, 2025
Shen Weirong (Visiting Professor, Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong; Tsinghua University). December 12 and 19, 2025. University of Hong Kong.
December 10, 2025
Jinhua Chen. December 10, 2025, 9am (Beijing). In-person lecture at Zhejiang University.
November 25, 2025
Katherine Alexander (University of Colorado, Boulder). Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 4:30 pm (Paris). In person, Inalco, Site PLC, Salle 4.23.
September 30, 2025
Trent Walker (University of Michigan). September 30, 2025, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Princeton University, Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building A17
September 4, 2025
Kazuo Kano (Komazawa University). September 4, 2025, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
August 13, 2025
Chen Ming (Visiting Professor, Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong; Director and Professor, Beijing Foreign Studies University). August 13, 20, and 22, 2025. University of Hong Kong.
June 12, 2025
Irene Lok (University of Cambridge). Thursday, June 12, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
June 2, 2025
Guest Lecture: Sarvamedha, Pañcavārṣika, and Nirargaḍamedha: Ritual Transmission from India to China
Zhen Liu (Dali University and Harvard-Yenching Institute). Monday, June 2, 2025, 5:00 pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
May 26, 2025
May 26–30, 2025. University of Oxford.
May 22, 2025
Nataly Shahaf (Princeton University). Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
May 19, 2025
Stephen Ithel Duran (University of Oxford). Monday, May 19, 2025, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
May 8, 2025
Lucille Chia (University of California at Riverside). Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
May 5, 2025
Daniel M. Stuart (University of Hamburg). Monday, May 5, 2025, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
April 8, 2025
Bernard Faure (Columbia University). Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm (Paris). In person, Maison de la Recherche (INALCO, Auditorium Dumézil).
March 20, 2025
Max Deeg (Cardiff University). Thursday, March 20, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
March 19, 2025
Mélodie Doumy (British Library) and Sam van Schaik (British Library). March 19, 2025, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Princeton University, Jones Hall 202
March 13, 2025
Isabelle Ang (College de France). Thursday, March 13, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
March 6, 2025
Yang Shen (Zhejiang University). Thursday, March 6, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
March 4, 2025
Directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji. March 4, 2025, 4:30 pm. In-person film screening at University of California, Berkeley.
February 27, 2025
Mick Hunter (Yale University). Thursday, February 27, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
February 14, 2025
Brandon Dotson (Georgetown University). February 14, 2025, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
February 10, 2025
Hyebin Lee (Norwegian Institute of Philology). Monday, February 10, 2025, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
February 3, 2025
Irene Lok (University of Cambridge). Monday, February 3, 2025, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
January 23, 2025
Bernard Faure (Columbia University).Thursday, January 23, 2025, 14:00 (London). In-person lecture at University of Cambridge.
December 29, 2024
法門寺佛指舍利與唐密源流 The Buddha’s Finger Relics at Famen Monastery and the Origins of Tang Esoteric Buddhism
Ven. Kuan Yan and Ven. Kuan Hsu. December 29, 2024, 2:30pm (Beijing). In-person lecture at University of Hong Kong.
December 17, 2024
Alexander Von Rospatt (University of California, Berkeley). December 17, 2024, 3 PM (Paris). In-person and online with Inalco.
December 2, 2024
Bogdan Diaconescu (University of Oxford). Monday, December 2, 2024, 5:00pm (London). In-person lecture at University of Oxford.
December 2, 2024
Guest Lecture: Devotional Creatures: Amphibians, Bugs, and Creepy Crawlies in Chinese Religions Date
Daniel Burton-Rose (Wenzhou-Kean University) and Stuart Young (Bucknell University). December 2, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EST. In-person lecture at Princeton University.
December 2, 2024
Ryūichi Abe (Harvard University). December 2, 2024, 15:00-16:30. In-person lecture at University of Tokyo.
November 15, 2024
Kirill Solonin. November 15, 2024, 3pm (Beijing). In-person lecture at Zhejiang University.
November 11, 2024
Nelson Landry (University of Hamburg). Monday, November 11, 2024, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
November 4, 2024
Francesco Sferra (University of Naples “L’Orientale). November 7, 2024, 5pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
October 14, 2024
October 14, 2024–February 10, 2025. University of Oxford.
October 14, 2024
Venerable Khammai Dhammasami (Oxford Buddha Vihara and Shan State Buddhist University). Monday, October 14, 2024, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
October 10, 2024
Jan Nattier. October 10, 2024, 5pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
October 10, 2024
Venerable Jinwoo (Head Monk of the Korean Buddhist Chogye Order). October 10, 2024, 5pm-6:30pm. In-person lecture at Yale University.
October 10, 2024
Vincent Goossaert (École pratique des hautes études). Thursday, October 10, 2024, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
October 9, 2024
Lee Seunghye (Leeum Museum of Art). October 9, 2024, 4:30pm–6:30pm. In-person lecture at Collège de France.
October 2, 2024
Catherine Despeux. October 2, 2024, 5pm–6:30pm. In-person lecture at Inalco.
October 2, 2024
YU Xin (Zhejiang University). October 2, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EST. In-person lecture at Princeton University.
September 26, 2024
LI Ling. September 26, 2024, 3pm. In-person lecture at Zhejiang University.
September 10, 2024
Meir Shahar (Tel Aviv University). Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 10:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
September 10, 2024
Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond, 2024-25, University of Cambridge.
September 5, 2024
Somadeva Vasudeva (Professor, Kyoto University). September 5, 2024, 5pm-6:30pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
June 14, 2024
Michelle C. Wang (Georgetown University). June 14, 2024, 4:15 PM (Paris). In person, Salle de Sacy, Inalco.
June 14, 2024
Monika Zin (Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Leipzig). June 14,2024, 3 PM (Paris). In person, Salle de Sacy, Inalco.
June 13, 2024
Yang Fuxue (Dunhuang Research Academy, Visiting Professor, Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong). June 13, 19, and 24, 2024. University of Hong Kong.
May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024. University of Hong Kong, in-person and online.
May 22, 2024
Chang Qing（香港大學).下午7:00 – 9:00 | 2024年5月22日（星期三）. 香港大學百周年校園賽馬會教學樓3/F CPD3.28
May 7, 2024
Shih-shan Susan Huang (Rice University). May 7, 2024, 14:00 (London). In person, Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.
May 6, 2024
Franciscus Verellen (École française d’Extrême-Orient). May 6, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Princeton University.
April 29, 2024
Gregory A. Scott (University of Manchester). April 29, 2024, 14:00 (London). In person, Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge
April 24, 2024
Jason Protass (Brown University). April 24, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EST. In-person lecture at Princeton University.
April 15, 2024
Alec Soucy (Saint Mary's University). April 15, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Princeton University, 1879 Hall
March 28, 2024
Professor Yu ZHANG. Thursday, March 28, 2024, 2:00 pm PDT. In person at UBC Asian Centre, Room 604, and online
March 20, 2024
Richard G. Wang (University of Florida). March 20, 2024, 14:00 (London). In person, Room 8 & 9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
March 4, 2024
Jason Protass (Brown University). Monday, March 4, 2024, 14:00 . In person, Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College, University of Cambridge
February 27, 2024
Dagil Kim Kyeong-ho. Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 11:30am to 2:00pm; 4:30pm to 7:00pm. In person, Sterling Memorial Library, Lecture Hall, Yale University
February 26, 2024
Ann Gleig (Associate Professor of Religion and Cultural Studies at the University of Central Florida) and Amy Paris Langenberg (Professor of Religious Studies at Eckerd College). February 26, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EST. In-person lecture at Princeton University.
February 7, 2024
Zhaokun Xin (University of Manchester). Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 16:00 (London). In person, Room 8 & 9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
January 22, 2024
Lin Hsin-Yi (Fo Guang University). January 22, 2024, 14:00 (London). In person Barbara White Room in Newnham College, University of Cambridge
December 18, 2023
Li Silong (京大).下午2時30分至4時30分 | 2023年12月18日 (星期一). 香港大學百周年校園賽馬會教學樓2/F CPD2.58. 需要線上報名
November 27, 2023
Professor Wu GUO. Monday, November 27, 2023, 7:00 PM PST. Online with UBC.
November 23, 2023
Tao Jiang (Rutgers University). November 10, 2023, 3 PM (Paris). In person, Salon Borel, Inalco.
November 22, 2023
Ming Tak Ted Hui (University of Oxford). November 22, 2023, 14:00 (EST). In person Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge
November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023 - May 7, 2024 . Seminar series hybrid online or at University of Cambridge
October 26, 2023
Ronald M. Davidson (Fairfield University). October 26, 2023, 5pm PDT. In person 3335 Dwinelle Hall
October 16, 2023
October 16, 2023–February 5, 2024. University of Oxford
September 18, 2023
Jingjing Li (Leiden University). September 18, 2023, 7:00 pm PDT. In person at UBC Asian Centre, Room 604, and online
September 7, 2023
Huaiyu Chen (Arizona State University). September 7, 2023, 5pm PDT. In person at 308 A Doe Library, UC Berkeley
June 15, 2023
June 15–16, 2023. University of Cambridge.
May 24, 2023
Ajahn Brahmali. May, 24, 2023, 9:00-10:30 am. Old Common Room, Balliol, University of Oxford.
May 11, 2023
May 11–June 23, 2023. Seminar series hybrid online or at University of Cambridge
May 10, 2023
James Robson (Harvard University). May 10, 2023. Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
April 24, 2023
April 24 - June 26, 2023. University of Oxford
April 14, 2023
George Keyworth (University of Saskatchewan). April 14, 2023, 4:00 pm PDT. In person at C.K. Choi Building, Room 120, and online
April 13, 2023
Alastair Gornall (Singapore University of Technology and Design). April 13, 2023, 5:00 pm PDT. In person at 3335 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley
March 27, 2023
Imre Galambos (University of Cambridge). March 27, 2023. University of Hong Kong.
March 8, 2023
Rupert Gethin (University of Bristol, The Pali Text Society). March 8, 2023, 3.30-5pm. Yale University.
January 26, 2023
January 26–March 16, 2023. Seminar series hybrid online or at University of Cambridge
November 30, 2022
Diego Loukota (University of California, Los Angeles). November 30, 2022, 4:00 pm. Humanities Quadrangle Room 136, Yale University
November 3, 2022
Dominic Steavu (University of California Santa Barbara). November 3, 2022, 5:00 pm PST. In-person at 315 Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley and on Zoom
November 2, 2022
Xin Wen (Princeton University). November 2, 2022, 4:00 PM. Sterling Memorial Library Room 218, Yale University
October 26, 2022
Wu Hung (University of Chicago). October 26, 2022, 4:00 pm. Henry R. Luce Hall Room 101, Yale University
