Buddhist Studies Faculty & Staff 2011-12


	Carl Bielefeldt Evans-Wentz Professor, Religious Studies Building 70, Room 71C 650-723-3322 carl@stanford.edu	A graduate of UC Berkeley, Professor Bielefeldt specializes in East Asian Buddhism, with particular emphasis on the intellectual history of the Zen tradition. He is the author of Dōgen's Manuals of Zen Meditation and other works on early Japanese Zen, and serves as editor of the Sōtō Zen Text Project. Co-Director of HCBSS.
	Chen Jinhua Shinnyo-en Visiting Professor, Religious Studies (Spring)	A graduate of McMaster University, who teaches at the University of Columbia, Professor Chen specializes in medieval Chinese Buddhism and is engaged in research projects related to East Asian state-church relationships, monastic (hagio/)biographical literature, Buddhist sacred sites, relic veneration, Buddhism and technological innovation in medieval China, and Buddhist translations. During the Spring quarter, he will offer a class on Buddhist Commentary Tradition in 4th Century China.
	Lori Chinn Program Coordinator (650) 721-6609 lchinn@stanford.edu	A graduate of Mills College, Lori Chinn majored in Art History with a double minor in Ethnic Studies and Music. She has worked as program assistant, curatorial & administrative coordinator and program manager at Mills College Art Museum. She has also been the art editor for The Womanist. Lori is an advisory board member for the Asian American Women Artists Association.
	Paul Harrison George Edwin Burnell Professor, Religious Studies Building 70, Room 72E 650-736-8688 paulh1@stanford.edu	Professor Harrison, a graduate of Australian National University, works on Buddhist literature, especially that of the Mahayana. His research interests also include the history of the Tibetan canon and the study of Buddhist manuscripts. His publications include a number of editions, translations and studies of Buddhist texts, such as The Samadhi of Direct Encounter with the Buddhas of the Present, and he is co-editor of the series Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection. Co-Director of HCBSS.
	Chiew Hui Ho Instructor, Religious Studies (Spring) chiewhui@stanford.edu	Dissertation Topic: Tales of the Diamond Sūtra: Buddhism on the Ground in Medieval China
	Irene Lin Associate Director, HCBSS; Lecturer, Religious Studies (Fall) Building 70, Room 71F 650-736-1301 ihl@stanford.edu	Dr. Lin holds a juris doctorate from the University of Southern California, Law Center and is a member of the State Bar of California. She also holds an MA and a Ph.D. from the Department of Religious Studies, Stanford University, specializing in East Asian Buddhism. She has published several articles on divine boys in the Japanese religious imaginaire. Dr. Lin ran the Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies from its inception in 1997 to 2001 and has returned from overseas in 2007 to run the Center again. She is fluent in Japanese, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. She is teaching a course on monsters, ghosts and other fantastic beings during Autumn term.
	Tenzin Tethong Chair, Tibetan Studies Initiative Building 70, Room 71E 650-736-1301 tethongtn@gmail.com	Tenzin Tethong, President of the Dalai Lama Foundation and Chair of the Committee of 100 for Tibet, is the former Chairman of the Kashag, the Tibetan Cabinet, and U.S. representative of the Dalai Lama. He has taught in both History and Continuing Studies at Stanford.