the Institute of Buddhist Studies^®

Core Faculty

Richard K. Payne, Ph.D.
B.A. and M.A., San Jose State University
M.A. Nyingma Institute
Ph.D. Graduate Theological Union

Rev. David Matsumoto, Contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies
B.A. and J.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
M.A. Institute of Buddhist Studies
M.A. Ryukoku University, Kyoto
Ph.D. Ryukoku University, Kyoto

Dr. Eisho Nasu, Shin Buddhist History and Thought
B.A. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
M.A. Ryukoku University, Kyoto
M.A. Graduate Theological Union/Institute of Buddhist Studies
Ph.D. Graduate Theological Union

Dr. Lisa Grumbach, Buddhist Studies and Japanese Religions
B.S. Harvard University
M.A. Graduate Theological Union/Institute of Buddhist Studies
Ph.D. Stanford University

Adjunct Faculty

Bhante Seelawimala, South Asian Buddhism
B.A. and M.A., University of Ceylon

Rev. Taigen Leighton, Zen Buddhism
B.A. Columbia University
M.A. California Institute of Integral Studies
Ph.D. Graduate Theological Union

Dr. Bruce Williams, Chinese Buddhism
B.S. University of Notre Dame
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.A. University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Rev. Daijaku Judith Kinst, Ph.D., Buddhism and Psychology
B.A. Occidental College, Los Angeles
M.A. Ph.D., California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco

Seigen Haruo Yamaoka, Shin Buddhist Thought
B.A. California State University, Fresno
MRE and D.Min Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley
M.A. and Litt.D. Ryukoku University, Kyoto