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Carl Bielefeldt, Director, is Professor of Religious Studies. A graduate of Berkeley, he is the author of Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation and other works on Japanese Zen Buddhism. Carl is editor-in-chief of the Soto Zen Text Project and director of Stanford's Center for East Asian Studies.
carl@stanford.edu
Wendy Abraham, Associate Director, is a doctoral candidate in Asian Languages, working on modern Chinese literature. Prior to coming to ARC, Wendy was the assistant director of Stanford's Center for East Asian Studies, manager of the Asian Fulbright Program in New York, and resident director of CIEE's Chinese language programs in Beijing and Shanghai.
wabraham@stanford.edu
Pasang Sherpa, Program Associate, is a graduate of Santa Clara University. A Nepalese citizen, she was educated in India and the U.S. Pasang administers programs for both ARC and the Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies, as well as assisting at the Dalai Lama Foundation.
psherpa@stanford.edu
Linda Hess, ARC/South Asia Director, is a lecturer in Religious Studies. A graduate of Berkeley, Linda specializes in Hinduism and is the author of The Bijak of Kabir and articles on interpretation and performance of the Ramayana.
lionda@stanford.edu
Fabrizio Pregadio, ARC/China Director, is an Acting Associate Professor in Religious Studies. A graduate of Naples, Fabrizio specializes in Taoism and is the author of a forthcoming book on Chinese alchemy and editor of the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Taoism.
pregadio@stanford.edu
 

Tenzin Tethong, ARC/Tibet Director, is a Research Fellow at ARC, developing data on the study of Tibet in the West. Former Chairman of the Kashag, the Tibetan Cabinet, and U.S. representative of the Dalai Lama, Tenzin is president of the Dalai Lama Foundation. He has taught in both History and Continuing Studies at Stanford.
tethongtn@gmail.com