Richard K. Payne
Yehan Numata Professor of Japanese Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies and ordained Shingon priest, author of Tantra Across the Buddhist Cosmopolis and a scholar of Tantric Buddhism.
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Feb 25, 2026 • 1h 7min
Demystifying Tantra with Richard Payne
Richard Payne, Yehan Numata Professor of Japanese Buddhist Studies and ordained Shingon priest, unpacks tantric Buddhism across Asia. He discusses why delineation trumps definition, tantra’s invisible spread and coherence, ritual forms from fire rites to deity-identification, and how practices serve communal and protective roles beyond personal transformation.
