Occupation:
Professor
President, Faculty of Humanities
Director, The Institute of Religion and LawStudies (IRLS),
China University of Political Science and Law
Education:
· Sept. 2001 -- Jul. 2004, Ph.D. in Religious Studies, Department of Philosophy, Renmin University of China
· Sept. 1991 -- July 1994, MA. in Chinese Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Renmin University of China
· Sept. 1985 -- July 1989, Bachelor ofLaw, Philosophy & Social Science School, Zhejiang University
PositionsHeld:
· 2004- Professor, Department of Philosophy, China University of Political Science and Law
· 1994-2001: Lecturer/ Associate Professor, Beijing Institute of Education
· 1989-1991:Assistant Prof., Philosophy & Social Science School, Zhejiang University
Courses Taught:
· History of Chinese Philosophy, especially in Chinese Buddhism
· Introduction to Religious Studies
· Classic Readings of Religious Studies
· Selected Works of Buddhism
· Religion and Society
· Lecture: “Religion and Law”
Publications:
Books
1. A Study of Monk Zhan Ran: Refutation Against a False History — the Revival of the TiantaiDenomination by Zhanran in Tang Dynasty,Beijing:Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 2006(100%)
2. Co-authored with Chen Hong,Philosophy and Religions in Ancient China, Shanxi: Hope Publishing House, 1999; Taiwan: Wenjin Press, 2001(80%)
3. Co-authored withHuang Xianian, ZhaoYiping, The Buddha Light Illuminating All: Buddhism, Beijing: World Affairs Press,1999(50%)
Articles
1. “The Characteristics and Influences of Confucianism: from the Perspective ofConfucian-Buddhist Relationship”,Journal of International Confucianism (Vol.18)A, Jiuzhou Press, 2011, pp.111-132.
2. “The Statue of the Lotus Sutra in the Classification of Tiantai Teachings”，Sino-Japanese-Korean Academic Dialogue on Tiantai Denomination, People’s Publishing House, 2011.pp.111-132.
3. “TheFuture of Humanistic Buddhism withoutDeviating fromItsBasicIdeas andPrinciples”,A Collection ofAcademic Symposium onHumanistic Buddhismbetween Taiwan and the Mainland, Taiwan: Foguangshan Foundation for Buddhist Culture & Education, 2009.
4. “On Liangsu’s ‘Zhiguan Tongli Yi’”,Buddhist Studies and Studies on Chinese Culture:A collectionto celebrate Prof. Lou Yulie's 75th birthday, Jiuzhou Press, 2009.111-125.
5. “The Position of Religion in the Society under Law”, The Cultural Soft Power and the Revival of Nation,Beijing Normal University Press, 2009.pp. 34-47
6. “Zhanran and theCharacteristics in TiantaiDenomination in Mid-Tang Dynasty”,Buddhism and Chinese Traditional Culture: paper collection in celebration of Mr.Yang Zenwen's 70th birthday, China Social Sciences Press, 2009.pp.645-656.
7. “TheDebate onPracticality andPrinciple ofPure Land in Tiantai Denomination”, The Studies on Chinese Pure LandSect, Religious Culture Publishing House,2008.pp.279-287.
8. “The Structure of the Classification of Buddhist Teachings by Ven. Zhiyi”,Tianwen, Jiangsu People's Publishing House, 2008.pp.271-292
9. “The Development of Dharma Lineage of TiantaiDenomination in Tang Dynasty”, Humanistic Forum,China Social Sciences Press, 2007.pp.266-276.
10. “The Development of Buddhism and the Developing Buddhism”, Henan Social Sciences, 2007(3).Whole Paper included in Xinhua Wenzhai, 2007(19).
11. “On the Buddha-Nature of Non-living beings in ChanBuddhism”,Acollection ofthe Symposium“The Excellent Culture of Chan School and the Construction of Harmonious Society”, Religious Culture Publishing House, 2007.pp.209-217.
12. “The Development ofthe Concept‘Lotus Samadhi’ and the Statue of Samantabhadra in the Practices of TiantaiDenomination”,Samantabhadra and Chinese Culture, Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 2006.pp.193-213.
13. “Reexamining theIdea of Non-livingBeings with Buddha-Nature andItsStatus in the Ideological System of Tiantai School”, Research of Buddhism,No.15, 2006.pp.258-269.
14. “Ven. Zhanran’ s way to be thePatriarch of TiantaiDenomination”,The Religious Cultures in the World,2006(2).pp.23-24.
15.“Liangsu and TiantaiDenomination: theInteraction of Confucianism and Buddhism in Tang Dynasty”, The Culture of Buddhism,2005(4).pp.49-55.
16.“Two Issues in Ven. Zhanran’sLife”, A Collection on the Studies ofBuddhism in Wuyue Region,Religious Culture Publishing House, 2004.
17.“A Brief Chronicle of Ven. Zhanran’s Life”,Research of Buddhism, No.12, 2003.pp.214-222.
18.“A Review on the Studies of Ven. Zhanran in Mainland China”, Zhejiang Academic Journal, 2004(1); Whole Paper included in Journal Copies of Renmin University of China (ReligionVolume),2004(3).pp.133-136.
19.“TheRelationship of Ven. Zhanran and ChanBuddhism”, Studies in World Religions, 2003(3).pp.45-51;Whole Paper included inJournal Copies of Renmin University of China (ReligionVolume),2003(6). Pp.23-27.
20.“On Ven. Zhiyi’s Concept of ‘Observing the Mind’ in TiantaiDenomination”,South Asian Studies, 1997(1).
Related Project:
1. The significance of intellectual history of mutual conflict and interpretation among Buddhist sects in mid-tang dynasty, under the auspices of the National Social ScienceFund Committee,2006
2. On Ven. Zhanran , granted by China University of Political Science and Law,2006.
3.Courses System Reform of Religious Studies: Research and Practice , granted by China University of Political Science and Law,2009.
4.Buddhism and Daoism in Legal Society of Tang and Song Dynasties, granted by theInstitute for the Study of Buddhism and Religious Theory,RUC, the Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Science in Universities, Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China, 2010.
Membership and activities in professional associations:
1.Council Member, Chinese Associationof Religious Studies, The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
2.Honorary Research Fellow,Center for Buddhist Studies（CBS）,The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
3.Part-timeResearcher, Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Religious Theory, Renmin University of China
4.Honorary Research Fellow, Beijing Institute of Buddhist Culture
5.Honorary Research Fellow,Institute for Buddhist Culture of Putuo Mountain
6. Member,Society for the study on History of ChinesePhilosophy
