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Jinhua CHEN 陳金華 (University of British Columbia 英屬哥倫比亞大學)
Jinhua Chen is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a professor of East Asian intellectual history (particularly religions) at the University of British Columbia, where he also served as the Canada Research Chair in East Asian Buddhism (2001–2011). He has received numerous grants and awards from major funding agencies for his work on East Asian state-church relationships, monastic (hagio-)biographical literature, Buddhist sacred sites, relic veneration, Buddhism and technological innovation in medieval China, and Buddhist translations. Dr. Chen has published six monographs, edited and co-edited over forty books, and authored nearly one hundred book chapters and journal articles.
加拿大皇家學會院士、英屬哥倫比亞大學東亞思想史講座教授，曾任加拿大國立東亞佛教講座教授（CRC）多年。研究領域涉及東亞政教關係，中古時期僧傳（聖傳）文學，佛教聖地，舍利崇拜，佛教與技術革新，以及佛教翻譯等領域。研究成果包括：已出版七部專著，合編論文集四十餘本，發表期刊論文與合著書章節近百篇。這些成果曾獲眾多基金和獎項，包括日本學術振興會、加拿大國家社科基金和 Peter Wall 高級研究院、德國洪堡基金會和馬普研究所以及美國人文研究中心等機構的研究基金。目前領導一項為期多年的旨在重新建構佛學與東亞宗教重要面向的國際性與跨學科的龐大項目，由加拿大政府資助並得到國際上諸多名校與基金會的支持。
Guodong FENG 馮國棟 (Zhejiang University 浙江大學)
馮國棟，浙江大學人文學院副研究員，兼任中國宗教學會理事、浙江大學佛教文化研究中心副主任。1974年生於山西屯留，1996年畢業於山西農業大學，獲農學學士學位；2001年、2004年分別於蘭州大學、復旦大學獲文學碩士、博士學位，其後於南京大學從事博士後研究。2006年入職浙江大學古籍研究所。馮國棟長期從事漢文佛教文獻學、佛教文獻整理與佛教與中國文學關係研究，尤致力於宋元佛教典籍、佛教目錄學及黑水城文獻研究。著有《漢文佛教目錄學研究》《佛教文獻與佛教文學》，並發表〈《景德傳燈錄》宋元刊本敘錄〉、〈漢文佛教文獻學體系構想〉等多篇論文，在漢文佛教文獻學研究領域具有重要影響。
Feng Guodong is Associate Research Professor in the College of Humanities at Zhejiang University, where he also serves as Deputy Director of the Center for Buddhist Culture Studies. He is concurrently a council member of the China Association for Religious Studies. Born in 1974 in Tunliu, Shanxi Province, he received his B.A. in Agriculture from Shanxi Agricultural University in 1996, his M.A. in Chinese Literature from Lanzhou University in 2001, and his Ph.D. in Chinese Literature from Fudan University in 2004. He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at Nanjing University before joining Zhejiang University in 2006. Professor Feng’s research focuses on Chinese Buddhist philology, Chinese-language Buddhist texts, and the relationship between Buddhism and Chinese literature. He is particularly known for his studies of Song and Yuan editions of Buddhist texts, Buddhist catalogues, and Khara-Khoto Buddhist manuscripts. His major publications include Research on Chinese Buddhist Catalogues, Buddhist Texts and Buddhist Literature, as well as influential articles such as “A Study of Song and Yuan Editions of the Jingde chuandeng lu” and “Toward a Systematic Framework for Chinese Buddhist Philology.” His scholarship has made significant contributions to the development of Chinese Buddhist textual studies.
Michael FRIEDRICH 傅敏怡 (University of Hamburg 漢堡大學)
Michael Friedrich is a leading German sinologist who has long taught at the University of Hamburg, holding administrative roles at the Asia–Africa Institute and directing international research projects. Trained in Sinology and related humanities in Germany, he combines rigorous philological expertise with engagement in contemporary theoretical approaches.
His research focuses on the textual culture and intellectual history of medieval China, with particular attention to manuscript production, transmission, knowledge classification, and the relationship between material texts and ideas. His work on Dunhuang manuscripts, leishu, and Buddhist texts emphasizes their historical contexts and proposes understanding traditional Chinese culture through “textual practice” and the “operation of knowledge.”
Methodologically, he promotes interdisciplinary research across history, religious studies, book history, and digital humanities, advancing studies of Chinese manuscripts and knowledge networks. He also fosters international collaboration between European and East Asian scholars and mentors emerging sinologists. His scholarship has deepened understanding of medieval Chinese knowledge systems and contributed to broader discussions on textuality, materiality, and knowledge construction.
傅敏怡教授為德國當代重要漢學家，現任德國漢堡大學亞洲—非洲研究學院教授，並曾擔任多項行政職務及主持國際研究計畫，在歐洲漢學界具有重要影響力。其學術訓練兼具傳統文獻學基礎與現代理論視野，方法嚴謹，研究涵蓋中國中古時期的文獻文化與知識史。
傅教授特別關注寫本文化、文本生成與流傳機制、知識分類體系，以及文本物質形態與思想建構的互動。他對敦煌文獻、類書及佛教文獻的研究，強調文本在具體歷史語境中的製作、傳抄與再編過程，提出從「文本實踐」與「知識運作」角度理解中國傳統文化的新方法。
在方法上，他倡導跨學科研究，結合歷史學、宗教學、書籍史與數位人文，推動古代寫本與知識網絡的系統性研究，並促進歐洲與東亞學界交流，培養新一代漢學家，其研究成果對理解中國中古知識世界及文本、物質與知識建構的討論具有重要啟發。
Imre GALAMBOS 高奕睿 (University of Cambridge 劍橋/Zhejiang University 浙江大學)
After having studied for several years in China (Tianjin) and Hungary, Imre Galambos received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley with a dissertation on the orthography of Chinese writing during the Warring States period. Following his graduation, he started working for the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library and became involved in the study of Dunhuang manuscripts and the manuscript culture of medieval China in general. After 10 years at the British Library, he moved to Cambridge in 2012 and to Zhejiang University in 2023.
在中國天津和匈牙利進行了多年的學習與研究後，高奕睿在加州大學柏克萊分校獲得了博士學位，其博士論文為戰國時期中國文字正字法的相關研究。在博士畢業後，高奕睿入職大英圖書館，參與國際敦煌研究項目。由此開始敦煌手稿的研究以及中世紀中國的寫本文化研究。在大英圖書館工作十年後，他於2012年前往劍橋任教，並於2023年轉任浙江大學。
Rong HE 何蓉 (CASS 中國社會科學院)
何蓉，中國社會科學院社會學研究所研究員，主要從事社會理論、宗教社會學、經濟社會學理論史及中國宗教與傳統文化研究。1993、1996年畢業於陝西師範大學歷史系，分別獲學士、碩士學位，2003年獲北京大學社會學博士學位。曾赴美國Baylor University宗教研究所及Georgetown University伯克利宗教、和平與世界事務中心訪學研究。現兼任全國政協社會與法治委員會委員、中國社會學會理事及宗教社會學專委會副主委等職。何蓉長期致力於馬克斯·韋伯思想、中國佛教社會學及現代性問題研究，尤重中西社會理論的比較與融通。著有《社會學與經濟學：馬克斯·韋伯與社會科學基本問題》《宗教經濟諸形態：中國經驗與理論探研》等，並主持多項國家社科基金及教育部重大項目。其研究兼具深厚理論關懷與中國經驗意識，在宗教社會學與社會理論研究領域具有廣泛影響。
Rong He is a Research Professor in the Division of Social Theory at the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She received her B.A. and M.A. in History from Shaanxi Normal University and her Ph.D. in Sociology from Peking University in 2003. She has also conducted visiting research at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University.
Her research focuses on social theory, sociology of religion, the history of economic sociology, and Chinese religion and traditional culture. She is particularly known for her studies of Max Weber, comparative social theory, Chinese Buddhism, and the relationship between religion and modernity. In addition to serving as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, she holds several major academic positions in Chinese sociology and religious studies associations.
Professor He has authored influential monographs, including Sociology and Economics: Max Weber and the Fundamental Problems of Social Science and Forms of Religious Economy: Chinese Experience and Theoretical Explorations. She has also led numerous national research projects funded by major Chinese academic institutions. Her scholarship is widely recognized for combining rigorous theoretical inquiry with deep engagement in Chinese historical and religious experience.
Yinggang SUN 孫英剛 (Zhejiang University 浙江大學)
Sun Yinggang, Ph.D. from Princeton University, is a Qiushi Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang University, serving as Deputy Director of the Division of Humanities, Associate Dean of the Institute of Asian Civilizations, and Director of the Buddhist Civilization Research Center. He is a recipient of the Ministry of Education’s Young Changjiang Scholar award. He played a key role in the planning and establishment of the School of History at Zhejiang University. He also serves as vice President of the Chinese Society for the Study of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties History, and Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Studies in Asian Civilizations. His research focuses on medieval Chinese history, Buddhist history, and the history of the Silk Road. His major publications include The Age of Divine Conceptions, A History of the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties, and A History of Gandharan Civilization.
孫英剛，普林斯頓大學博士，浙江大學求是特聘教授、人文學部副主任、亞洲文明研究院副院長、佛教文明研究中心主任。教育部青年長江學者、浙江省領軍人才。曾負責籌建浙江大學歷史學院。兼任中國魏晉南北朝史學會會長及學術期刊《亞洲文明史研究》主編。主要從事中國古代史、佛教史和絲綢之路歷史的研究。代表作包括《神文時代》《隋唐五代史》《犍陀羅文明史》等。
Barend TER HAAR 田海 (University of Hamburg 漢堡大學/Peking University 北京大學)
Barend ter Haar is a leading Dutch sinologist and historian of Chinese religion, who has taught at Heidelberg University, Leiden University, University of Oxford, and University of Hamburg. Trained in the Netherlands, he specializes in the religious and socio-cultural history of late imperial China, combining historical and anthropological approaches to study the formation and evolution of religious phenomena in specific social contexts.
His research focuses on popular religion, sectarian movements, and secret societies from the Ming and Qing periods, emphasizing the interplay of religious narratives, ritual practices, and local society. His major works reexamine categories such as “orthodoxy/heresy” and “religion/secret society,” highlighting the political and epistemological processes behind them.
Ter Haar emphasizes interpreting texts within their historical and social contexts, resisting reductive readings that view popular religion solely as ideology or political tool. Through detailed analyses of gazetteers, ritual texts, and narratives, he explores how religious language shapes community identity and social power. Actively engaged in international collaborations, his work has had a lasting influence on understanding the religious culture and social dynamics of late imperial China.
田海教授為當代重要的荷蘭漢學家與中國宗教史研究者，長期任教於海德堡大學、萊頓大學與牛津大學，在歐洲及國際漢學界享有盛譽。其專攻中國晚期帝制時代的宗教與社會文化史，善於結合歷史學與人類學方法，從具體社會脈絡探討宗教現象的形成與演變。
研究重點包括明清以來的民間宗教、教派運動與秘密結社，尤其關注宗教敘事、儀式實踐與地方社會的互動。其主要著作提供了細緻的歷史分析，並重新思考「正統／異端」、「宗教／秘密結社」等分類框架及其背後的政治與知識建構。
方法上，他強調文本必須置於歷史語境與社會實踐中理解，透過地方志、儀式文本與傳說敘事，揭示宗教語言如何形塑社群認同與權力關係。他亦積極推動國際合作，促進比較宗教與全球史視野下的中國宗教史研究，其成果對理解晚期帝制社會的宗教文化與社會動力具有深遠影響。
Ru ZHAN 湛如 (Peking University 北京大學)
Zhan Ru is a professor in Peking University’s School of Foreign Languages. Additionally, he is Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China, and Vice President of the Peking University Orientalism Research Institute, Director of the Kuaijishan Institute for the Advanced Study of Buddhism, and the Director of the Central Steering Committee for the Glorisun Global Network for Buddhist Studies. His areas of research include: Buddhist and Buddhist literature, the Indian Ministry of Buddhism, Dunhuang Buddhism, Buddhist system. His Latest book, Encounter between Indian and Chinese Civilizations: Ximing Monastery of Tang Chang’an and the Silk Roads 西明東夏: 唐代長安西明寺與絲綢之路, has been newly selected as one of the “Top Ten Best Books” of 2023, by the esteemed Zhonghua Publishing House (Zhonghua shuju 中華書局).
湛如，北京大學外國語學院教授、博士生導師，北京大學東方學研究院副院長，北京大學佛教典籍與藝術研究中心主任，會稽山佛學高等研究院院長，與旭日全球佛學研究網絡核心指導委員會主任委員。兼任南開大學宗教與文化研究中心主任。同時擔任中國佛教協會副會長。研究領域包括佛教與佛教文獻、佛教律藏、敦煌佛教等。主持國家社會科學重點項目“唐代長安與絲綢之路”及國家社會科學重大項目“印度古代梵文文藝學經典翻譯與研究”等。其新著《西明東夏: 唐代長安西明寺與絲綢之路》最近被久負盛名的中華書局評選為2023年雙十佳圖書。
You ZHAO 趙悠 (Peking University 北京大學)
Zhao You is currently assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Peking University. Her doctoral thesis focuses on the figure of Vimalakīrti from the Indic to the Chinese context. Apart from the transmission of Buddhism in the 2-5th century, she also has special interests in early Indian metaphysics and linguistic philosophy. Currently, she has carried out a project on the chapter of time from the Vākyapadīya (On Sentence and Word) with the support of National Social Science Funds for Junior Scholars. Her recent publications include: “Oneself as Another: Yantraputraka Metaphors in Buddhist Literature” (Religions, 2023); “The Moving Feast: Reading into the Fragrant Chapter of the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa” (IJBTC, 2021); “The Wheel Unturned: A Study of the Zhuan falun jing (T109)” (JIABS, 2020); “Time in Early Indian Philosophy: From Patañjali to Bhartṛhari” (Foreign Philosophy, 2018); she is also a co-translator of The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture by John Kieschnick.
趙悠，北京大學哲學系（宗教學系）助理教授。博士論文聚焦於維摩詰多層次的人物形象從印度語境到漢語語境的變化。除二至五世紀佛教經典的翻譯和傳播以外，她還比較關注早期的印度形上學與語言思想。目前主持有國家社科基金青年項目《梵本<時論>中的古印度時間哲學研究》（19CZX036）。近期發表包括：“Oneself as Another: Yantraputraka Metaphors in Buddhist Literature” （Religions, 2023）、《印度宗教傳統的三個面向：祭祀、解脫與虔信主義》（北大學報社科版，2022年）、“The Wheel Unturned: A Study of the Zhuan falun jing (T109)”（JIABS，2020）、《早期印度哲學中時間概念的演變——從波檀闍利到伐致訶利》（《外國哲學》，2018）等；並合譯有《佛教對中國物質文化的影響》（柯嘉豪著，2015）。
