Associate Professor Dr. Sun Yinggang recently chaired the column of 'Perspective on History of Chinese Buddhism' in The Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 7, no. 2, June 2014.  The column includes three articles: Martin Lehnert (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich): "On the Doctrinal and Institutional Organisation of a Buddhist Commentarial Project Commissioned by Ming Taizu", Jinhua Chen (University of British Columbia): "From Central Asia to Southern China: The Formation of Identity and Network in the Meditative Traditions of 5-6th Southern Chinia (420-589)", and K. Solonin (Renmin University): "'Chan Contemplation' in the Tangut Buddhism".

      In his introduction Dr. Sun points out that "Buddhism originally as a foreign tradition was introduced to China and then became an important part of Chinese civilization. It has deeply reshaped the Chinese world of thought, daily life, and even political theories and practice. As a shared religion and ideology, Buddhism also acted as the mechanism for the “globalization”. Chinese civilization cannot be well understood or studied with ignoring the roles of Buddhism in the formation of Chinese culture and traditions. This special issue on history of Chinese Buddhism can be considered an important part of our attempts to promote Buddhist studies in China."