About

We work with the GS Charity Foundation to support the Glorisun Global Network for the Buddhist Studies.

Launched in January 2017, the Glorisun Global Network for Buddhist Studies aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among scholars studying Buddhism and East Asian Religions in response to the growing significance of East Asia and the assertion of its cultural identities. Recent scholarship has enriched our understanding of these fields through discoveries of texts and artifacts, as well as increased opportunities for ethnographic research. However, traditional disciplinary divisions in academia often isolate scholars and hinder innovative research. Despite advancements in communication and transportation, cultural and geographic barriers continue to separate academic communities, particularly between East Asia and Europe/North America. To tackle these challenges, leading scholars from various universities in Europe, North America, and East Asia proposed an informal networking program, supported by institutional and financial backing, to enhance academic engagement among scholars in this field.

Together with the leadership of Dr. Charles Yeung of GS Charity Foundation, we collaboratively provide financial support to the following participating members of the Glorisun Global Network for Buddhist Studies:

• Peking University, China
• University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada
• University of Hamburg, Germany
• Princeton University, USA
• University of Oxford, UK
• University of Cambridge, UK
• Yale University, USA
• University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), USA
• Harvard University FAS CAMLab, USA
• University of Hong Kong (HKU), China
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
• Zhejiang University, China
• University of Tokyo, Japan
• Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales [Inalco], France

The funding for the Glorisun Global Network for Buddhist Studies supports the following programs:

• Visiting professorships for senior scholars affiliated with a university in Chinese-speaking countries or regions, enabling them to spend three to twelve months in Glorisun Network member university in Europe or North America.
• Fellowships for advanced graduate students or postdoctoral fellows with a university in Chinese-speaking countries or regions, enabling him or her to spend six to twelve months in the participating units at Glorisun Network member member universities in Europe or North America.
• Graduate fellowships for Chinese Buddhist Studies, enabling students to spend three to six months in Chinese-speaking countries and regions doing research.
• Conference funding for conference events at each institution on Buddhism and East Asian cultures.
• Lecture Series funding to sponsor lectures on Buddhist Studies.
• Graduate student fellowships on East Asian Buddhism to support students from Chinese-speaking countries and regions who are regularly enrolled in graduate programs at participating units at Glorisun Network member universities.
• Publication of journals and book series.
• Annual summer Intensive programs for Buddhist Studies, held at Glorisun Network member universities.