Biography:
Dr. Cheng Qun received her Ph.D. in Philosophy (with a focus on Buddhist Studies) from the Department of Philosophy, Fudan University, in 2004. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, School of Philosophy at Fudan University.

Courses Taught:

Selected Readings from Buddhist Scriptures; Introduction to the Lotus Sutra; Introduction to the Vimalakīrti Sutra; Buddhist Philosophy, among others

Selected Publications:

· An Interpretation of the Stages of Buddhist Practice in the Mohe Zhiguan (monograph)

· “An Interpretation of ‘Great Awakening to Perfect Understanding’”

· “Renunciation, Spiritual Turning, and the Bestowal of Buddhahood Prophecy: On the Question of Female Buddhahood”

· “Master Taixu’s Thought on Amitabha’s Pure Land,” among several other articles