I am interested in the studies of Eastern religions, including Buddhism,Hinduism, Confucianism and Daoism. In those large areas, mainly my research focuses on the following: Select concepts in Eastern religious traditions, such as "dana (donation)," creation," "attitude towards society," and so on; I am interested in the contradictions and complements among different religious traditions, for example, "the attitude towards Brahman from Buddhist eyes," "the final achievements in Confucianism and Buddhism," and so on; I am also interested in the study of so-called "Great Tradition" and "Little Tradition" (or "elite tradition and popular tradition") reflected in the religious texts andactually practiced among those religions listed above; and Religious Syncretism among Buddhism, Confucians and Daoism.

I was invited to join in the editorial group for a huge collection of the Chinese Buddhist Canon (Section II) three years ago, and have been doing the editorial. It is going to be over 200 vols. At present, I have started my own research on "Buddhism on the Silk Road," mainly I would like to focus on: a) How Buddhism developed along the Silk Road (not limited in today's Chinese border). b) How Buddhism influenced and has been influenced by the local religions (e.g., Confucianism, Shamanism and Daoism) along the Silk Road and c) Even after Islam dominated this large area now for centuries, was Buddhism completely"wiped out?"

RESEARCH:

• Manicuda:Annotated Translations and a Study of the Religious significance of the Three Version s of the Sanskrit Buddhist Story, on Baoji (Manicuda) and Manicudavadana, Beijing: Religious And Culture Publications, 2002.

• _____. Buddhist Sanskrit text Manicudavadana in the Mahajjhatakamala, translated, forthcoming,in Buddhist Apocryphal Texts, Beijing, China

• _____. A Book Review on S.A. Nigosian's World Religions: A Historical Approach, Thirdedition, Boston: Bedford/St.Martins Macmillan Press, 2000. forthcoming, Studies in Religion, Canada

• _____. Video Review on Pilgrimage to Shikoku, by William Clossen James, produced and edited in the Studios of Queen's Television, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1997 forthcoming, Studies in Religion, Canada

• _____.  Copy editor, Sanskrit and Pali terminology for Buddhism Dictionary  (Over 1200 pages, forthcoming, Nanjing, China, 2002.