]> 2026-10-13T19:28:50-04:00 People/Chen, S. 0 en Shuman Chen’s primary research is Chinese Tiantai Buddhist philosophy. Her secondary research interests include Chan/Zen Buddhism, Buddhist art, and Daoist philosophy. With a hermeneutic approach, her dissertation explores the idea of the Buddha-nature of insentient beings in the Chinese and Japanese Buddhist traditions, with a focus on the philosophy of Jingxi Zhanran in the Tang dynasty. Her dissertation also covers East Asian art with a discussion on how plants are portrayed as sages and why pagodas and relics might be considered sentient. From an environmental perspective, she also examines how to appreciate the insentient world’s Buddha-nature, hoping to increase our awareness of the mutual relationship between human beings and nature. ([https://sites.northwestern.edu/asgc/graduate-students/ Source Accessed Jul 21, 2020]) Person People File:Chen Shuman Northwestern.jpg https://commons.tsadra.org/images/9/95/Chen_Shuman_Northwestern.jpg true true true File:Chen Shuman Northwestern.jpg File:Chen Shuman Northwestern.jpg Shuman Chen;Jiane Shi;Shuman or Shu-chen;Chen;Chen, S. false Shuman Chen Jiane Shi Shuman or Shu-chen Chen Chen Shuman Northwestern.jpg Chen, S. Shuman Chen Jiane Shi Shuman or Shu-chen Chen Professors Northwestern University Modern Shuman Chen’s primary research is Chinese Tiantai Buddhist philosophy. Her secondary research interests include Chan/Zen Buddhism, Buddhist art, and Daoist philosophy. With a hermeneutic approach, her dissertation explores the idea of the Buddha-nature of insentient beings in the Chinese and Japanese Buddhist traditions, with a focus on the philosophy of Jingxi Zhanran in the Tang dynasty. Her dissertation also covers East Asian art with a discussion on how plants are portrayed as sages and why pagodas and relics might be considered sentient. From an environmental perspective, she also examines how to appreciate the insentient world’s Buddha-nature, hoping to increase our awareness of the mutual relationship between human beings and nature. ([https://sites.northwestern.edu/asgc/graduate-students/ Source Accessed Jul 21, 2020]) Chen, S.;;;Shuman Chen;;;Shuman or Shu-chen Chen;Shuman or Shu-chen Chen;Chen, Shuman or Shu-chen 2019-05-31T21:42:19Z 2458635.4043866 2019-05-31T21:42:19Z 2458635.4043866 true People/Chen, S. 0 0 template commons 1 [[:Chen, S.]] People/Chen, S.# QUERYdfec39a6f1499e5d1c256bb9462a75a4 0 200 1 template 13 <q>[[BuNayAuthor::Chen, S.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[People::Chen, S.||People/Chen, S.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[Performer::People/Chen, S.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]]</q> People/Chen, S.# QUERY09e2f32510fcfa558d0c39631a853d1a 0 200 1 template 3 [[Category:Library Items]] [[BuNayTopicTags::People/Chen, S.]] People/Chen, S.# QUERY58df4328809225997c672b805616fa78 Articles/Buddha-Nature of Insentient Beings 0 en Buddha-Nature of Insentient Beings Articles/Chinese Tiantai Doctrine on Insentient Things' Buddha-Nature 0 en Chinese Tiantai Doctrine on Insentient Things' Buddha-Nature Books/The Liberation of Matter: Examining Jingxi Zhanran’s Philosophy of the Buddha-Nature of Insentient Beings in Tiantai Buddhism 0 en The Liberation of Matter: Examining Jingxi Zhanran’s Philosophy of the Buddha-Nature of Insentient Beings in Tiantai Buddhism Chen, S. 0 en Chen, S. AuthorPage 102 en AuthorPage BuNayAuthor 102 en BuNayAuthor REDI 102 en REDI