Eric Greene

Eric Greene is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University specializing in medieval Chinese Buddhism, with emphasis on meditation practices, visionary experiences, and ritual frameworks.

Education

• Ph.D. (2012) completed under Robert Sharf

Research Focus: Greene examines transmission of Indian meditation to China, development of indigenous Chinese Buddhist meditation systems, and confession rituals as sanctity evidence. His work spans Chan (Zen) origins, Silk Roads Buddhist art, psychological reinterpretations of Buddhism in the West, and Chinese Buddhist vegetarianism. Current projects include a book on visionary experiences in early Chinese Buddhism and a long-term study of An Shigao's translation methodologies.

Professional Activities: Actively publishes on Buddhist textual history and cross-cultural transmission, with ongoing research into early Chinese Buddhist practices and their modern interpretations.