معرفی
Robert Sharf is the D.H. Chen Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley. He also serves as Chair of the Numata Center for Buddhist Studies and Head Graduate Advisor for the Group in Buddhist Studies. With a PhD in Buddhist Studies from the University of Michigan (1995), he previously taught at McMaster University (1989-1995) and the University of Michigan (1995-2003).
Research Interests:
- Medieval Chinese Buddhism (especially Chan)
- Japanese Buddhism
- Buddhist Art and Archaeology
- Ritual Studies
- Buddhist Modernism
- Philosophical Paradoxes
- Methodology in Religious Studies
- Critical Buddhist Discourse
Publications & Collaborations:
- Author of Coming to Terms with Chinese Buddhism: A Reading of the Treasure Store Treatise (2002)
- Co-editor of Living Images: Japanese Buddhist Icons in Context (2001)
- Co-author of What Can’t Be Said: Contradiction and Paradox in East Asian Thought (2021)
- Co-author of How to Lose Yourself: An Ancient Guide to Letting Go (2025)
- Editor of Chinese translations of his works: Xiafu Chanxue zixuan ji and Xiafu Mijiao Yanjiu zixuan ji (2022)
Academic Leadership:
- Director of the Group in Buddhist Studies
- Director of Religious Studies
- Chair of the Center for Buddhist Studies
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