Kai Sheng

Biographic Data

ID1122332
NAMEKai Sheng
GIVEN NAMESKai
FAMILY NAMESheng
SIGNATURESHENG K
AFFILIATIONSTsinghua University
ORCID0000-0003-4371-3708
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • The Conceptual Context and Living Practice of Chan-Pure Land Integration in the Tang Dynasty

    Open AccessKai Sheng, Yulu TianARTICLEReligions2026

    Chan-Pure Land integration (chanjing ronghe 禪淨融合) constituted a defining feature of the Tang-Song transition in the sphere of Buddhist religious practice. Building upon the Chan emphasis on sudden enlightenment and the Pure Land practice of Buddha-recitation developed during the early and middle Tang period, this integration took “one mind” and principle (li 理) and phenomena (shi 事) as the foundation of the theory of mind-nature. It also identifi…

  • The effects of cognitive leisure activities on frailty transitions in older adults in China

    Open AccessKai Sheng, Hao Chen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Cognitive leisure activities were positively associated with the risk of frailty improvement in older adults, mainly when participating in multiple such activities. Older adults may be encouraged to participate in a wide variety of cognitive leisure activities to promote healthy aging

  • The historical significance of the formation of Buddhist schools during the Sui and Tang Dynasties

    Open AccessKai ShengARTICLEStudies in Chinese Religions2023

    The formation of Buddhist schools during the Sui and Tang Dynasties is the most significant achievement in the Sinification of Buddhism and holds profound significance in the history of civilization. This article takes ‘Fulfilling the Threefold Training’ as the core of the sectarian concept and explores the Sui and Tang Dynasty Buddhist schools within the three major dimensions of truth, sanctity and daily life. It discusses various elements such…

  • Commentarial Interpretations of the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa in the Controversy over Requiring Buddhist Monastics to Pay Homage to the Emperor during the Sui and Tang Dynasties

    Open AccessKai ShengARTICLEReligions2022

    Once Buddhism had become established in China, one of the central issues in the relations between the Saṃgha and the state was the ongoing controversy over requiring Buddhist monastics to pay homage to the emperor. When this controversy resurfaced at the end of the Sui dynasty and the beginning of the Tang dynasty, the participants in the debate frequently referred to the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa to support their arguments. In this paper, I discuss th…

  • "Interpreting Buddhist Precepts with Confucian Rites" Based on Their Similarity and Dissimilarity

    Open AccessKai Sheng, Bangwei ZhouARTICLEReligions2022References: 4

    The "similarity" (gongtong 共通) and "dissimilarity" (chayi 差異) between the Buddhist precepts and Confucian rites in the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties reflected a "dialogue of civilizations" (wenming duihua 文明對話) at the levels of concept, system, and life. During these periods, the Chinese system of rites were compared and interpreted with the Buddhist monastic codes by Buddhist monks and Confucian scholars, so a history of the idea…

  • The integration of Buddhist Doctrinal Philosophy in the Northern Dynasties

    Kai ShengARTICLEStudies in Chinese Religions2021

    The Myriad Teachings of the Bodhisattva Treasury (Pusa zang zhong jingyao 菩薩藏眾經要) in the Western Wei and Northern Zhou dynasties and the Essay on the System of Mahāyāna (Dasheng yizhang 大乘義章) in the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi dynasties both inherited the legacy of the Daśabhūmi-śāstra school (Dilun xuepai 地論學派), and yet developed separately. The former represents the latest results of the fusion of Western Wei and Northern Zhou Buddhism with the…

  • Dental maturation in a Chinese sample using Demirjian method

    Open AccessYue Fei, Lianyi Yang et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2021

    The relationship between mineralisation stage and chronological age in this study can be applied as a reference for mandibular dental maturity of Chinese children and adolescents. The Demirjian method overestimated the chronological ages of this sample

  • A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life

    Kai Sheng, Jinhua ChenBOOKA History of Chinese Buddhist…2020

    The goal of this book is to study the ways in which Chinese Buddhists expressed their religious faiths and how Chinese Buddhists interacted with society at large since the Northern and Southern dynasties (386-589), through the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911), up to the Republican era (1912-1949). The book aims to summarize and present the historical trajectory of the Sinification of Buddhism in a new light, revealing the symbiotic relat…

  • The administration of sites for Buddhist activities in the big data era in mainland China

    Kai ShengARTICLEStudies in Chinese Religions2017

    This paper, starting from research on the system of ‘Official Monks Registration’ (Xi Zhang 系帐) and ‘Granting an Imperial Plaque or Quota’ (Chi E, 敕额) in the Tang and Song dynasties, discusses historical experiences of administrating sites for Buddhist activities. From the perspective of big data, I searched the database of ‘Essential Information of Sites for Religious Activities’ on the State Administration for Religious Affairs website to impro…

  • The basic mode of the lay- Saṃgha relationship in Indian Buddhism, its representations in and repercussions for Chinese Buddhism

    Kai ShengARTICLEStudies in Chinese Religions2015

    The mode of the Saṃgha- laity relationship is theoretically based on different ideas of Mahāyāna and Theravāda, each with varying emphasis given to the 'perpetuation of the Dharma and liberation of sentient beings,' and each representing different interpretations of the precepts. The dynamics of this relationship enters into two dimensions: 1) the mission to preserve Buddhism, and 2) the precedence given to practice and liberation. In the period …