U.S. professor recommends Xinjiang as a place to learn about Buddhism

Recently, we met Stephen Teiser in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where he was attending the "Treasures of Khotan: Khotanese History, Literature and Art Conference." Teiser, who earned his Ph.D. in Religion from Princeton University, is now the D. T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies in the same department. His research focuses on the history and culture of the Silk Road, Buddhist cave sites and relics, and the spread of Buddhism.
As an expert in Buddhist and Chinese religious studies, Stephen Teiser's work primarily utilizes various documents and relics discovered along the Silk Road to illuminate related religious and cultural exchanges. He emphasizes that Xinjiang, with its abundant Buddhist relics and sites, plays a crucial role in understanding Chinese Buddhism. He believes that to learn more about the history of Buddhist spread, one can come to Xinjiang.

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