Two PhD Scholars Honored with 2024 Khyentse Foundation Award
The 2024 Khyentse Foundation Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies for Asia is shared by Xiaonan Li and Lingfeng Tan.
Xiaonan Li, from Peking University, and Lingfeng Tan, from the Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong, were chosen by the KF Dissertation Award Asia Committee for their excellent dissertations.
Xiaonan Li’s dissertation, “Sanskrit and Tibetan Grammatical Literature: On the Vicissitudes of Nāmakāyādi or Ming gi tshogs la sogs pa,” explores the development of linguistic theories in Tibetan texts, influenced by Buddhist scriptures and Sanskrit grammar. Her work impressed the committee with its complexity and research vision.
Professor Saerji commended her for delving into Indo-Tibetan Buddhist philology and Buddhist philosophy.
Lingfeng Tan’s dissertation, “The Doctrine of Pratītyasamutpāda in Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma: A Critical Study of the Section on Pratītyasamutpāda in Saṃghabhadra’s *Nyāyānusāra,” examines the Sarvāstivāda interpretation of conditioned co-arising.
Her supervisor, Venerable Professor KL Dhammajoti, praised her for elucidating Sarvāstivāda doctrines and bringing valuable information to light.
Both scholars expressed gratitude to the Khyentse Foundation and their mentors. Xiaonan Li honored her late supervisor, Professor Duan Qing, and Professor Saerji.
Lingfeng Tan thanked her supervisor and the award committee, expressing her commitment to Buddhist studies.
Congratulations to Xiaonan Li and Lingfeng Tan for their outstanding achievements in Buddhist research.
