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With the maturation of Chinese Buddhism's characteristically sinitic doctrine of Tathāgatagarbha thought, and the revival of a "Tathāgatagarbhized" Faxiang scholarship (the Chinese version of the Indian Yogācāra) in the Ming dynasty, a conduit of inter-religious dialogue was thus opened between the two religions due to the convergence in their developed doctrines. This paper also examines a Buddhist tale recounting the occasion through which the Faxiang school was revived in that period.

Dr. Lewis Lancaster of UC Berkley traces the history of the study of Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism by pointing at key western figures and the impact of a continually evolving global relationship and the cultural understanding and misunderstandings between east and west.

In this lecture, Dr. Robert Buswell explores the problems one encounters when one tries to identify, define and isolate the study Chinese Buddhism by explaining the impact of neighboring regions and their impact on the introduction and development of Buddhism.

In this lecture during the Chinese Buddhism conference at the campus of University of the West, Dr. Victor Mair discusses on the topic of Medieval Buddhist narratives and the popular Buddhist literature of Central Asia in order to attempt to come to a clearer understanding of their relationship to each other.