Qian Lin

Qian Lin studied Buddhist philosophy, history, and languages at the University of Bristol, and the University of Washington. He also worked as a research associate in the Early Buddhist Manuscript Project (EBMP) at the University of Washington. He received his PhD in 2015 from the University of Washington with a thesis on the section of mind in the Chengshi Lun (成實論 *Tattvasiddhi), which is also an in-depth study on the formation and development of the Abhidharma concepts of “mental factor” (caitta or caitasika) and “association” (saṃprayoga), which are the key concepts in the Abhidharma models of the structure of mind. His main research interest is the textual and philological study of early Buddhist texts, doctrines, and history, as well as Buddhist Abhidharma philosophical systems.