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Dr Shen Li

Dr Shen Li

Postdoctoral Fellow

Tibetan Studies, Tantric Buddhism

Biography

Dr. SHEN, Li (Shella), is an art historian and Tibetologist currently serving as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Chinese History and Culture in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her expertise lies in Tibetology, Sino-Tibetan interactions, Buddhist tantra and art, Chinese art history, and Historical Philology. She cultivated a deep fascination with Ino-Sino-Tibetan Buddhist texts and immersed herself in the study of multiple historical languages, including Sanskrit, Tibetan, Manchu and Tocharian.

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in History of Chinese Art, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Summer Session, Yale University
  • B.A. & M.Phil. in History, Renmin University of China

Academic and Professional Experience

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chinese History and Culture, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2023-)
  • Associate PR/GR Manager, Center for Cooperation and Education Development, USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry, Shanghai JIAO TONG University(2016-2018)

Research Interests

  • Buddhist Philology and Iconography
  • Tantric Buddhism
  • Tibetan and Himalayan Studies
  • Silk Road Studies
  • Sinology

Research Output

1) 沈麗 譯,〈克勞斯-迪特·馬特斯(Klaus-Dieter Mathes):經續圓融——米拉日巴及其弟子對噶舉派顯教「大手印」形成的影響〉,收錄於《大手印與如來藏》(進行中)。

2) 沈麗,孔令偉 譯:〈理查德 K. 佩恩(Richard K. Payne):《密教在東亞》導論〉,收錄於沈衛榮主編:《何謂密教?關於密教的定義、修習、符號和歷史的詮釋與爭論》[What’s Tantrism? The Interpretation and Controversy of the Definition, Practice, Semiology, and Historiography of Tantrism]。北京:中國藏學出版社,2013年(第一版),2016年(第二版),2023年(重印),頁71-113。

1) SHEN Li, “When Indian ‘Victorious Crown Ornament’ Encounters China: A Study on the Ritual Texts, Imagery, and the History of Buddhist Teachings Related to the Uṣṇīṣavijayā Maṇḍala during the Song-Yuan Period (960-1368),” The Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies (Under Peer-review).

2) SHEN Li, “Maṇḍala or Sign? Re-Examining the Significance of the ‘Viśvavajra’ in the Caisson Ceilings of Dunhuang Mogao Caves,” Religions 2024, 15(7): 803. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15070803)

3) 沈麗:〈宋夏所見「頂髻尊勝曼荼羅」的傳規、互動及文化遺產:兼談榆林第3窟的斷代問題〉,《傳統文化研究》(已通過,待刊)。

4) 典典,沈麗,皮迷迷:〈「厭女」與「母職」:對談文學藝術作品中的女性形象〉,《中文學刊》2022年4月,頁122-130。

1)SHEN Weirong and SHEN Li, “How to Understand the Reincarnation System of Living Buddhas of the Dalai Lama?” Deep China, Jul.17,2024. (http://www.china.org.cn/deepchina/2024-07/17/content_117315613.shtml)

2) SHEN Weirong and SHEN Li, “Deconstructing the ‘Imagined Xizang (Tibet)’ to Restore the Real Xizang,” Deep China, Part I, April 25, 2024. (https://deepchina.substack.com/p/deconstructing-the-imagined-xizang); Part II, Apr.30, 2024. (https://deepchina.substack.com/p/deconstructing-the-imagined-xizang-a36)

1) “When Indian‘Victorious Crown Ornament’ Encounters China: A Study on the Uṣṇīṣavijayā Maṇḍala during 10th to 14th Centuries,” in Interdisciplinary Studies on Chinese Buddhism in the Greater China Area: Retrospect and Prospect, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dec. 2024, HKSAR; in International Workshop on Buddhist Civilization and Manuscript Culture along the Silk Road, Zhejiang University, Nov. 2024, Hangzhou; and in Sakya Figures, Teachings, and History from the Perspective of Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Tsinghua University, Jul.2024, Beijing.

2) “The Historical and Cultural Narration of ‘New China-Chic’: Thoughts on Great Chinese Classics, Art History and Philology”“新國潮”的歷史文化敘述:基於大國學、藝術史學和語文學的發思, 2021 International Conference on Global Cultural and Creative Industries, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai.

3) “Studies On Sanskrit Blue-and-White Porcelains in Interregnum Period (1436-1464): Images, Contents and Functions”空白期青花梵文瓷器研究(1436-1464):圖像,內容與用途, 2018-19 DILA Winter Program, Taipei.

1) Researcher, “The Bei Shan Tang Legacy: Chinese Seals” by Art Museum of CUHK, Sep.28,2024 to Feb.9, 2025, Hong Kong SAR.

2) Chinese Translator and Proofreader, Sparkle and Charm: Canton Enamels of the Qing Dynasty 總相宜:清代廣東金屬胎畫琺瑯(China National Arts Fund Project,2022-23). XU, Xiaodong and CHOW, Ying-ching eds., Hong Kong: Art Museum and Department of Fine Arts, CUHK香港中文大學文物館, 2023.

3) Catalogue Entries, “Jingdezhen Blue-and-White Inscriptional 18 Arhats Pen Holder”景德鎮窯青花題記十八羅漢圓筆筒, “Si-sheng-yuan”《四聲猿》in WAN, Chui-ki and JIANG, Fangting eds., Transcending Transience: Art Culture of Late Ming Jiangnan浮世清音:晚明江南藝術與文化. Hong Kong: Art Museum and Department of Fine Arts, CUHK香港中文大學文物館, 2021, p.246(Book I), and p.56(book II),pl.1.75 and 2.14.

4) Catalogue Entry, “Stem Bowl with Tibetan Characters in Blue-and-White”青花藏文靶碗, in Gu Gong Bo Wu Yuan ed., Sumi Blessing: When Tashi Lhunpo Monastery meets the Forbidden City 須彌福壽:當扎什倫布寺遇上紫禁城. Beijing: The Palace Museum故宮出版社, 2020, pp.478-479, pl.175.

Guest Curator (with JIANG, Qiumeng), “Traversing the Forbidden City - the Common Folks Behind the Vermilion Walls,”public online exhibition sponsored by APO, LCSD, Hong Kong S.A.R., 2020.
  • 1) “Research Methods in the Study of Buddhist Art: Cave Analyses on the Significance of ‘Viśvavajra’ in the Caisson Ceilings of Dunhuang Mogao Caves,” Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Apr. 30, 2024.
  • 2) “The Significance of the Caissons with a Viśvavajra Sign in Dunhuang Mogao Caves,” Flying Club, Central, Nov.22, 2023.

1) “Tsinghua University’s New Study of Sakya Figures, Doctrine, and Places,” Buddhistdoor Global, Aug. 24, 2024. (https://teahouse.buddhistdoor.net/tsinghua-universitys-new-study-of-sakya-figures-doctrine-and-places)

2) “A Tantric Story: The Viśvavajra Presence at Dunhuang and Sino-Tibetan Esotericism,” Buddhistdoor Global, Apr. 14, 2024. (https://teahouse.buddhistdoor.net/a-tantric-story-the-visvavajra-presence-at-dunhuang-and-sino-tibetan-esotericism)

Consultancy and Service to the Profession or the Public

1) Academic Reviewer for Religions (2024-)

2) Member, Friends of Art Museum, CUHK (2024-)

3) Director, Xuhui District Overseas Friendship Association, Shanghai (2020-)

Funds

1) Madeleine Tang Friends Research and Education Fund Award, CUHK (2022-23, HK$ 50,000)

2) Curatorial Project “Traversing the Forbidden City: The Common Folks Behind the Vermilion Walls,” Sponsored by The Art Promotion Office, The Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong SAR (2020, HK$ 100,000)

3) Friends of Art Museum Research Grant, CUHK (2019-20, HK$ 15,000)

4) Talent Development Scholarship, Hong Kong SAR (2018-19, HK$ 10,000)

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