Curriculum Vitae Zhang Shuning

Bio

Shuning Zhang 張舒寧 is a member of the International Doctorate Program “Philology” (IDK) and the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies of LMU Munich . She completed her M.A. in Indian Language and Literature-Buddhist Philology at Peking University in 2025. Her master’s thesis presented a philological study of the Diśāsauvastika-sūtra, examining its Sanskrit and Old Uyghur recensions transmitted along the Silk Route in present-day Xinjiang during the pre-modern period. Her research interests include textual history and the socio-economic dimensions of Buddhist communities. During her doctoral studies, she will focus primarily on Buddhist history in the Indian subcontinent, particularly in western India during the Sātavāhana period, alongside her ongoing interest in Central Asian Buddhism.

Education

• Since 10.2025 Doctoral student in IDK Philology and Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at LMU Munich

• 09.2022–06.2025 Master of Arts in Indian Language and Literature, Peking University, Beijing. Grade: 3.92/4.00

• 08.2017–06.2018 Master of Science in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics (EME), The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London. Grade: Merit

• 09.2013–06.2017 Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honours Program), minor concentration Mathematics, McGill University, Montreal. Grade: 3.89/4.00 (First Class Honours)

Publication

• Chen, Ruixuan, and Shuning Zhang. 2025. “Unrolling a Shabby Scroll: A Unique Version of the Sanskrit Dharmaśarīra-sūtra —Reedition and Reappraisal of Pelliot Fragment divers D.A. G.” In Journal of Manuscript Studies, edited by Xin Yu and Imre Galambos, Vol. I: 79–117. Shanghai: Shanghai Guji Chubanshe.