Buddhist Studies in mainland China have its own characteristics. In 2008, Chinese Buddhism research first focused on methodology and brought visible progress and reflections. Under the impact of globalization, Buddhist studies in China must move forward in a worldwide perspective. To integrate the research scheme into the globalized world, Chinese Buddhism must solve the immediate problem which is the research methodology. Only when Chinese Buddhist researchers break through this bottle-neck and modify their methods, Chinese Buddhist studies have the opportunity to be in line with world’s Buddhist research. Secondly, the research in Buddhist ideology and historical personages also found a growing number of publications in 2008. Some papers dealt with the relationship between Buddhism and legal aspects in modern societies. Others discussed the question of minority. These studies integrate ancient Buddhist resources to come out realistic findings. Finally, during this period Chinese Buddhist research also received some success in other domains such as local chronicles, Tantric studies and archaeology.
