Jizhang Yi

Jizhang Yi (Postdoc, Harvard University; PhD, University of Toronto) is a faculty member and Founding Director of the Institute for Humanistic Buddhist Thought & Practice at Trinity College, University of Toronto. He is a scholar of Buddhist Studies, recognized for his interdisciplinary approach to Buddhism. His research focuses on Chinese Chan Buddhism and its connections to Western thought, bridging Chan/Zen Buddhism, Kierkegaard’s philosophy, Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Tibetan Buddhism, Indian Mahāyāna thought, and Confucianism. His forthcoming book, Knowing/Seeing Truth: Conceptual Bridges between Kierkegaard and Chan Buddhism (Springer, 2026), reflects his commitment to innovative and comparative scholarship.