The Book Report of 15 Subjects of Buddhism
The Book Report of 15 Subjects of Buddhism (by Ji Xianlin)
Introduction A famous saying from Sun Yat-Sen goes : “Buddhism is the source of science , it supplies the gap of the partial constituent of science.”[1] According to number of cases of Buddhism developing , we could perceive the profound influences that Buddhism bringing to us. Recently, I was deeply affected by a book called 15 Subjects of Buddhism , written by Ji Xianlin . When it comes to Ji Xianlin , it is widely known the title “the master of Chinese culture” ,and he surely deserved it. In 1935, he headed for Germany of University of Gottingen as an exchange student, majoring in Sanskrit and some rarely known ancient languages such as Pail text. He received his Ph.D in 1941 and he returned to China in 1936. Then he taught and became a professor at Peking University. He had devoted his whole life to researching Buddhism. He had returned to China after a long period studying in Germany and then translated Ramayana from Sanskrit. Ji was highly regarded for his character and contribution to translation and studying of Buddhism. His study represented the highest level of international Buddhism research. In addition, 15 Subjects of Buddhism was written on his death bed . The book explains Pali text , Sanskrit and Tocharian in a precise and professional way. My paper will mainly aim at discussing about how Buddhism developed in China as well as Hun Tsang’s real life experience.
Relation to the course When it comes to the reason why I choose this book , it’s because of my curiosity about the mysterious track of Buddhism in the Eastern world. When I was little , I was impressed and attracted by the fantastic story Jouney to the West . As a legendary eminent monk in Tang Dynasty, Hun Tsang was the archetype of Journey to the West . Part of those stories, Hun Tsang represents a peaceful and intelligent figure in the plot. However, Hun Tsang had made a great
Introduction A famous saying from Sun Yat-Sen goes : “Buddhism is the source of science , it supplies the gap of the partial constituent of science.”[1] According to number of cases of Buddhism developing , we could perceive the profound influences that Buddhism bringing to us. Recently, I was deeply affected by a book called 15 Subjects of Buddhism , written by Ji Xianlin . When it comes to Ji Xianlin , it is widely known the title “the master of Chinese culture” ,and he surely deserved it. In 1935, he headed for Germany of University of Gottingen as an exchange student, majoring in Sanskrit and some rarely known ancient languages such as Pail text. He received his Ph.D in 1941 and he returned to China in 1936. Then he taught and became a professor at Peking University. He had devoted his whole life to researching Buddhism. He had returned to China after a long period studying in Germany and then translated Ramayana from Sanskrit. Ji was highly regarded for his character and contribution to translation and studying of Buddhism. His study represented the highest level of international Buddhism research. In addition, 15 Subjects of Buddhism was written on his death bed . The book explains Pali text , Sanskrit and Tocharian in a precise and professional way. My paper will mainly aim at discussing about how Buddhism developed in China as well as Hun Tsang’s real life experience.
Relation to the course When it comes to the reason why I choose this book , it’s because of my curiosity about the mysterious track of Buddhism in the Eastern world. When I was little , I was impressed and attracted by the fantastic story Jouney to the West . As a legendary eminent monk in Tang Dynasty, Hun Tsang was the archetype of Journey to the West . Part of those stories, Hun Tsang represents a peaceful and intelligent figure in the plot. However, Hun Tsang had made a great