Tu Youzong

Author: Liu Mengxi, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 1996-10-01
Features: Mr. Tang Yongtong, styled Xiyou, was born in Huangmei, Hubei on August 2, 1893 (the 21st day of the sixth lunar month), in Weiyuan, Gansu, and passed away in Beijing on May 1, 1964, at the age of 71. His scholarship blended ancient and modern, connected Eastern and Western thought, and left no trace of artificial craftsmanship. It is widely recognized that he was one of the few academic masters in modern Chinese academic history who achieved this excellence. His achievements remain an academic frontier that contemporary scholars must strive to reach yet find difficult to surpass. The academic master who blended ancient and modern and connected Eastern and Western thought, Mr. Tang Yongtong, was deeply knowledgeable in all aspects of Indian philosophy, the history of Chinese Buddhism, the history of Chinese philosophy, and the history of Western philosophy. His classic works, On Wei and Jin Xuanxue and The History of Buddhism in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, are considered twin pillars of his literary legacy. This volume collects them together, presenting them to scholars today.