Bodhicitta Dedication: Wind Over the Sea

Author: Qian Wenzhong
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: "Manas Gamyā" refers to a spiritual awakening, looking back at the vast mortal world from a higher peak with deeper wisdom. It can be said that Manas Gamyā is an important and distinctive spiritual and intellectual history of the early 21st century. There is no rigid framework or grand narrative here; only moments of awakening, profound human emotions, and spiritual connections. Yet, these are the most precious raw materials for constructing the history of humanity, scattered pearls linking the grand hall of greatness. The author, Qian Wenzhong, is the last disciple of Mr. Ji Xianlin, one of the few scholars in China proficient in Sanskrit and Pali, a professor at the History Department of Fudan University, and a descendant of the Qian family of Wuxi. This manuscript is an academic by the author, tracing the intellectual giants such as Ji Xianlin, Wang Yuanhua, and Gustave de Coning, as well as mid-career scholars like Qian Gang and Li Zheng, to paint a concise history of 20th-century Chinese academic development with vivid prose and heartfelt passion. The book includes both praise and reassessment of masters like Ji Xianlin, Wang Yuanhua, and Huang Kan, as well as a fresh perspective on controversial figures like Shen Zengzhi. It also offers side profiles of scholars such as Chen Sanli, Zhao Yuanren, Zheng Zhenduo, and Zhou Yiliang, greatly enriching the images of these academic predecessors.