Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.136

v1.c4.s2.136

The systematic study of Indian civilisation in modern China began in the 20ᵗʰ century CE. In 1916, Xu Jishang started teaching Indian philosophy at Peking University. From 1917 to 1924, Liang Suming taught Indian philosophy there. In 1922, Tang Yongtong returned from abroad and began to teach the history of Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism among other courses. Chen Yinque was another scholar who returned to China to teach after mastering Sanskrit and Pali abroad. From 1924, Chinese students including some monks, went to study in India. Some of the Chinese scholars who went to India in this period included Xu Jishan (1919), Xu Dishan (1926,1934), Jin Kemu (1941), Wu Xiaoling (1942), Xu Fancheng (1942), Chen Hansheng (1944), Chang Renxia (1945) and Chen Hongjin (1945).