Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t33.5

v2.c15.s2.t33.5

During his stay at Visva-Bharati, he studied under Prabodha Chandra Bagchi, Purushottam Vishvanath Bapat, Shanti Bhiksu Sastri, Tan Yun-shan and other scholars, majoring in Indian philosophy, Indian Buddhism, Indian history, Sanskrit and so on, involving many classical philosophies of religion, including Buddhism and Hinduism. In 1946 and 1948 respectively, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree. In 1949, he applied for a Doctoral degree at University of Pune. When the People’s Republic of China was founded and the Korean War broke out, he actively assisted the Consulate General of China in Bombay to take charge of the school for overseas Chinese, and collect and translate Chinese and English propaganda materials. In 1952, he applied to the Embassy to return to China to work. After receiving approved, he went back to China and taught Hindi in Hindi teaching and research office at the Department of Eastern Languages, Peking University. In 1857, he was transferred to work as an editor in the Commercial Press. In 1978, he was transferred to work in the Institute of Philosophy Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In 1983, he proposed to organise an oriental philosophy research office and became the director of the office. In 1984, he was given the title of Honorary Doctor of Literature and Supreme Honorary Professor of Visva-Bharati.