Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t34: Yang Ruilin
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t34
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Yang Ruilin
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Yang Ruilin (May 1921 - ) is a Chinese expert in translation and an editor. He was born in Changde, Hu’nan Province, and was a researcher of the Institute of South Asian Studies co-founded by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Peking University, researcher of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Chief Editor of ‘*South Asian Studies*’.
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Yang Ruilin graduated in Hindi from the National School of Oriental Languages in 1944. In 1946, he went to India and studied in Visva-Bharti University. In 1949, he graduated from the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture of Banaras Hindu University, and received his Master’s degree. Since 1950, he worked in the Chinese embassy in India, Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1979, he started to work in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and was engaged in studying subjects like Indian history and politics. He also contributeds to the studies of Indian art under the influence of his father-in-law, Chang Renxia, who was an art archaeologist.
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He took part in the translation of ‘*Blossoms in the dust: the human factor in Indian development*’ (1965) written by Kusum Nair, an agricultural researcher in India. His published essays include - ‘*The Brief Discussion on the Evolution of Chinese Buddhist Art*’ (1981), ‘*Past and Present of the Caste System of Hinduism*’ (1982) and ‘*Ancient Indian Art*’ (1982). In January 1980, he attended “The Second World Buddhist Conference” held in Nalanda, Bihar in India. Between 1979 and 1989, he was employed in the editing works of ‘*South Asian Studies*’, ‘*Translation of South Asia*’ and ‘*Materials on South and Southeast Asia*’.
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(*Li Baolong*)