Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t4.2

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He studied in Japan in his early years. After returning to China, he studied Vijbana-vada under Chinese lay Buddhist Ouyang Jian (Jingwu). He also learned Tibetan language, Sanskrit and cursorily read Indian philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism and Western Philosophy. In 1926, he met Master Taixu and later followed the master and helped him establish Chinese Buddhist Association, and he served as the director. During the Anti-Japanese War, he taught at Fudan University and Xiamen University, engaged in Buddhist studies and created a large number of books of Buddhist theory. In 1961, he was appointed as a librarian of Zhejiang Research Institute of Culture and History, and took part in the compilation of *China Buddhist Encyclopedia* and part of *Ocean of Words* related to Buddhism.