Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t46: Zhang Mantao
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Zhang Mantao
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Zhang Mantao (November 17, 1933 - January 18, 1981) was a Chinese Buddhist scholar. He was styled Dan Si and was given the religious name Qing Song during the period of being a monk. He was born in Leiyang, Hu’nan Province.
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Zhang Mantao became a monk when he was still a child and acknowledged Monk Ming Zhen as his master. He was admitted to Nanyue Buddhist Institute when he was 10-years-old. In April 1949, he went to Hong Kong and studied Buddhism in Guangxia College under the instruction of Master Zhu Mo. He went to Taiwan in 1955 and published his first novel ‘*Morning Dew*’ in 1956.
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In 1961, he studied in Japan in the name of Master Qing Song, and completed all courses for his doctoral degree with excellent academic performance at Otani University. During his study, he attended numerous national academic conferences in Japan and published many treatises that were valued by Japanese academic community. He resumed a secular life during his study in Japan.
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In 1967, he returned to Taipei and was offered the appointment of Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy of “Chinese Culture University”, and became a Professor and Director of Buddhist Research Institute of the university, and also the Chief Editor of ‘*Hwakang Buddhist Journal*’. In 1969, he was selected by the 7th Session of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Taiwan. In the same year, he went to Japan again and engaged in research work at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo. He also created the ‘*Tiansheng Magazine*’ in Tokyo. In 1974, he returned to Taiwan and began to edit the ‘*Catalogue of Buddhist Treatises of the Republic of China in the Last 60 Years*’ (1975). In 1975, he founded the Mahayana Culture Publishing House and began to publish ‘*The Academic Series of Modern Buddhism*’ till 1980. The series had altogether 100 volumes, 30 million words. ‘*The Academic Series of Modern Buddhism*’ gathered Buddhist discussions
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*Zhang Mantao*
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published in domestic and foreign newspapers and magazines in the past century and was divided into 10 volumes based on Zen, history of Buddhism, consciousness, flower ornament scripture, three analects, Tiantai, pure land, Vajrayana, Ritsu and Indian Buddhism. The series contributed a lot to the sorting and compiling of the works of modern Buddhist culture. On January 16, 1981, he went to Japan to prepare the Asian Buddhist cultural exchange meeting, during which he died of illness. His works include ‘*Collected Works of Buddhist Thoughts*’ (1969), ‘*Studies on Nirvana Thought*’ (1981) and ‘*New Learning and Buddhist Thought during Wei and Jin Dynasties*’.
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(*Zhang Ran*)
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- 大方廣佛華嚴經 — Classical Chinese