Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t50: Zhao Guohua
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Zhao Guohua
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Zhao Guohua (June 1943-November 1991), was a Sanskrit scholar who was born in Harbin in Heilongjiang Province. He was a researcher at the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
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Between 1960 and 1965, Zhao Guohua studied in the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature of Peking University and majored in Sanskrit and Pali under the instruction of Ji Xianlin and Jin Kemu. Between 1965 and 1978, he worked with the Institute of History of CASS. Since 1978, he successively worked with the Institute of South Asian Studies co-founded by CASS and Peking University and the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of CASS.
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He translated a portion named '*Nala and Damayanti* (1982) in *Mahābhārata*', one of the two great epics of India. In 1986, he translated the first volume of '*Mahabharata*' together with Jin Kemu and Xi Bizhuang. His other translation works include over 10 annotated volumes of the '*Mahābhārata*', including '*Shakuntalam*' and '*Flood Legend*' that were incorporated in the '*Selected Episodes from Mahābhārata*' (1987). In 1988, he completed the book '*On the Culture of Reproduction Worship*'. Starting from symbols of the Eight Diagrams and Banpo fish pattern, he boldly innovated and developed a new style with his wide ranging knowledge that is relevant even today to propose
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Zhao Guohua's, 'Shengzhi chongbai wenhua lun'
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issues of theoretical and worldwide significance and discuss the culture of reproduction worship of mankind, which have broken new grounds for the learning of reproduction worship. In 1993, his manuscript on '*Ancient Myths of India*' was published posthumously. The book introduces the legends of Gods and the genesis mythology of India in the early ages. He published more than 10 academic essays including ‘On *Flood Legend*’ (‘*South Asian Studies*’, Edition 01, 1979), ‘*Indian Classical Narrative Poems Nala*’ (‘*South Asian Studies*’, Edition 01, 1981), among other research articles about Indian epics; A series of 5 treatises like ‘*Ancient Culture of India*’ (I) (‘*South Asian Studies*’, Edition 01, 1981) that introduced the development of culture in ancient India and other major works such as; ‘*On the Origin of the Image of Monkey King Sun Wukong (volume1) - Comparative Studies on Journey to the West and Indian Literature I*’ (*South Asian Studies*, Edition 01, 1986), ‘*On the Origin of the Image of Monkey King Sun Wukong’ (volume 2) - Comparative Studies on Journey to the West and Indian Literature I*’ (‘*South Asian Studies*’, Edition 02, 1986), *On Stories about China’s Sacrificing Human to Evil Spirits and Righteous Men Removing the Evil - Comparative Studies on Journey to the West and Indian Literature II (South Asian Studies*, Edition 04, 1986), ‘*Heat and Light: Ascetic Practices and Elimination of Cistraction - Brief Account about Chinese and Indian Sun and Fire Myths and Related Religious Issues*’ (*South Asian Studies*, Edition 04, 1991), which were essays on the comparison of Chinese and Indian literature and culture
Linked texts (2)
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Abhijñānaśākuntala — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit