Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t7.5

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Sanskrit and Pali, and was familiar with Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy and western philosophy. He mainly devoted himself to researches on history of Chinese Buddhism, Wei Jin metaphysics and ancient Indian philosophical history. His works include *Buddhism History in Ancient Chinese Dynasties of Han, Wei, Eastern and Western Jin, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties* (1938), *A Brief History of Indian Philosophy* (1945), *History Manuscript of Buddhism in Sui and Tang Dynasties* (1982) and *Collected Academic Papers of* Tang Yongtong (1983). A Brief History of Indian Philosophy draws the outline of Indian philosophy and introduces the development and theories of the schools of philosophy. Buddhism History in Ancient Chinese Dynasties of Han, Wei, Eastern and Western Jin, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties and History Manuscript of Buddhism in Sui and Tang Dynasties give a systematic elaboration of the historical developing process and characteristics of Buddhism from India to China of the Tang Dynasty, the mutual relations