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Huineng, 6th Buddhist patriarch of the Chan (Zen) School in China, he established the concept of "no mind". Linji Yixuan (Lin-chi), founder of the Linji school of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China, a branch of which is the Rinzai school in Japan. Zhaozhou, famous chan (Zen) master during the 8th century, noted for his wisdom. Became known for his ...
Wang Yangming – important Idealist Neo-Confucian. [1]Zhang Zai – pioneering Neo-Confucian. [2]Zhou Dunyi – Song Dynasty philosopher. [3]Zhu Xi – one of the leading Neo-Confucians of the Song Dynasty.
Although the People's Republic of China has been historically hostile to the philosophy of ancient China, the influences of past are still deeply ingrained in the Chinese culture. In the post- Chinese economic reform era, modern Chinese philosophy has reappeared in forms such as New Confucianism .
Neo-Confucianism held sway in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam until the 19th century. [66] Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese, published by Jesuit missionaries at Paris in 1687. The works of Confucius were first translated into European languages by Jesuit missionaries in the 16th century during the late Ming dynasty.
The Chinese had maps of the East that were equally unfamiliar to Western scholars. In 1602, at the request of the Wanli Emperor, Ricci collaborated with Mandarin Zhong Wentao, a technical translator, Li Zhizao, [9] and other Chinese scholars in Beijing to create what was his third and largest world map, the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu. [10]
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When the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, intellectuals came under strict government control. Educated overseas Chinese were invited to return home, and those intellectuals who remained in China were urged to contribute their technical expertise to rebuilding the country. Intellectuals were expected to serve the party and the ...
Atiśa (c. 980 –1054) He was one of the major figures in the spread of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in Asia and inspired Buddhist thought from Tibet to Sumatra Udayana ( c. 10th century ) he was a very important Hindu logician who attempted to reconcile the views held by the two major schools of logic ( Nyaya and Vaisheshika ).