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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 ...
Political scientist, Donald Lutz, found that Montesquieu was the most frequently quoted authority on government in colonial America. [15] Leandro Fernández de Moratín: 1760–1828: Spanish: Dramatist and translator, support of republicanism and free thinking. Transitional figure to Romanticism. Henry More: 1614-1687: English
The influx of Chinese into Britain coincided with the increased pressure in Hong Kong due to the build-up of the huge numbers of refugees streaming in from China following the end of the Chinese Civil War. At the time, nearly 100 Chinese restaurants were open, as former embassy staff and ex-seamen found a niche in this trade.
Frank Soo, first player of Chinese descent to play in the Football League, and the first non-white player to represent England; Alex Hua Tian, Olympic event rider, [15] gave up his British Citizenship in order to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as part of the Chinese team; Rory Underwood, former English rugby union rugby player; Eurasian
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.
Porter admits that after the 1720s England could claim thinkers to equal Diderot, Voltaire, or Rousseau. However, its leading intellectuals such as Gibbon, [101] Edmund Burke and Samuel Johnson were all quite conservative and supportive of the standing order. Porter says the reason was that Enlightenment had come early to England and had ...
Wu Zetian (625–705), only female Empress Regnant in Chinese history; Emperor Wu of Liang (梁武帝) (502–549) was the founding emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty, during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura (307 BCE–267 BCE), King of Anuradhapura; Dutugamunu of Anuradhapura (161 BCE–131 BCE ...
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 ...