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Fukui Fumimasa
Fukui Fumimasa (June 6, 1934Gendai 2004 - May 4, 2017) was a Japanese Buddhist scholar-monk, Sinology scholar and Tendai monk; he was a monk in the highest grade. He was the chief monk at Yuishinin Temple, a temple within Nikkozan Rinnō-ji Temple located at Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture and was professor emeritus at Waseda University. His father was :ja:福井康順, Fukui Kōjun, and his younger brother was :ja:福井重雅, Fukui Shigemasa. Both father and brother were Asian Studies scholars and Tendai Buddhist monks. Biography Fukui was born in Tokyo. He went to Waseda University Junior and Senior High School and specialized in Asian Philosophy at Waseda University's Literature Department. Fukui pursued advanced studies at Waseda and received both his Masters and Doctorate degrees there. He went abroad to study in France and was a student of Paul Demiéville (1894-1979), Maxime Kaltenmark (1910-2002) and Rolf Stein (1911-1999). Fukui later became a professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinology
Sinology, or Chinese studies, is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of China primarily through Chinese philosophy, language, literature, culture and history and often refers to Western scholarship. Its origin "may be traced to the examination which Chinese scholars made of their own civilization." The field of sinology was historically seen to be equivalent to the application of philology to China and until the 20th century was generally seen as meaning "Chinese philology" (language and literature). Sinology has broadened in modern times to include Chinese history, epigraphy and other subjects. Terminology The terms "sinology" and "sinologist" were coined around 1838 and use "sino-", derived from Late Latin ''Sinae'' from the Greek ''Sinae'', from the Arabic ''Sin'' which in turn may derive from ''Qin'', as in the Qin dynasty. In the context of area studies, the European and the American usages may differ. In Europe, Sinology is usually known as ''Chinese S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |