Prajnāpradīpa,A Flame of Wisdom Snuffed Out:Fang LiTian’s Studies in Chinese Buddhism

I.Retrospective account of Prof.Fang’s academic study in Chinese Buddhist philosophy Born in 1933 to a rural family in Zhejiang Province,China,nicknamed'Guansheng'('Child by Avalokitesvara',观生)by his mother,longing for patronage from Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara,from then on an intangible link has been established between him and Buddhism till the very end of his last breath(For his later recollection,see Fang 2014:1-2).Fang Li-Tian himself referred to'three critical turning points'in his life,which