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 hi...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展开更多
AMONG the many things in the world at which China ranks number one, smoking is perhaps the most undignified. The number of Chinese smokers totals 300 million, roughly equivalent to the entire U.S. population, and one ...AMONG the many things in the world at which China ranks number one, smoking is perhaps the most undignified. The number of Chinese smokers totals 300 million, roughly equivalent to the entire U.S. population, and one third of the global smoking population. The prevalence of smoking as a habit leaves at least 740 million non-smokers regularly exposed to secondhand smoke and 1.4 million Chinese die from smoking-related diseases every year on the mainland.展开更多
文摘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
文摘AMONG the many things in the world at which China ranks number one, smoking is perhaps the most undignified. The number of Chinese smokers totals 300 million, roughly equivalent to the entire U.S. population, and one third of the global smoking population. The prevalence of smoking as a habit leaves at least 740 million non-smokers regularly exposed to secondhand smoke and 1.4 million Chinese die from smoking-related diseases every year on the mainland.
