Ji Xianlin's Diary (ePub)

Ji Xianlin's Diary: The Days in Germany(1934-1946) Profile In 1930, Ji Xianlin was admitted to Tsinghua University as a major in western literature under professor Wu Mi and Ye Gong. In 1934, he received his Bachelor of Art's Degree at Tsinghua University before he taught Chinese at Jinan Middle School, Shandong province. In 1935, he entered the University of Goettingen in Germany. Departing from Jinan City, Shandong province, Ji began his learning in Germany for decade or more. He had a short stay in Pepping first and then stepped into Russia via the Northeast China. After a long hard journey by way of Poland, he eventually got to this university where he learned Sanskrit, Pali and Buddhism under Ernst Waldschmidt, who specialized in Indian Studies and Pali. In 1939, the Second World War broke out and Ernst Waldschmidt was drafted into army. As a result, Ji started to study Tocharian languages, Dasakumaracarita, Da Shu and Rgveda under Emil Sieg, the first generation to interpret Tocharian languages, who gave lessons in an old age from his retirement. These two professors showed Ji fatherly love and care whether in his life or during his learning. In 1937, Ji served as a lecturer at the Department of Sinology of the University of Goettingen while studying there. Ji earned his PhD in 1941.