Jin Kemu

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Jin Kemu (

Beijing University
.

In 1935 he started to write poems and novels. In his early years he had different careers as a librarian, newspaper editor and English teacher. In 1941 he went to India, studied ancient Indian literature, Buddhism, philosophy and returned China in 1946. At the time he was one of few scholars in China who knew Sanskrit and Pali language.

In 1946, the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature was established in

Beijing University. Jin kemu joined in 1948, he and Ji Xianlin
together contributed in developing the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature.

He has translated some ancient India literature and philosophy works into Chinese. In his old age he continued to write essays which are considered among the finest essays in contemporary China.

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