Kumarajiva (Jiūmóluóshí 鸠摩罗什)|Kumarajiva (Jiūmóluóshí 鸠摩罗什)
Nirmal DASS Kumarajiva translated Budhist texts at the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, China. PHOTO BY FANGHONG. Kumarajiva translated into
STUART, John Leighton (Sītú Léidēng 司徒雷登)|Sītú Léidēng 司徒雷登 (STUART, John Leighton)
Nirmal DASS John Leighton Stuart, one of the United States’ most prolific diplomats in the pre-1949 period. John Leighton Stuart
ZHU Xi (Zhū Xī 朱熹)|Zhū Xī 朱熹 (ZHU Xi)
Bryan W. VAN NORDEN Zhu Xi’s writings on neo-Confucianism became the foundation of China’s civil service exams for nearly six
RICHARD, Timothy (Lǐ tímótài 李提摩太)|Lǐ tímótài 李提摩太 (RICHARD, Timothy)
Nirmal DASS Photo of Timothy Richard at the age of 40. Richard believed that missionary work went hand-in-hand with education
HUANG Zongxi (Huáng Zōngxī 黃宗羲)|Huáng Zōngxī 黃宗羲 (HUANG Zongxi)
Yamin XU Huang Zongxi, the famous Qing dynasty scholar and author. Huang roundly criticized tyrannical monarchies in favor of democratic
Mencius (Mèngzǐ 孟子)|Mèngzǐ 孟子 (Mencius)
James D. SELLMANN Wood-block engraving of Mencius, a philosopher who believed in the natural moral goodness of human beings. The
Huineng (Huìnéng 慧能)|Huìnéng 慧能 (Huineng)
Ding-hwa HSIEH The mummified body of Huineng, the Chan Buddhist master. Certain sects of Buddhist monks preserve the dead bodies
Xuanzang (Xuánzàng 玄藏)|Xuánzàng 玄藏 (Xuanzang)
Ding-hwa HSIEH Paper cutout of Xuanzang (602–664), a monk during the Tang dynasty who endured great troubles as he traveled
DONG Zhongshu (Dǒng Zhòngshū 董仲舒)|Dǒng Zhòngshū 董仲舒 (DONG Zhongshu)
Jeffrey L. RICHEY Block-print portrait of Dong Zhongshu, the most influential advocate of Confucian thought during the Han dynasty (202
SCHALL von BELL, Johann Adam (Tāng Ruòwàng 汤若望)|Tāng Ruòwàng 汤若望 (SCHALL von BELL, Johann Adam)
Lydia GERBER “P. Adam Schaliger a German Mandarin of ye first order.” An engraving of Johann Adam Schall von Bell,