About Ji Xianlin's birthday, here is a little explanation by the way. For decades, everyone knows that Ji Xianlin's birthday is August 6th. On this day, his relatives and friends, junior students, leaders at all levels and even foreign ambassadors will celebrate his birthday, which has become a routine. However, in August of 20001year, leaders of Liaocheng and Linqing invited him back to his hometown to celebrate his 90th birthday. After the birthday party, when he was writing a trip to his hometown, he wrote the following paragraph: "August 6th-by the way, let me explain one thing here: my birthday was converted from the old calendar to the Gregorian calendar on August 2nd. Due to an accidental clerical error, it was changed to six days, which made me live four days less-it was my birthday. " This incident is an anecdote in Ji Xianlin's life. However, over the years, he has ignored the mistakes of his birth and made no words when he made mistakes, which is also quite intriguing.
1930 was admitted to the Department of Western Literature in Tsinghua University, majoring in German. I studied the comparison of eastern and western poetry, English and Sanskrit under Wu Mi and Ye Gongchao, and took courses such as Professor Chen Yinke's Buddhist scripture translation literature, Zhu Guangqian's literary psychology, Yu Ping's Tang and Song poems and Zhu Ziqing's Tao Yuanming's poems. Make friends with classmates Wu Zuxiang, Lin Geng and Li Changzhi. They are called "Four Guests". Among the students is Hu Qiaomu. I like "pure poetry", such as Villeland and Malarme. Parallel Prose of Six Dynasties in Li Yishan and Jiang Baishi. He translated the works of Dreiser and Turgenev. During my college years, I won a scholarship awarded by the government of Qingping County in my hometown with excellent results.
1936 Spring, Ji Xianlin chose Sanskrit. He believes that "Indian culture is greatly influenced by Indian culture, so I will study the cultural relationship between China and China and maybe find something". So, "I can't read Sanskrit." "I finally found the way to go in my life. I have been walking along this road for more than half a century, and I will go on until now. " "Fate has strengthened my faith." Ji Xianlin majored in Indian studies and studied Sanskrit and Pali at the Sanskrit Institute of G? ttingen University. English linguistics and Slavic linguistics are selected as affiliated departments, and Yugoslav language is added. Ji Xianlin studied under Professor Waldschmitt, the host of Sanskrit lecture and a famous Sanskrit scholar, and became his only audience. There are more than 40 classes a semester, and Ji Xianlin studies very hard. The Buddhist scripture Memorabilia has three thick volumes and is written in mixed Sanskrit. He raced against time to concentrate on reading and writing. Turn on the light and continue to be poor forever. From 1940 and 65438+February to19465438+February, Ji Xianlin got four "excellent" in thesis defense and Indian studies, Slavic language and English exams, and obtained a doctorate. Because of the war, there is no way to return to China, so I have to stay at Columbia University. From June to 10, 5438, he taught at the Institute of Sinology, University of G? ttingen, and continued to study the Sanskrit of Buddhism, and published many important papers in the Journal of G? ttingen Academy of Sciences. "This is the golden age of my academic career, and I haven't seen it since. The postdoctoral years were just before the collapse of fascism. Germany was short of material resources, and Ji Xianlin, as a foreigner, was inevitably struggling in a hungry hell, suffering from the scourge of war like the German people. As an overseas traveler, I have deep feelings for my hometown, especially when there is poverty in the corner of the world, there is only endless acacia, and I miss my motherland and my family. " I looked at the gray sky, and in tears, I remembered my mother's face. "[2] 194 1 obtained a doctorate in philosophy from the University of G? ttingen. Later, he studied Northeast China under the guidance of linguist E.Sike..