Wise people are happy, benevolent people live long, and old people do whatever they want. A humble cloth, with substantial words and style, is poor and humble, and does not disgrace its mission. Learning casts the landscape of the earth. He integrated his heart into tradition and left it in the East. Ji Xianlin: Don't lose your conscience even in the most difficult time. This is Ji Xianlin's acceptance speech that moved China in 2006. Mr Ji Xianlin, who was 96 years old at that time, had taught in Peking University for many years. He has profound attainments in linguistics, culturology, history, Buddhism teaching, Indian studies, comparative literature and so on. He studied and translated Sanskrit works and many classic works in Germany, Britain and other countries, and his works were compiled into 24 volumes of Ji Xianlin's Collected Works. Now, even if he is in the ward, every day,
Mr Ji Xianlin is admired not only for his knowledge, but also for his character. He said: Even in the most difficult times, he didn't lose his conscience. During the "Cultural Revolution", he secretly translated the Indian epic Ramayana, and completed the book Miscellanies of the Cowshed, which condensed many human thoughts. His book is not only a portrayal of his life, but also a reflection of China's intellectual history in the past century.