Jonathan Spence's 2007 Letter

I am grateful to the helps I received during the years from colleagues and senior scholars. I just found a letter from my files dated back to Jan. 9, 2007. Dr. Jonathan Spence's kind words encouraged me to continue my research as a junior scholar. He is truly a gentleman. He later wrote an elegant blurb for my book which I quote below.

Tianzhu Chan Studies Book Prize

It was my honor and pleasure to receive the inaugural 2018 Tianzhu 天柱 Book Prize for Excellence in Chan Studies for my book Leaving for the Rising Sun. I am grateful that the Frogbear project put my talk (August 12, 2018) online with subtitles. The full report can be accessed here.

Old Photos of Wanfu Monastery 万福寺 in Fuqing 福清, China (6)

Inscription Wall of Essentials of Mind Transmission by Huangbo Xiyun, photo by Jiang Wu

I did some field work in Wanfu Monastery in Fuqing in 2001. Because the temple is in the process of rebuilding and the older structure may not be preserved, I posted the sixth batch of a few pictures I took almost twenty years ago.

Entrance of Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Inscription Wall of Essentials of Mind Transmission by Huangbo Xiyun, photo by Jiang Wu

A corner of dining hall at Huangbo monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Old Photos of Wanfu Monastery 万福寺 in Fuqing 福清, China (5)

Donation plate at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

I did some field work in Wanfu Monastery in Fuqing in 2001. Because the temple is in the process of rebuilding and the older structure may not be preserved, I posted the fifth batch of a few pictures I took almost twenty years ago.

Rebuilding inscription in 1993, photo by Jiang Wu

Entrance pathway at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Entrance of Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Old Photos of Wanfu Monastery 万福寺 in Fuqing 福清, China (4)

Overview of the Temple Entrance of Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

I did some field work in Wanfu Monastery in Fuqing in 2001. Because the temple is in the process of rebuilding and the older structure may not be preserved, I posted the fourth batch of a few pictures I took almost twenty years ago.

Sakyamuni Hall at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Courtyard of Sakyamuni Hall at Huangbo Monastery with Yinyuan Memorial Hall at the background, photo by Jiang Wu

Sakyamuni Hall at Huangbo monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Entrance pathway at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Guanyin Statue at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Old Photos of Wanfu Monastery 万福寺 in Fuqing 福清, China (3)

Feiyin Pavilion, photo by Jiang Wu

I did some field work in Wanfu Monastery in Fuqing in 2001. Because the temple is in the process of rebuilding and the older structure may not be preserved, I posted the third batch of a few pictures I took almost twenty years ago.

Abbot's Chamber, photo by Jiang Wu

Tripitaka Hall, photo by Jiang Wu

Patriarch Hall, photo by Jiang Wu

Guardian Hall, photo by Jiang Wu

Old Photos of Wanfu Monastery 万福寺 in Fuqing 福清, China (2)

Overview of Huangbo Temple photo by Jiang Wu

I did some field work in Wanfu Monastery in Fuqing in 2000. Because the temple is in the process of rebuilding and the older structure may not be preserved, I posted the second batch of a few pictures I took almost twenty years ago.

Huangbo Pavilion photo by Jiang Wu

A Hall inside Huangbo Temple photo by Jiang Wu

Yinyuan Bridge photo by Jiang Wu