Burton Watson (born 1925) is one of the world's best-known translators of the Chinese and Japanese literary works. 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
He has taught at Columbia, Stanford, and Kyoto universities. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings, Mo Tzu: Basic Writings, Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia University Press. He received the PEN Translation Prize in 1981. For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan (äº¬éƒ½å¤§å¦ KyÅto Daigaku; abbreviated to 京大 KyÅdai) is the second oldest university of Japan and one of leading national universities having a total of roughly 22,000 students. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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