Jan Yun-hua

Jan Yun-hua was a Chinese language researcher, teacher and author. He was associated with McMaster University in Canada.

He was born on 15 March 1923 in China and grew up and spent his early life there. He met Siu-fung Wong, when they were both students. They married and together survived the turmoils of World War II and the Chinese Civil War. They spent their early married life in Hong Kong and settled in Santiniketan in India. He continued his studies at Cheena Bhavana, the Institute of Chinese language and culture, under the guidance of Tan Yun-Shan. He completed his Ph D at Visva Bharati University and continued with his research and writing. His sons, Chien and Kang, were born there and started growing up.[1][2]

His work was noted by the department of religious studies at Mc Master University in 1967 and he was invited to join the faculty there. After his retirement in 1988, he continued to work for some time in Taiwan. He died on 31 December 2018 at Shalom village in Hamilton[1][2]

Amongst his publications were: Tsung Mi’s Questions Regarding the Confucian Absolute and Chronicle of Buddhism in China 561-960 AD. He had translated numerous Buddhist books.[3]