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	Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref>		Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref>

-	His major work on Chinese Buddhism was written in the [[1870s]], and first published in [[1880]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: ~~a volume~~ of ~~sketches~~, ~~historical~~, ~~descriptive~~, and ~~critical~~''. Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Edkins read Chinese quite well, and even published several works on the language. He was thus able to access contemporary Chinese Buddhist texts and ideas in ways that other scholars could not.<ref>See Hurvitz's review of the reprint edition. ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', Vol. 89, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1969), pp. 650-651.</ref>	+	His major work on Chinese Buddhism was written in the [[1870s]], and first published in [[1880]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: A Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical''. Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Edkins read Chinese quite well, and even published several works on the language. He was thus able to access contemporary Chinese Buddhist texts and ideas in ways that other scholars could not.<ref>See Hurvitz's review of the reprint edition. ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', Vol. 89, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1969), pp. 650-651.</ref>

	== Important Works ==		== Important Works ==
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	* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.		* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.
	* "Narrative of a Visit to Nanking" in Jane Rowbotham Edkins, ''Chinese Scenes and People...''. (London: James Nisbet and Co., 1863). [http://www.archive.org/details/chinesescenesan00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].		* "Narrative of a Visit to Nanking" in Jane Rowbotham Edkins, ''Chinese Scenes and People...''. (London: James Nisbet and Co., 1863). [http://www.archive.org/details/chinesescenesan00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].
-	* ''A ~~grammar~~ of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1864. [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarchinese00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].	+	* ''A Grammar of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1864. [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarchinese00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].
	* ''A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese: As Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1868. [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarcolloqu00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].		* ''A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese: As Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1868. [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarcolloqu00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].
	* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow''. 1870.		* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow''. 1870.
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	==References and Resources==		==References and Resources==
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	* S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (January 1906): 269-271.		* S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (January 1906): 269-271.

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-	Joseph Edkins (Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟; 1823 - [[1905]]) was an English missionary who spent 57 years living and working in China. He is known for his studies of Chinese religion, including ''Chinese Buddhism'', published in [[1880]].	+	'''Joseph Edkins''' (Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟; 1823 - [[1905]]) was an English missionary who spent 57 years living and working in China. He is known for his studies of Chinese religion, including ''Chinese Buddhism'', published in [[1880]].

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
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	* ''Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect.'' 1857.		* ''Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect.'' 1857.
	* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.		* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.
-	* "Narrative of a Visit to Nanking" in Jane Rowbotham Edkins, ''Chinese Scenes and People...''. (London: James Nisbet and Co., 1863).	+	* "Narrative of a Visit to Nanking" in Jane Rowbotham Edkins, ''Chinese Scenes and People...''. (London: James Nisbet and Co., 1863). [http://www.archive.org/details/chinesescenesan00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].
-	** [http://www.archive.org/details/chinesescenesan00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]	+	* ''A grammar of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1864. [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarchinese00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].
-	* ''A grammar of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1864.	+	* ''A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese: As Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1868. [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarcolloqu00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].
-	** [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarchinese00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]	+	* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow''. 1870.
-	* ''Description of Peking. ~~Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria.''~~	+	* ''China's Place in Philology: an attempt to show that the languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin''. 1871.
-	* ''A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese: As Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1868.	+	* ''Introduction to the Study of the Chinese Characters''. 1876.
-	** [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarcolloqu00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]	+	* ''A Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library''. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1876.
-	* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow.'' 1870.	+	* ''Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical''. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1880; Second Edition, Revised, 1893. [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ Google Books Edition]. [http://www.archive.org/details/chinesebuddhism01edkigoog Internet Archive Edition].
-	* ''China's Place in Philology: an attempt to show that the languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin.'' 1871.	+	* ''The Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech''. 1888.
-	* ''Introduction to the Study of the Chinese Characters.'' 1876.	+	* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language''. London: Trübner, 1889.
-	* ''A Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1876.	+	* ''Description of Peking. Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria''. Shanghai: "Shanghai Mercury" Office, 1898. [http://books.google.com/books?id=IYIpAAAAYAAJ Google Books Edition].
-	* ''Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical''. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1880; Second Edition, Revised, 1893.	+	* ''Studies in Genesis''.
-	** [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ Google Books Edition]	+
-	** [http://www.archive.org/details/chinesebuddhism01edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]	+
-	* ''The Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech.'' 1888.	+
-	* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' London: Trübner, 1889.	+
-	* ''Studies in Genesis.''	+

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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-	== Joseph Edkins; Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟 (1823 - 1905) ==	+	Joseph Edkins (Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟; 1823 - [[1905]]) was an English missionary who spent 57 years living and working in China. He is known for his studies of Chinese religion, including ''Chinese Buddhism'', published in [[1880]].

-	~~Joseph Edkins was an English missionary who spent 57 years living and working in China. He is known for his studies of Chinese religion, including ''Chinese Buddhism'', published in [[1880]].~~	+	== Biography ==
-		+
-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+

	Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref>		Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref>
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	His major work on Chinese Buddhism was written in the [[1870s]], and first published in [[1880]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: a volume of sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical''. Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Edkins read Chinese quite well, and even published several works on the language. He was thus able to access contemporary Chinese Buddhist texts and ideas in ways that other scholars could not.<ref>See Hurvitz's review of the reprint edition. ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', Vol. 89, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1969), pp. 650-651.</ref>		His major work on Chinese Buddhism was written in the [[1870s]], and first published in [[1880]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: a volume of sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical''. Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Edkins read Chinese quite well, and even published several works on the language. He was thus able to access contemporary Chinese Buddhist texts and ideas in ways that other scholars could not.<ref>See Hurvitz's review of the reprint edition. ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', Vol. 89, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1969), pp. 650-651.</ref>

-	~~----~~	+	== Important Works ==
-	~~'''~~Important Works'''<ref>This list is drawn from Bushell, 270.</ref>	+
		+	Listed are some of Edkins' publications.<ref>This list is drawn from Bushell, 270.</ref>
		+
	* ''The Jews at K'ao Fuug Foo.'' 1851.		* ''The Jews at K'ao Fuug Foo.'' 1851.
	* ''Chinese and Foreign Concord Alminack.'' 1852.		* ''Chinese and Foreign Concord Alminack.'' 1852.
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	* ''Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect.'' 1857.		* ''Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect.'' 1857.
	* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.		* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.
-	* ''Narrative of a Visit to Nanking.'' 1863. ~~8 vols~~.	+	* "Narrative of a Visit to Nanking" in Jane Rowbotham Edkins, ''Chinese Scenes and People...''. (London: James Nisbet and Co., 1863).
		+	** [http://www.archive.org/details/chinesescenesan00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]
	* ''A grammar of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1864.		* ''A grammar of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1864.
	** [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarchinese00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]		** [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarchinese00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]
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	* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' London: Trübner, 1889.		* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' London: Trübner, 1889.
	* ''Studies in Genesis.''		* ''Studies in Genesis.''
-	~~----~~	+
-	~~'''~~Notes~~'''~~	+	== Notes ==

	<references/>		<references/>

-	~~----~~	+	==References and Resources==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+

	* S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (January 1906): 269-271.		* S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (January 1906): 269-271.

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	* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.		* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.
	* ''Narrative of a Visit to Nanking.'' 1863. 8 vols.		* ''Narrative of a Visit to Nanking.'' 1863. 8 vols.
		+	* ''A grammar of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1864.
		+	** [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarchinese00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]
	* ''Description of Peking. Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria.''		* ''Description of Peking. Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria.''
		+	* ''A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese: As Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect''. Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1868.
		+	** [http://www.archive.org/details/agrammarcolloqu00edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]
	* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow.'' 1870.		* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow.'' 1870.
	* ''China's Place in Philology: an attempt to show that the languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin.'' 1871.		* ''China's Place in Philology: an attempt to show that the languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin.'' 1871.
	* ''Introduction to the Study of the Chinese Characters.'' 1876.		* ''Introduction to the Study of the Chinese Characters.'' 1876.
-	* ''Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' 1876.	+	* ''A Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1876.
-	* ''Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical'' (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1880; Second Edition, Revised, 1893).~~<ref>Available online at Google Books~~ [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ]~~. A plain text version is available at~~ [http://www.~~sacred-texts~~.~~com~~/~~bud~~/~~cbu/index.htm sacred-texts.com~~]~~.</ref>~~	+	* ''Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical''. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1880; Second Edition, Revised, 1893.
		+	** [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ Google Books Edition]
		+	** [http://www.archive.org/details/chinesebuddhism01edkigoog Internet Archive Edition]
	* ''The Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech.'' 1888.		* ''The Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech.'' 1888.
-	* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' 1889.	+	* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' London: Trübner, 1889.
	* ''Studies in Genesis.''		* ''Studies in Genesis.''
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	Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref>		Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref>

-	His major work on Chinese Buddhism was written in the [[1870s]], and first published in [[~~1888~~]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: a volume of sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical''.~~<ref>Available online at Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ]. A plain text version is available at [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/cbu/index.htm sacred-texts.com].</ref>~~ Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Edkins read Chinese quite well, and even published several works on the language. He was thus able to access contemporary Chinese Buddhist texts and ideas in ways that other scholars could not.<ref>See Hurvitz's review of the reprint edition. ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', Vol. 89, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1969), pp. 650-651.</ref>	+	His major work on Chinese Buddhism was written in the [[1870s]], and first published in [[1880]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: a volume of sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical''. Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Edkins read Chinese quite well, and even published several works on the language. He was thus able to access contemporary Chinese Buddhist texts and ideas in ways that other scholars could not.<ref>See Hurvitz's review of the reprint edition. ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', Vol. 89, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1969), pp. 650-651.</ref>

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	* ''Introduction to the Study of the Chinese Characters.'' 1876.		* ''Introduction to the Study of the Chinese Characters.'' 1876.
	* ''Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' 1876.		* ''Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' 1876.
-	* ''Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical'', London 1880	+	* ''Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical'' (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1880; Second Edition, Revised, 1893).<ref>Available online at Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ]. A plain text version is available at [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/cbu/index.htm sacred-texts.com].</ref>
	* ''The Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech.'' 1888.		* ''The Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech.'' 1888.
	* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' 1889.		* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' 1889.

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	Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref>		Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref>

-	His major work on Chinese Buddhism was published in [[1888]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: a volume of sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical''.<ref>Available online at Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ].</ref> Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time.	+	His major work on Chinese Buddhism was written in the [[1870s]], and first published in [[1888]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: a volume of sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical''.<ref>Available online at Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ]. A plain text version is available at [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/cbu/index.htm sacred-texts.com].</ref> Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Edkins read Chinese quite well, and even published several works on the language. He was thus able to access contemporary Chinese Buddhist texts and ideas in ways that other scholars could not.<ref>See Hurvitz's review of the reprint edition. ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', Vol. 89, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1969), pp. 650-651.</ref>

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	\|names=* Name 名: Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟		\|names=* Name 名: Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟
-	\|image=[[File:Joseph_Edkins.jpg\|200px\|center\|~~NAME~~]]	+	\|image=[[File:Joseph_Edkins.jpg\|200px\|center\|Joseph Edkins]]
	\|birth=December 19, 1823 at Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England		\|birth=December 19, 1823 at Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
-	\|death=April 23, 1905 in Shànghǎi [[上海]]	+	\|death=April 23, [[1905]] in Shànghǎi [[上海]]
	\|associates=Notable Associates:		\|associates=Notable Associates:
	* Hudson Taylor 戴德生		* Hudson Taylor 戴德生
	* Walter Henry Medhurst 麥都思		* Walter Henry Medhurst 麥都思
	* William Alexander Parsons Martin 丁韙良		* William Alexander Parsons Martin 丁韙良
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	== Joseph Edkins; Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟 (1823 - 1905) ==		== Joseph Edkins; Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟 (1823 - 1905) ==

-	~~Short bio~~.	+	Joseph Edkins was an English missionary who spent 57 years living and working in China. He is known for his studies of Chinese religion, including ''Chinese Buddhism'', published in [[1880]].

	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''
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		+	Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref>
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		+	His major work on Chinese Buddhism was published in [[1888]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: a volume of sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical''.<ref>Available online at Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ].</ref> Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time.

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	* ''Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect.'' 1857.		* ''Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect.'' 1857.
	* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.		* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.
-	* ''Narrative of a Visit to Nanking.'' 1863. ~~8vo~~.	+	* ''Narrative of a Visit to Nanking.'' 1863. 8 vols.
	* ''Description of Peking. Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria.''		* ''Description of Peking. Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria.''
	* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow.'' 1870.		* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow.'' 1870.
-	* ''China's Place in Philology : an attempt to show that ~~tho~~ languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin.'' 1871.	+	* ''China's Place in Philology: an attempt to show that the languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin.'' 1871.
-	* ''Introduction to ~~tho~~ Study of the Chinese Characters.'' 1876.	+	* ''Introduction to the Study of the Chinese Characters.'' 1876.
	* ''Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' 1876.		* ''Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' 1876.
-	* ''~~Tho~~ Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech.'' 1888.	+	* ''Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical'', London 1880
		+	* ''The Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech.'' 1888.
	* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' 1889.		* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' 1889.
	* ''Studies in Genesis.''		* ''Studies in Genesis.''
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-	~~'''Notable Students'''~~
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	'''Notes'''		'''Notes'''
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	'''References:'''		'''References:'''

-	* S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (January 1906):269-271.	+	* S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (January 1906): 269-271.

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	\|birth=December 19, 1823 at Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England		\|birth=December 19, 1823 at Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
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-	'''Important Works'''	+	'''Important Works'''<ref>This list is drawn from Bushell, 270.</ref>
-		+	* ''The Jews at K'ao Fuug Foo.'' 1851.
		+	* ''Chinese and Foreign Concord Alminack.'' 1852.
		+	* ''Grammar of the Shanghai Dialect.'' 1853.
		+	* ''Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect.'' 1857.
		+	* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862.
		+	* ''Narrative of a Visit to Nanking.'' 1863. 8vo.
		+	* ''Description of Peking. Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria.''
		+	* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow.'' 1870.
		+	* ''China's Place in Philology : an attempt to show that tho languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin.'' 1871.
		+	* ''Introduction to tho Study of the Chinese Characters.'' 1876.
		+	* ''Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' 1876.
		+	* ''Tho Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech.'' 1888.
		+	* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' 1889.
		+	* ''Studies in Genesis.''
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-	* (~~USE BULLETS THESE BULLET POINTS FOR EACH REFERENCE CITED~~)	+	* S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (January 1906):269-271.

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== Joseph Edkins; Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟 (1823 - 1905) ==

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