Wang Yao

Wang Yao

Wang Yao (1928-December 17, 2015), born in Lianshui, Jiangsu Province, studied in the Chinese Department of Nanjing University. He studied in the Central Institute for Nationalities in 1951 and studied under the famous linguist Mr. Yu Daoquan. He has been teaching in the university ever since. He used to be an honorary Dean of the Central Academy of Tibetan studies.

He used to be a visiting professor at odiliviena University, Bonn University in Germany and the University of Toronto in Canada. Now he is a professor, Tibetologist, ethnohistorian, counsellor of the State Council of the Central University for nationalities, a part-time professor of Peking University, a specially invited researcher of the Institute of Chinese Buddhist culture, and an editorial board member of the Journal of Tibetan historical documents of Bonn University (since 1981).

Life of the characters

Born in 1928 in Lianshui, Jiangsu Province

1948-1951 graduated from Chinese Department of Nanjing University

1951-1953 graduated from Tibetan language and Literature Department of Central University for nationalities

1953.9-1992 teaching assistant of Central University for Nationalities (1953) / Associate Professor (1978) / Professor (1985) / retired

1992-2004 chairman of Academic Committee of China Institute of Tibetan studies, Sichuan University

Adjunct professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University

Adjunct professor, Department of philosophy, Peking University

Visiting professor, Centre for Buddhist studies, University of Hong Kong

2004 - present honorary Dean / doctoral supervisor of Institute of Tibetan studies, Central University for Nationalities

At 18:00 p.m. on December 17, 2015, Wang Yao, librarian of the Central Research Institute of literature and history and honorary president of the Institute of Tibetan studies of the Central University for nationalities, died in Beijing at the age of 87.

He used to be a visiting professor at odiliviena University, Bonn University in Germany and the University of Toronto in Canada. Now he is a professor, Tibetologist, ethnohistorian, counsellor of the State Council of the Central University for nationalities, a part-time professor of Peking University, a specially invited researcher of the Institute of Chinese Buddhist culture, and an editorial board member of the Journal of Tibetan historical documents of Bonn University (since 1981).

Research direction

Mr. Wang Yao devoted all his life to collecting and studying ancient Tibetan materials.

Main contributions

He is the author of zongkaba pingzhuan, Tibetan literature and history kaoxin collection (mainland edition and Taiwan Foguang Publishing House), and has published hundreds of papers.

tibetology

（1） Works

1. Translated and annotated sayings of Tibet, translated and annotated by Wang Yao, Qinghai People's publishing house, 1958

2. Stories and studies of Tibetan opera, edited by Wang Yao, Drama Press, 1962; New World Press, 1998

3. Dunhuang edition of Tibetan historical documents, translated and annotated by Wang Yao and Chen Jianjian, Nationalities Publishing House, 1980

4. The history of Tubo, edited by Wang Yao, Cultural Relics Publishing House, 1982

5. Selected readings of Tibetan literature, edited and annotated by Chen Jianjian and Wang Yao, Ethnic Publishing House, September 1983

6. Dunhuang Tibetan literature, edited and annotated by Chen Jianjian and Wang Yao, Nationalities Publishing House, March 1983

7. Selected Dunhuang Tibetan documents, translated and annotated by Wang Yao and Chen Jianjian, Sichuan Nationalities Publishing House, August 1983

8. Tibetan drama stories, translated by Wang Yao, Tibet people's publishing house, September 1984

9. A comprehensive record of Tubo bamboo slips, edited by Wang Yao and Chen Jianjian, Cultural Relics Publishing House, March 1986

10. A study of divination in Tubo Period, edited by Wang Yao and Chen Jianjian, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1987

11. Collection of Dunhuang and Tubo documents, edited by Wang Yao and Chen Jianjian, Sichuan Nationalities Publishing House, April 1988

12. Tubo culture, written by Wang Yao, Jilin Education Press, 1988

13. Dunhuang edition of Tibetan historical documents (Revised Edition), translated and annotated by Wang Yao and Chen Jianjian, Nationalities Publishing House, February 1992

14. Kaoxin collection of Tibetan literature and history, written by Wang Yao, Taiwan Foguang Culture Co., Ltd., 1992; China Tibetology press, 1992

15. Zero Ink of Tibetan studies, written by Wang Yao, Taiwan Foguang Culture Co., Ltd., 1992

16. Commentary on zongkaba by Chu Junjie and Wang Yao, Nanjing University Press, 1995

17. Chinese Regional Culture: Tibetan culture volume, written by Wang Yao and Dan Zhu ang Ben, Shandong people's publishing house, 1997

18. Dictionary of Tibetan history and culture, edited by Wang Yao and Chen Qingying, Zhejiang People's publishing house, 1998

19. Wang Yao, chief editor of general annals of Chinese culture national culture dictionary, Shanghai People's publishing house, 1998

20. Wang Yao, Chen Jianjian, et al. Catalogue of solving problems of Dunhuang Tibetan documents collected in France, Nationalities Publishing House, February 1999

21. Crystal Garland: collection of Tibetan literature and history, written by Wang Yao, Taiwan Foguang Culture Co., Ltd., 2000

Yu Daoquan, an ordinary and great scholar, edited by Wang Yao, Hebei Education Press, 2001

23. History of Tibetan studies in China (before 1949), written by Wang Yao and Wang Qilong, Nationalities Press, Tsinghua University Press, 2003

24. Selected readings of Tibetan Literature (Revised Edition), translated and annotated by Chen Jianjian and Wang Yao, Sichuan Nationalities Publishing House, December 2003

25. Introduction to Tibetan studies, written by Wang Yao, Shanxi Education Press, 2004

26. Collection of Tibetan literature and history, written by Wang Yao, China Tibetology press, 2005