Gai Jianmin盖建民

Period

Contemporary

Dates

1964 — ?

Role

Daoist ScholarsProfessor at Sichuan University

Birthplace

Unknown

Life

Gai Jianmin, director, professor and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Daoist and Religious Culture, Sichuan University, is a disciple of Qing Xitai. His main research areas are Daoist medicine, Daoist science and technology, and Daoist health cultivation; he has written Daoist Medicine (2001), An Outline of Daoist Scientific Thought, Textual and Historical Studies of the Southern Lineage of the Golden Elixir (Nanzong), and Introduction to Daoist Medicine, among which Textual and Historical Studies of the Southern Lineage of the Golden Elixir is a systematic study of the history and texts of the Southern Lineage founded by Zhang Boduan. Succeeding Qing Xitai, he now directs Sichuan University's institute of Daoist studies and edits the journal Religious Studies, making him an important organizer of contemporary mainland Daoist studies. The above is drawn from publicly available academic information. His research treats Daoism as a repository of material for the history of science, technology and medicine, and has thereby expanded the scope of Daoist studies.

Contributions & Influence

• Opened up the study of Daoist medicine and Daoist scientific and technological thought
• Undertook textual and historical studies of the Southern Lineage of the Golden Elixir
• Directs the Institute of Daoist and Religious Culture, Sichuan University

Works

• Daoist Medicine
• An Outline of Daoist Scientific Thought
• Studies on the Southern Lineage of the Golden Elixir School of Daoism