| Description |
xii, 560 pages : map ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Princeton studies in the history of religion
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| Contents |
Background -- Introduction and early development : Han Dynasty -- Initial contact and response : Buddhism under the Eastern Chin Dynasty -- Eminent monks under the Eastern Chin Dynasty -- Progress and opposition : southern dynasties -- Barbarian acceptance : northern dynasties -- Persecution and triumph : Northern Chou and Sui dynasties -- The apogee : T'ang Dynasty -- The monastic order -- Buddhist temples and popular Buddhism -- The schools of Buddhism in China. Sect of the Three Stages (San-chieh-chiao) ; The Disciplinary School (Lü-tsung) ; The Kośa School ; The T'ien-T'ai School ; The Hua-yen School ; The Fa-hsiang School ; The Tantric School ; The Pure Land School ; The Ch'an [Zen] School in China -- The Chinese Tripitaka -- Memories of a great tradition : Sung Dynasty -- Under alien dynasties : Liao, Chin, and Yüan dynasties -- Recession and decline : Ming and Ch'ing dynasties -- Reforms and changes : modern period -- The contributions of Buddhism to Chinese culture |
| Notes |
Princeton studies in the history of religions |
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The Virginia and Richard Stewart memorial lectures, 1961 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 505-548) and index |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- China -- History.
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Buddhism.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024032 -- Buddhism
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China -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024177
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| LC no. |
63023402 |
| ISBN |
0691000158 (paperback) |
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0691030057 |
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