Buddhism in China a Historical Survey

activities Amitabha became biography bodhisattva body Buddha Buddha-nature Buddhist Buddhist monks Buddhist temples Bukkyō called canon capital caves century Ch'an Ch'ang-an Ch'en Ch'i ch'ing Chih Chinese Buddhist Chou chüan clerical Confucian deeds deities dharma dhism dhist dhyāna disciples doctrine donated Emperor Wu enlightenment established existence famous foreign monks Han Dynasty heaven Hinayana Hsüan-tsang Hua-yen Hui-yüan Ibid idea images imperial India inscriptions karma kenkyū Kumārajīva Lao-tzu later Liang literature living Lo-yang Lu-shan Lung-men Mahāyāna Maitreya master mind Ming monasteries Mongols monks monks and nuns Mou-tzu nirvāna north China Northern Wei Dynasty official ordination period popular practice Prajñā Pure Land Pure Land School rebirth religion religious ruler rules sangha Sanskrit scriptures shih Shina society stupas Sung Dynasty T'ang Dynasty Taishō Tao-an Tao-sheng Taoist Tathāgata teachings Tibetan tion translation Treatise Tripitaka truth Tun-huang Vinaya Wang wrote Yüan Yün-kang