Buddhism in China : : A Historical Survey / / Kenneth Kuan Sheng Ch'en.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Ch'en, Kenneth Kuan Sheng,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©1964
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (576 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; TABLE OF CHINESE DYNASTIES --; I. Background --; II. Introduction and Early Development: Han Dynasty --; GROWTH AND DOMESTICATION --; III. Initial Contact and Response: Buddhism Under the Eastern Chin Dynasty --; IV. Eminent Monks Under the Eastern Chin Dynasty --; V. Progress and Opposition: Southern Dynasties --; VI. Barbarian Acceptance: Northern Dynasties --; VII. Persecution and Triumph: Northern Chou and Sui Dynasties --; MATURITY AND ACCEPTANCE --; VIII. The Apogee: Tang Dynasty --; IX. The Monastic Order --; X. Buddhist Temples and Popular Buddhism --; XI. The Schools of Buddhism in China --; XII. The Schools of Buddhism in China (Continued) --; XIII. The Chinese Tripitaka --; DECLINE --; XIV. Memories of a Great Tradition: Sung Dynasty --; XV. Under Alien Dynasties: Liao, Chin, and Yuan Dynasties --; XVI. Recession and Decline: Ming and 434 Ch'ing Dynasties --; XVII. Reforms and Changes: Modern Period --; CONCLUSION --; XVIII. The Contributions of Buddhism to Chinese Culture --; Glossary --; Chinese Names and Titles --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691216058; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691216058?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kenneth Kuan Sheng Ch'en.

CONTENTS: Preface. Table of Chinese Dynasties. Maps of Dynasties. Introduction, Growth and Domestication. Maturity and Acceptance. Decline. Conclusion. Glossary. Chinese Names and Titles. Bibliography. Index.