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Lives of the nuns : biographies of Chinese Buddhist nuns from the fourth to sixth centuries : a translation of the Pi-chʻiu-ni chuan / compiled by Shih Pao-chʻang ; translated by Kathryn Ann Tsai. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baochang, active 6th century.
- Standardized Title:
- Bi qiu ni zhuan. English
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhist nuns--China--Biography--Early works to 1800.
- Buddhist nuns.
- Buddhist nuns--China--Early works to 1800--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 188 p. ) map ;
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Table of Dynasties and Kingdoms
- Map of Places in Biographies
- Shih Pao-ch'ang's Preface to Lives of the Nuns
- 1. The Chin Dynasty (265-317 / 317-420)
- 2. The Sung Dynasty (420-479)
- 3. The Ch'i Dynasty (479-502)
- 4. The Liang Dynasty (502-557)
- Appendix A: The Text
- Appendix B: The Manatta Ritual
- Chinese Character Glossary of Names, Terms, and Titles.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-180) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-8248-4301-0
- 0-585-33972-4
- OCLC:
- 1322126223
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