Lives of the Nuns: Biographies of Chinese Buddhist Nuns from the Fourth to Sixth Centuries

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. Compiled By Shih Pao-chʻang ; Translated By Kathryn Ann Tsai. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References (p. 169-180) And Index. English