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Buddhism in China: A Historical Survey
by Kenneth Ch'en
- RELIGION
- 1972
- PAPER
- 560 PAGES
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A well organized, scholarly history of the development of Mahayana Buddhism in China, originally published in 1964. It's a popular college text, covering 2,000 years of Buddhism from its birth in India to the modern period. Ch'en pays particular attention to Buddhism in the T'ang Dynasty. With a glossary, list of Chinese names, and bibliography.
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