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Table of contents :
Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
A Note on the Transcription of Sanskrit Terms and Names
Introduction
1. Major Buddhist Sutras and Treatises of Chinese Buddhism
2. Cults of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
3. Buddhist Festivals and Rituals
4. The Monastic Order
5. The Doctrinal Traditions: Tiantai and Huayan
6. The Meditation Tradition: Chan Buddhism
7. The Devotional Tradition: Pure Land Buddhism
8. Buddhism and Gender
9. Buddhism in Modern China
Glossary
Index
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