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Lives of the nuns

biographies of Chinese Buddhist nuns from the fourth to sixth centuries : a translation of the Pi-ch'iu-ni chuan

(6th cent.)

LIVES OF THE NUNS

Shih Pao-ch'ang's Preface to Lives of the Nuns

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1. The Chin Dynasty (265-317 / 317-420)

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2. The Sung Dynasty (420-479)

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3. The Ch'i Dynasty (479-502)

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4. The Liang Dynasty (502-557)

APPENDIX A: THE TEXT

APPENDIX B: THE MĀNATTA RITUAL

CHINESE CHARACTER GLOSSARY OF NAMES, TERMS, AND TITLES

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LIVES
OF THE
NUNS

Biographies of Chinese
Buddhist Nuns from the
Fourth to Sixth Centuries

A translation of the
Pi-ch'iu-ni chuan,
compiled by Shih Pao-ch'ang

Translated by

Kathryn Ann Tsai

University of Hawaii Press

Honolulu