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LIVES
OF THE
NUNS
OF THE
NUNS
Biographies of Chinese
Buddhist Nuns from the
Fourth to Sixth Centuries
Buddhist Nuns from the
Fourth to Sixth Centuries
A translation of the
Pi-ch'iu-ni chuan,
compiled by Shih Pao-ch'ang
Pi-ch'iu-ni chuan,
compiled by Shih Pao-ch'ang
Translated by
Kathryn Ann Tsai
University of Hawaii Press
Honolulu
© 1994 University of Hawaii Press
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
94 95 96 97 98 99 5 4 3 2 1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pao-ch`ang, 6th cent.
[Pi ch'iu ni chuan. English]
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.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8248-1541-6
1. Buddhist nuns—China—Biography—Early works to 1800.
I. Tsai, Kathryn Ann. II. Title.
BQ634.P3713 1994
294.3'657'092251—dc20 93-50627
[B] CIP
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acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and
durability of the Council on Library Resources
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