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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

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

1.

1. The Chin Dynasty

2.

2. The Sung Dynasty

3.

3. The Ch'i Dynasty

4.

4. The Liang Dynasty

CHINESE CHARACTER GLOSSARY OF NAMES, TERMS, AND TITLES

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1938-1991