Guide to Chinese Buddhism

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Zheng Lixin Order No. 3142 7119033344 Paperback Foreign Languages Press Pub 2004 216 English and Chinese 5 x 8.5 Buddhism is a very popular religion that originated in China. This book outlines the religion’s history, and gives background of the religion’s three branches of Buddhism called the Han, Tibetian and Pali. There is also information on Buddhist schools, temples, major grottoes, the four sacred mountains in Buddhism, and the influence of Buddhism in other Asian countries including Korea, Japan and India. Several appendices cover topics such as Buddhist terms, biographies of major Han Buddhist monks, and a short chronology of the religion’s history. With color photos.