Winner of the 2012 John Whitney Hall Prize.
#2266284 in Books University of Hawaii Press 1997-07-01 1997-07-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x .49 x 6.14l; .70 #File Name: 0824818415232 pages
Review
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. solid and well writtenBy DewdropThis study of medieval Chinese monks is solid and well written. The author has gone through all the basic sources and divided medieval monastic life into three main categories: asceticism; thaumaturgy; and scholarship. He probes each of these in detail; revealing complexities and contradictions in monastic identity. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in medieval Chinese Buddhism.
