Biographies of Eminent Monks

Author: [Liang] Shi Huijiao
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The Biographies of Eminent Monks comprehensively records 257 eminent monks from the early Han Dynasty when Buddhism was introduced to China to the 18th year of the Tianjian era during the Liang Dynasty, with over 200 additional figures mentioned. It is an essential source for studying the development of Buddhism in China during this period, as well as an important resource for research on history and literature of the same era.