Lives of Great Monks and Nuns

Here are biographies of three great Mahayana masters, sixty-five Chinese nuns from the fourth to sixth centuries, and an account of the life and travels in South Asia of the fifth-century Chinese monk Faxian.

Summary

Contains biographies of three great Mahayana masters, sixty-five Chinese nuns from the fourth to sixth centuries, and an account of the life and travels in South Asia of the fifth-century Chinese monk, Faxian.

Product details

• Assisted by: Albert A Dalia (Translation), Albert A. Dalia (Translation), Li Rongxi (Translation)
• Publisher: BDK America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2006
• EAN: 9781886439146
• ISBN: 978-1-886439-14-6
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 592 g
• Series: BDK English Tripitaka; BDK English Tripitaka Series; BDK English Tripitaka Series; BDK English Tripitaka
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies