Foreword ..................................................... 7
Map of Buddhist Centres in China ............................. 9
Chronology of Chinese Dynasties ............................. 10
List of Abbreviations ....................................... 10
1. Chinese Buddhist Art From the Tenth to the Nineteenth
Century ..................................................... 11
The arrival and flourishing of Buddhism in China ........... 11
Late Buddhism ............................................... 13
Geographical Distribution of Buddhist Monasteries in
China ....................................................... 14
Sinicised Buddhism .......................................... 16
Sinicised Buddhist Art ...................................... 16
2. The Construction of Chinese Buddhist Monasteries ............ 18
The plan of Chinese Buddhist Monasteries .................... 18
Main Features of Chinese Architecture ....................... 20
The Pagoda .................................................. 21
3. Sākyamuni Images ............................................ 23
Sākyamuni Images in China before the 10th Century ........... 23
Sākyamuni Images in China after the 10th Century ............ 25
4. Guan-yin Images ............................................. 29
Cult of Guan-yin in China ................................... 29
Iconography of the Guan-yin Images .......................... 29
Guan-yin with Lotus ......................................... 30
Multi-armed Guan-yin ........................................ 30
Guan-yin as Giver of Children ............................... 30
White-Robed Guan-yin ........................................ 31
Water-Moon Guan-yin ......................................... 33
Guan-yin of the South Sea ................................... 34
Legend of Princess Miao-zhen ................................ 34
Other Iconographical Types .................................. 35
5. Maitreya (Bu-dai) Images .................................... 36
Legend of Maitreya (Bu-dai) ................................. 36
Iconography of Maitreya (Bu-dai) ............................ 38
6. Ksjtigarbha Images .......................................... 40
7. Luo-han Images .............................................. 44
Bibliography ................................................ 49
Plates ...................................................... 50
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