Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Dynastic Chronology xvii
8. Introduction 1
9. Part I. TRADITIONAL CHINESE STELES AND THEIR BUDDHIST ADAPTATION
10. Chapter One. ANCIENT ROOTS OF THE CHINESE STELE TRADITION 15
11. Chapter Two. THE ORIGINS AND RISE OF HAN STELES 25
12. Chapter Three. THE ORIGINS OF BUDDHIST STELES UNDER THE NORTHERN WEI 43
13. Part II. THE FLOURISHING OF BUDDHIST STELES
14. Chapter Four. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BUDDHIST STELES 63
15. Chapter Five. THE INITIAL FLOURISHING OF BUDDHIST STELES IN SHANXI 71
16. Chapter Six. THE MAITREYA FAITH AND HENAN STELES 89
17. Chapter Seven. THE SHAANXI SCHOOL: BUDDHIST-DAOIST ELEMENTS AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY 105
18. Chapter Eight. BUDDHIST STELES FROM THE GANSU-NINGXIA REGION 121
19. Chapter Nine. MONUMENTAL COMPLEX STELES AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN MAHA-YA- NA BUDDHIST ICONOGRAPHY 135
20. Chapter Ten. SICHUAN BUDDHIST STELES AND THE BEGINNINGS OF PURE LAND IMAGERY IN CHINA 151
21. Conclusion. BUDDHIST STELES AS A SYMBOLIC FORM 175
22. Notes 181
23. Glossary 199
24. Bibliography 207
25. Index 221