4. Through The Empty Gate: The Poetry Of Buddhist Nuns In Late Imperial China

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction. Cultural Intersections In Later Chinese Buddhism 1
6. 1. Religious Functions Of Buddhist Art In China 13
7. 2. Text, Image, And Transformation In The History Of The Shuilu Fahui, The Buddhist Rite For Deliverance Of Creatures Of Water And Land 30
8. 3. Buddhist Literati And Literary Monks: Social And Religious Elements In The Critical Reception Of Zhang Jizhi’S Calligraphy 73
9. 4. Through The Empty Gate: The Poetry Of Buddhist Nuns In Late Imperial China 87
10. 5. Imperial Engagements With Buddhist Art And Architecture: Ming Variations On An Old Theme 117
11. 6. Miracles In Nanjing: An Imperial Record Of The Fifth Karmapa’S Visit To The Chinese Capital Patricia Berger 145
12. 7. Thangkas For The Qianlong Emperor’S Seventieth Birthday 170
13. 8. Beijing’S Zhihua Monastery: History And Restoration In China’S Capital 189
14. Glossary 209
15. Contributors 219
16. Index 221