Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Series Editor’s Preface ix
4. Preface xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 2. What Is the Chinese Pure Land Tradition? 5
8. Chapter 3. The Development of the Concept of the Pure Land 33
9. Chapter 4. Self-Power and Other-Power in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism 61
10. Chapter 5. Ethics and Precepts in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism 85
11. Chapter 6. Defending Pure Land in Late Imperial China 106
12. Chapter 7. Methods of Nianfo in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism 127
13. Chapter 8. Lushan Huiyuan 148
14. Chapter 9. Conclusions 169
15. Appendix: The Thirteen Chinese Pure Land Patriarchs 173
16. Notes 179
17. Bibliography 187
18. Index 201
19. About the Author 207