Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Part 1. The Mystique of Transmission
5. Chapter 1. Authority and Authenticity 3
6. Chapter 2. Transmission and Translation 17
7. Chapter 3. Transmission and Lay Practice 55
8. Chapter 4. Material Buddhism and the Dharma Kings 91
9. Chapter 5. Robes and Patriarchs 136
10. Chapter 6. Wuzhu and His Others 194
11. Chapter 7. The Legacy of the Lidai fabao ji 253
12. Part 2. Annotated Translation of the Lidai fabao ji 297
13. Notes 407
14. Appendix 511
15. Abbreviations 521
16. Bibliography 523
17. Index 557