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Numbers in italic refer to figures. Abode of the Immortals (kesi tapestry), 157, 157 Ai Qimeng, 173 allied occupation army, 201, 205 Akshobhya, 181 All-China Buddhist Federation, 203–204 Amdo, 172 Amitabha, 19, 22, 28–29, 50, 142n. 40, 181 Amitabha with Two Attending Bodhisattvas (hanging scroll), 19, 19, 22 Amitayur-dhyana Sutra, 22 Amitayus, 175, 176, 177, 179, 183 Amitayus (thangka), 183, 186 Amituofo. See Amitabha Amoghasiddhi, 181 Amoghavajra, 43, 65n. 52 An Jiuliang, 191 An Shifeng, 74 Ananda, 197 Ancestral Admonitions (Zuxun), 150 Architectural Survey of China, 189, 202 architecture, 2, 7; at Chongshan Monastery, 133–134; Liang Sicheng’s typology, 206n. 1; models, 204, 206n. 7; protection of, 203; “seven hall plan,” 206n. 5; at Xiantong Monastery, 130–132; at Zhihua Monastery, 8–9, 189–197, 202–205 arhats, 31, 50. See also lohan Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 8, 170, 179, 181 Asoka, 42, 47, 65n. 50 Auspicious Cranes (handscroll), Song Emperor Huizong, 156–157, 156, 161 auspicious signs. See omens Avalokiteshvara: Fifth Karmapa as embodiment of, 167n. 18; images of, 176, 177, 183, 184. See also Guanyin Avatamsaka Sutra, 50, 107, 129, 130, 153 Ayuwang Monastery, 77 Baiyun Temple, 204 Ban Gu (32–92), 155 Banigan, Christopher, 167n. 14 Bao’en Monastery, 159 Baochi Jizong (nun poet), 105–107 Baohua, Mount, 60, 68n. 89, 130 Baoli Monastery, 38 Baoming Temple, 140n. 5, 142n. 40 Baoning Monastery: scrolls, 39, 40, 46–47, 52, 129 Baoshan liturgical institute, 45 Baozhi (d. 514), 42, 43, 67n. 75 Beijing, 7, 8, 46, 200; cultural relics sites in, 203–204; eunuch patronage of monasteries in, 199; Fifth Dali Lama’s visit to, 171, 183; Juyong Gate, 162, 168n. 32, 194; monasteries in or near, 120, 123, 124, 129, 140n. 5, 142n. 40, 171, 183, 194; Rolpay Dorje in, 172; Sixth Panchen Lama’s visit to, 183, 187; Tibetans in, 171, 174; Zhihua Monastery, 189–208 Beijing Art Museum (Wanshou Monastery), 204 Beijing Buddhist Association, 203 Beijing Buddhist Music Association, 191, 202–203 Beijing Cultural Exchange Museum. See Zhihua Monastery 221 Index Beijing Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, 203 Beijing Municipal Government, 203 Beijing Museum of Ancient Architectures, 208n. 40 Beijing Number One Architectural Restoration Company, 204 Beijing ribao, 206 Beijing University, 204 Beijing Zhihua Monastery Musical Troupe, 191, 203 Bell, Catherine, 37, 38, 42 bell museum. See Great Bell Temple benzun (chief object of worship), 20 Bi Xizhi (active ca. 1620), 5, 80–81, 85 Bian Wenjin (active ca. 1426–1435), 122 Bianguang (d. ca. 930–933), 80 Bianjing, 106 Binyang cave, in Longmen, 125 Biographies of Pious Women, Peng Shaosheng, 88 Birnbaum, Raoul, 153 Bishu shanzhuang (Mountain manor for escaping the summer heat), 170, 171 Biyan lu. See Blue Cli¤ Records Biyun Monastery, 194 Blofeld, John, 168n. 29 Blue Cli¤ Records, 91 blue-and-green landscape painting, 179, 188n. 26 Bodhidharma (ca. 470–543?), 15, 17, 25, 27, 113n. 50 Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi River on a Reed (album leaf), 15, 17, 17, 25 Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi River on a Reed (hanging scroll), Li Yaofu, 25, 27, 27 Bodhisattva Peak Monastery, 129 bodhisattvas, the Eight, 183; in the shuilu rite, 31, 50–51; visions of, 145, 164. See also names of specific bodhisattvas Bore (Prajna) Hermitage, 92 Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 122 Bourdieu, Pierre, 140n. 7 Boxer Rebellion, 201 Brahma, 39, 51, 124, 125–126 Brahma and Attendants (mural), Fahai Monastery, 125–126, 126 Brook, Timothy, 67n. 88, 139n. 1, 140n. 7, 199 Buddhas of the Three Generations, 22, 23, 23, 124 Buddhas of the Three Generations (kesi tapestry), 22, 23, 23 Cai Bian (1058–1117), 78 Cai Jing (1046–1126), 78 Cai Xiang (1012–1067), 76, 78 calligraphy, 2, 5–6; artistic factors in the reception of, 78, 80–81; Buddhist perspectives on, 73; Buddhist monks’ response to, 82–85; Chan perspectives on, 82, 85; collections, 199; Confucian perspectives on, 73, 78–80, 84–85; cursive script, 76; Daoist perspectives on, 73; “mad cursive” script, 80, 86nn. 24, 25; political factors in the reception of, 78; regular script, 73–74; running-cursive script, 74; running script, 77–78; Song kai, 73–74; 74– 79. See also names of individual calligraphers Cantong Hermitage, 103–104 Caoxi River, 90 carvings. See sculpture Central Academy of Fine Arts, 204 Central Buddhist Registry, 201 Chagi (C. Zikui), 62n. 23 chakravartin, 8, 159 Chan, Hok-lam, 140n. 6 Chan Buddhism, 1, 2, 5, 6, 20, 30; banghe Chan, 96; Linji school, 93, 97–99, 101, 105, 106; monasteries and...

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