How Buddhism, a foreign religion, became Chinese? This is such a vast daunting topic that no recent historians have attempted to write a chronological history…
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Tag: Ancient Civilizations
Istanbul
Istanbul is one of my favorite cities. Its former name was Constantinople, named after its founder Constantine the Great. I am fortunate to have visited…
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Buddhism in China
This 2003 book by John Kieschnick (born 1964) is to my knowledge the latest book on Buddhism in China. It’s an excellent book. John has…
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Excellent book – China between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties
This excellent 2nd volume of the 6- volume History of Imperial China is a wonderful history of the period from the fall of the Han…
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