Flower of Buddhism

The story of the introduction of Buddhism to China is a fascinating account of the meeting of two great civilizations of Asia: India, the land of the Buddha's birth, & China, where Buddhism was transformed into a world religion, & from where the Buddha's teachings eventually spread to Korea & Japan. Ikeda spins a lively narrative of the great Buddhist missionaries & translators, the first Chinese Buddhist leaders, the domestication of Buddhism & development of distinctly Chinese schools of Buddhism -- with special emphasis on the T'ien-t'ai school, which was later so influential in Japan -- & the eventual decline of the religion in China after harsh persecution in the 10th century. Maps.Ikeda, Daisaku is the author of 'Flower of Buddhism', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422350485 and ISBN 1422350487.