Background Introduction and early development : Han Dynasty Initial contact and response : Buddhism under the Eastern Chin Dynasty Eminent monks under the Eastern Chin Dynasty Progress and opposition : southern dynasties Barbarian acceptance : northern dynasties Persecution and triumph : Northern Chou and Sui dynasties The apogee : T'ang Dynasty The monastic order Buddhist temples and popular Buddhism The schools of Buddhism in China. Sect of the Three Stages (San-chieh-chiao) ; The Disciplinary School (Lü-tsung) ; The Kośa School ; The T'ien-T'ai School ; The Hua-yen School ; The Fa-hsiang School ; The Tantric School ; The Pure Land School ; The Ch'an [Zen] School in China The Chinese Tripitaka Memories of a great tradition : Sung Dynasty Under alien dynasties : Liao, Chin, and Yüan dynasties Recession and decline : Ming and Ch'ing dynasties Reforms and changes : modern period The contributions of Buddhism to Chinese culture
