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Illustrations Figure 1.1 Original Vow of the Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha Sutra 15 Figure 1.2 Jin Dashou, King of Hell 16 Figure 1.3 Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi River on a Reed 17 Figure 1.4 Attributed to Zhiweng, Meeting between Yaoshan and Li Ao 17 Figure 1.5 The Three Teachings 18 Figure 1.6 Incantations to Guanyin Bodhisattva for Rescue from All Di◊culties 18 Figure 1.7 Amitabha with Two Attending Bodhisattvas 19 Figure 1.8 Buddhas of the Three Generations 23 Figure 1.9 The Fifth Lohan, Nakula 24 Figure 1.10 Portrait of the Priest Yinyuan 26 Figure 1.11 Li Yaofu, Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi on a Reed 27 Figure 3.1 Zhang Jizhi, Two Poems by Du Fu 74 Figure 3.2 Zhang Jizhi, Diamond Sutra 75 Figure 3.3 Zhang Jizhi, Feiming tie 76 Figure 3.4 Zhang Xiaoxiang, Epitaph for Meditation Master Hongzhi 77 Figure 3.5 Chu Suiliang, Preface to the Buddhist Canon 77 Figure 3.6 Zhang Xiaoxiang, Colophon to Huang Tingjian, Poem on the Shrine to the Spirit of Ma Fubo 77 Figure 3.7 Fan Chengda, Memorial Poem for Meditation Master Fozhao 78 Figure 3.8 Zhao Mengfu, Record of the Miaoyan Monastery 79 Figure 5.1 Map of the Chongshan Monastery 118 Figure 5.2 Attributed to Jiang Zicheng, The Generalissimo of Wen 123 Figure 5.3 Attributed to Shang Xi, Four Immortals Honoring the God of Longevity 124 Figure 5.4 Attributed to Shang Xi, General Guan Yu Capturing Pang De 125 Figure 5.5 Wan Fuqing, Wang Shu, and others, Brahma and Attendants 126 Figure 5.6 Vairocana 127 Figure 5.7 Guanyin by a Lotus Pond 128 Figure 5.8 Bronze hall of Manjushri, Great Xiantong Monastery 131 Figure 5.9 Interior, Hall of Great Compassion (Dabei dian), Chongshan Monastery 133 Figure 5.10 The Life of Shakyamuni 134 Figure 5.11 Duofu Monastery, general view 135 Figure 5.12 Plan of Qutan Monastery 137 Figure 5.13 Episode from the Life of Shakyamuni 138 Figure 6.1 Miracles of the Mass of Universal Salvation (fifth day) 146 Figure 6.2 Miracles of the Mass of Universal Salvation (sixth and seventh days) 146 Figure 6.3 Miracles of the Mass of Universal Salvation (fourteenth day) 148 Figure 6.4 Miracles of the Mass of Universal Salvation (eighteenth day) 148 Figure 6.5 Portrait of the Fifth Karmapa, Dezhin Shegpa 150 Figure 6.6 Map of Mount Wutai 154 Figure 6.7 Song Emperor Huizong, Auspicious Cranes 156 Figure 6.8 Abode of the Immortals 157 Figure 7.1 Image of Rolpay Dorje 172 Figure 7.2 Third Jebtsundamba Hutuktu Preaching at the Potala at Chengde 174 Figure 7.3 Portrait of the Sixth Panchen Lama 175 Figure 7.4 Xumifushou Temple, Chengde 176 Figure 7.5 Suvikranta Jina 177 Figure 7.6 Samantabhadra 178 Figure 7.7 Inscription from Samantabhadra 179 Figure 7.8 Padmapani 180 Figure 7.9 Inscription from Padmapani 181 Figure 7.10 Ratnasambhava 182 Figure 7.11 Detail of Ratnasambhava, attendant holding wanshou ornament 183 Figure 7.12 Cittavisramana Avalokiteshvara 184 Figure 7.13 Ratnapani 185 Figure 7.14 Amitayus 186 Figure 8.1 Ground plan of Zhihua Monastery 190 Figure 8.2 Zhihua Monastery, front gate (shanmen) 191 Figure 8.3 Zhihua Monastery, drum tower (gulou) 192 Figure 8.4 Zhihua Monastery, Gate of Transforming Wisdom (Zhihua men) 192 Figure 8.5 Zhihua Monastery, Hall of Great Wisdom (Dazhi dian) 193 Figure 8.6 Zhihua Monastery, ceiling of the Scripture Hall (Zang dian) 194 Figure 8.7 Zhihua Monastery, Hall of Transforming Wisdom (Zhihua dian) 195 Figure 8.8 Zhihua Monastery, mural of Guanyin from the Hall of Transforming Wisdom 195 Figure 8.9 Zhihua Monastery, Buddha Hall (Rulai dian) 196 Figure 8.10 Portrait of Wang Zhen 200 illustrations.

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