Abbots, 397

Abhidharma, 169, 171–172, 235–236, 238–239, 275, 323, 398, 404, 437

Abhidharma treatises, 169, 235–236, 238, 275

Academician Awaiting Orders, 355, 360

Academy of Daoist Experts (tongdao guan), 527, 591, 595

Ācārya for Halting Disputes, 400

Aidao (Mahāprajāptī), 197, 200

Aizong, Emperor, 305, 318–319, 629

Administrative Jurisdiction of Buddhist Monks and Nuns, 94, 415, 529

Agama-sūtras, 104, 106, 262, 323

Amoghavajra. See Bukong

An Lushan rebellion, 12, 211, 253, 256, 260, 284, 465, 487, 495, 518, 520, 542, 580–581, 644

An Qing, 160–161, 167, 253

An Shigao, 161, 165, 167, 253, 603

annotating Buddhist scriptures, 217

Apan, Lady, 173, 175, 197–198, 200

Appellations Used By Monks, 549–552, 560, 572

Assistants to Buddhist Superiors, 379, 520

Asano Kyubei, 92, 95

Aśoka, 23, 62–63, 85–86, 123, 129–130, 132, 144, 155, 313

King Aśoka monastery, 22, 98–99

Authorized Personnel for the Ordination Platform, 567

Ayu Wang monastery, see Aśoka, King Aśoka monastery

Bai Juyi, 23, 43, 76, 476, 483

Ban Gu, 636

Baizhang Huaihai, 250–251, 259–262, 405

Baoxian (nun), 336, 338, 341, 343, 410, 413

Basic Annals, 10, 32, 54, 62

Bathing the Buddha, 83, 106, 119, 147, 149–150

Bhikṣu, translation of, 512, 551

bhikṣus, 178, 189, 192, 210, 215, 286, 291, 301–302, 311, 335, 531, 535, 546, 550, 567, 583, 586, 607

bhikṣuṇis, 215, 567

biographies, 10–11, 14–15, 19–20, 23, 32, 36, 39–40, 48, 53–55, 60–61, 65, 97–98, 104, 115, 117, 120, 128, 133, 141–142, 144, 146, 157, 162, 167, 171, 183, 192–194, 197, 206–207, 219, 223–224, 226, 229, 233–234, 239–240, 243–245, 253–256, 259–262, 268–269, 280, 282–284, 286–287, 296–297, 299, 312–315, 318–321, 326–328, 334, 341–343, 349–351, 357, 359–360, 370–377, 380, 384, 389, 394–395, 403–404, 406, 411–413, 431, 434–435, 440–441, 450–451, 454, 464, 466, 482–483, 494, 497–498, 509–513, 518, 520, 529–530, 536, 542, 561–562, 564, 573, 580, 586