A Primer in Chinese Buddhist Writings

Rupert Gethin suffered through the first incarnation of this volume, providing helpful corrections that all readers should be grateful for. Marcus Bingenheimer, David Carpenter, Kin Cheung, Rafal Felbur, Tom Mazanec and Adrian Tiethof-Aronson caught many mistakes and provided advice on what worked and what didn't. Bhikkhu Dhamma-dāsa and Jason Protass gave useful advice on vocabulary and structure. Adeana McNicholl caught a further slew of errors that slipped through and suggested many improvements. Peter Hauer caught a slew of problems with diacritics. Finally, Simon Wiles put so much work into this volume— from Sanskrit reconstructions and tone corrections to formatting and design—that he should be considered as co-author.

In this and in the subsequent volumes, I have drawn heavily on Charles A Muller ed., Digital Dictionary of Buddhism http://buddhism-dict.net/ddb.

Please send corrections and suggestions to:

John.Kieschnick@stanford.edu

December, 2017