Gernet, Jacques

Buddhism in Chinese Society - An Economic History from the Fifth to the Tenth Centuries (Paper) : An Economic History from the Fifth to the Tenth Centuries

TRANSLATOR'S NOTE IX(2) PREFACE XI(2) INTRODUCTION XIII PART ONE 3(26) 1. IMMEDIATE FACTS 3(26) PART TWO 29(36) 2. SECONDARY FACTS: THE FISCAL DEFICIT 29(36) PART THREE: THE ACCUMULATION OF ASSETS 65(130) 3. THE INDIAN HERITAGE 65(29) 4. LANDS AND DEPENDENTS 94(48) 5. INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS 142(11) 6. COMMERCE AND USURY 153(42) ANNEX PART FOUR 195(36) 7. THE CIRCUIT OF GIVING 195(36) PART FIVE: THE HISTORICAL SUBSTRATA 231(82) 8. ECONOMICS AND RELIGION 231(17) 9. THE POPULAR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 248(30) 10. THE WEALTHY LAITY 278(20) 11. THE RULING CLASS 298(9) 12. INTERNAL CONTRADICTIONS IN THE BUDDHIST MOVEMENT IN CHINA 307(6) APPENDIX A: CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 313(1) APPENDIX B: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 314(1) APPENDIX C: PRICES 315(2) NOTES 317(68) GLOSSARY 385(16) BIBLIOGRAPHY 401(24) INDEX 425