Buddhist temple / Pilu Chan Temple / Linji Temple / Fayun Temple / Buddhist Institute / Fuyan Buddhist Institute / Longshan Temple / Statue of Guanyin / Chinese Buddhist Tripit.aka Institute / Maitreya Inner Hall / Yongquan Temple / Fahua Temple / Zhuxi Temple / Yuantong Chan Temple / Gushan’s Yongquan Temple / Kaiyuan Temple / Mituo Temple / State University of New York Press / Fayun Women’s Research Institute / /
IndustryTerm
famous site / martial law / /
NaturalFeature
Mt. East Chan / Mount Putuo / /
Organization
Chinese Buddhist Tripit.aka Institute / State University of New York Press / Shoushan Buddhist Institute / Yinxin Academy / Nationalist government / civil society / Nationalist government in China / Buddhist Association / Communist party / Fuyan Buddhist Institute for Women / Nationalist party / Buddhist Association of the ROC / /
Person
Baisheng / Charles B. Jones / Elise A. DeVido / Miaoqing / Tianyi / Chen Wenda / Ven / Jiang Canteng / Yuanrong / Zheng Cheng / Yongding / Foying / Dongchu / Shi Huiyan / Vincent Goossaert / Topley / Jueli / /
Position
military leader / president / local official / priest / head / lecturer / official / founder / /
ProvinceOrState
Jiangsu / Tainan County / Taipei County / Zhejiang / Fujian / Guangdong / /
Chapter 1 The Infinite Worlds of Taiwan’s Buddhist Nuns1 Oral and written sources often describe Taiwan as the tiankong (literally,