ContentsFrom India to China -- Early Chinese translations of Buddhist scriptures -- Kumarajiva and his translation activities -- Efforts to systematize the teachings -- Travelers in search of the law -- Huisi and the veneration of the lotus sutra -- Tiantai Zhiyi and his three major writings -- Xuanzang and his journey to India -- Tang Buddhism and the achievement of Miaole Zhanran -- The Buddhist persecutions.