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Amidabha amongst ancestors ancient bamboo belief boats Buddhist called canal Canton century B.C. changes chapter character Chekiang China China Proper Chinese Chou Christian Christianity in China Chu Hsi Church civilisation classics Confucian Confucius described Divine doctrine early earth East Emperor Empire faith feet foreign Han dynasty Hangchow Heaven hills honour Imperial India influence Japan Jesuit Kansu land Lao-tzŭ later Legge literary literature living Mahāyāna Manchus Mencius miles Ming Ming dynasty Mission missionaries modern Mongol narrative native nature Nestorian Ningpo Odes official opium origin Pekin perhaps Prester John probably province reached reform religion religious thought Ricci river Sage seems Shang Shang Ti Shanghai Shansi Shantung Shih spirits story supreme T'ang Taoist teaching temple tion trace trade West Western words worship writings Yellow River Yüan Yünnan