The British colonial administrator and scholar Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874-1938) travelled extensively in the Far East, developing a keen intellectual interest in Chinese culture and spirituality. This work, first published in 1913, provides valuable insight into Mahayana Buddhism and fascinating accounts of notable centres of Chinese monasticism.

An informed 1913 account of Mahayana Buddhism and monasticism by the British administrator and scholar who tutored China's last emperor.