Interpreting Buddhism Historiography in Song Dynasty From a General History of Chinese Buddhism

It is a golden time for the development of Chinese buddhism historiography in Song dynasty,the compiling of various history works of Buddhism is very arrestive, among which Zhipan's works--A General History of Chinese Buddhism is very famous .From A General history of Chinese Buddhism, Buddhism historiography of Song dynasty not only enrich the Buddhism itself and extend it's social effects, but also bring new elements to Chinese historiography even Chinese culture.The emergence of Buddhism historiography has dual meanings of history and religion.