Chinese scholar and monk Sengzhao (374-414) struggled to understand the Buddhist notion of prajna just as previous generations of monks had done. His insights were appealing to his contemporaries and to others who came after. Thompson (religious studies, Christopher Newport U., Virginia) looks at the works he left, and at the process by which modern scholars and believers can make sense of his thinking. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)