The study of the Chinese Buddhist Canon—the basic literature of Buddhism—does not have an eminent place in study either in China or in the Western World. For the contributors to this volume, their chapters are the result of decades of dedication to academic research, and they reveal many facets of the Buddhist Canon that were previously unstudied. This book originated in the first and second International Conferences on Chinese Buddhist Canon, and focuses on the communication of the Chinese Buddhist Canon through the medium of print. It enhances our knowledge of how the canon was collated, proofread and printed. This book was originally published as a special issue of Studies in Chinese Religions.
Edited by:
Darui Long,
Jinhua Chen
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138611948
ISBN 10: 1138611948
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 05 November 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
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A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1. Chinese Buddhist canon: approaches to its compilation 2. An analysis of the content and characteristics of the Chinese Buddhist canon 3. The master–disciple relationship between Huisi and Jingwan 4. Manuscripts, printed canons, and extra-canonical sources: a case study based on a biography from the Xu Gaoseng Zhuan (Further Biographies of Eminent Monks) by Daoxuan 道宣 (596–667) 5. The secret scriptures in both the Qisha Canon and Puning Canon 6. The Yongle Northern Canon and its donors 7. Features and significance of compiling the Newly Collated and Annotated Catalog of the Buddhist Canon 8. The Foguang Buddhist Canon: the unique and creative classification of Buddhist works
Darui Long is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of the West, Los Angeles, USA. Jinhua Chen is Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
