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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.
List of contents
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 ¿¿ (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
About the author
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.
Summary
This book focuses on the communication of the Chinese Buddhist Canon through the medium of print and enhances our knowledge of how the canon was collated, proofread and printed. It was originally published as a special issue of Studies in Chinese Religions.
