Chinese Buddhist canon: approaches to its compilation

This paper deals with approaches to the construction of the Chinese Buddhist canon from ancient times to the present. In ancient times, the purpose of making a Buddhist canon was mainly religious. The compilation of the Japanese Taishō Edition marked a shift in motive from religious to academic. The...

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Main Author: Fang, Guangchang (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2016
In: Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 89-106
Further subjects:B Qianziwen千字文
B Zhonghua dazangjing 中華大藏經
B Taishō Edition
B gekyōbu 外教部
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Summary:This paper deals with approaches to the construction of the Chinese Buddhist canon from ancient times to the present. In ancient times, the purpose of making a Buddhist canon was mainly religious. The compilation of the Japanese Taishō Edition marked a shift in motive from religious to academic. The Zhonghua dazangjing 中華大藏經 (Zhonghua Buddhist Canon) has furthered this principle by incorporating the notion of macro-culture into its compilation of the Buddhist canon. Finally, the author offers his own viewpoints on the construction of the present Buddhist canon.
ISSN:2372-9996
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Chinese Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/23729988.2016.1199154