the formation and transformation of the Chinese Buddhist canon /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Jiang Wu and Lucille Chia
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xx, 405 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
The Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-373) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The Chinese Buddhist Canon through ages: essential categories and critical issues in the study of a textual tradition / Jiang Wu -- From the "Cult of the Book" to the "Cult of the Canon": a neglected tradition in Chinese Buddhism / Jiang Wu -- Notions and visions of the Canon in early Chinese Buddhism / Stefano Zacchetti -- Fei Changfang's records of the three treasures throughout the successive dynasties (Lidai sanbao ji) and its role in the formation of the early Chinese Buddhist Canon / Tanya Storch -- The advent of printing -- The birth of the first printed Canon: the Kaibao edition and its impact / Jiang Wu, Lucille Chia, and Chen Zhichao -- The life and afterlife of Qisha Canon / Lucille Chia -- Managing the dharma treasures: collation, carving, printing, and distribution of the Canon in late Imperial China / Darui Long -- Better than the original: the creation of Goryeo Canon and the formation of Giyang Pulgyo / Jiang Wu and Ron Dziwenka -- Taishō Canon: devotion, scholarship, and nationalism in the creation of the modern Buddhism Canon in Japan / Greg Wilkinson
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Buddhism-- China-- History
Buddhism, Sacred books-- History
Buddhist literature, Chinese-- History and criticism