Spreading Buddha's Word in East Asia : : The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon / / ed. by Lucille Chia, Jiang Wu.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Chia, Lucille,; Dziwenka, Ron,; Fuhua, Li,; Lancaster, Lewis,; Long, Darui,; Mei, He,; Storch, Tanya,; Tu, Aming,; Wilkinson, Greg,; Wu, Jiang,; Zacchetti, Stefano,; Zhichao, Chen,
• HerausgeberIn: Chia, Lucille,; Wu, Jiang,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (432 p.) :; 30 b&w photographs

A monumental work in the history of religion, the history of the book, the study of politics, and bibliographical research, this volume follows the making of the Chinese Buddhist canon from the fourth century to the digital era. Approaching the subject from a historical perspective, it ties the reli...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Conventions
• Introduction
• 1. The Chinese Buddhist Canon Through the Ages
• 2. From the “Cult of the Book” to the “Cult of the Canon”
• 3. Notions and Visions of the Canon in Early Chinese Buddhism
• 4. Fei Changfang’s Records of the Three Treasures Throughout the Successive Dynasties (Lidai sanbao ji) and Its Role in the Formation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon
• 5. The Birth of the First Printed Canon
• 6. The Life and Afterlife of Qisha Canon (Qishazang)
• 7. Managing the Dharma Treasure
• 8. Better Than the Original
• 9. Taishō Canon
• Appendix 1. A Brief Survey of the Printed Editions of the Chinese Buddhist Canon
• Appendix 2. The Creation of the CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripitaka Collection in Taiwan
• Bibliography
• List of Contributors
• Index
• Preface