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Spreading Buddha's word in East Asia : the formation and transformation of the Chinese Buddhist canon /

Spreading Buddha's word in East Asia : the formation and transformation of the Chinese Buddhist canon / edited by Jiang wu and Lucille Chia. - 1 online resource - Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies . - Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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Buddhism--Sacred books--History.
Buddhism--History.--China
Buddhist literature, Chinese--History and criticism.
Bouddhisme--Livres sacrés--Histoire.
Bouddhisme--Histoire.--Chine
Littérature bouddhique chinoise--Histoire et critique.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Buddhism
Buddhism--Sacred books
Buddhist literature, Chinese


China


Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Conference papers and proceedings.
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BQ1217 / .S77 2015eb

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