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

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Other Authors:	Wu, Jiang, 1969- (Editor), Chia, Lucille (Editor), Zacchetti, Stefano, 1968-, Storch, Tanya, Long, Darui, Wilkinson, Greg
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Series:	Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies.
Subjects:	Buddhism > Sacred books > History. Buddhism > China > History. Buddhist literature, Chinese > History and criticism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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 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.