Title Reinventing the Tripitaka : transformation of the Buddhist canon in modern East Asia / edited by Jiang Wu and Greg Wilkinson

Published Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xxxv, 232 pages) : illustrations Summary This volume examines the significance of the Chinese Buddhist canon in modern East Asian Buddhism. Exploring how the Chinese Buddhist canon has evolved and how it is currently utilized, each chapter of this book provides new insights and essential information into the Chinese Buddhist canon during the modern and contemporary periods Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Text contains some Chinese characters Print version record SUBJECT Da zang jing -- Criticism, interpretation, etc Da zang jing fast Subject Buddhism -- Sacred books -- History Buddhism -- China -- History. Buddhist literature, Chinese -- History and criticism RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. Buddhism Buddhism -- Sacred books Buddhist literature, Chinese China Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book Author Wu, Jiang, 1969- editor. Wilkinson, Greg, editor ISBN 9781498547581 1498547583

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