The History of Chinese Buddhist Bibliography: Censorship and Transformation of the Tripitaka
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1604978775 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said Five Stars. excellent.jw
Her research advances the understanding and provides much new data about this genre of literature and its impact on Chinese religion and culture." - Lewis Lancaster, University of California, Berkeley "Offers insight into wide-ranging issues of how religious ideas are transmitted between cultures. At the same time, Storch probes the catalogs for what they reveal about standards of authenticity; the assignment of value to some scriptures over others; and the history of books, libraries, and learning in pre-modern China. This book is highly recommended for scholars and students studying Buddhism, history of the Chinese book, and comparative religion." - Jiang Wu, University of Arizona "This highly accessible book is not only helpful to the nonspecialists in Buddhism but also to Buddhist scholars who are interested in how and why differing versions of the Buddhist canon came into existence. "This clearly organized, well-researched book on the medieval catalogs of Buddhist writings in China illuminates the shaky foundations of modern Buddhist research. This book deserves a place on the bookshelf of every specialist in pre-modern Chinese, Korean, and Ja