Spreading Buddha's Word in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon
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2015
Online ISBN:
9780231540193
Print ISBN:
9780231171601
Contents
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Devotional Patronage and Sponsorship Devotional Patronage and Sponsorship
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Imperial Patronage Imperial Patronage
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Devotion of the Commoners Devotion of the Commoners
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Ceremonial Consecration and Worship Ceremonial Consecration and Worship
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Handling the Canon as a Sacred Object Handling the Canon as a Sacred Object
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Architectural Design of Tripitaka Storage Architectural Design of Tripitaka Storage
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The Cult of the Revolving Repository The Cult of the Revolving Repository
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Invention of the Technology of “Turning the Canon” Invention of the Technology of “Turning the Canon”
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Circumambulatory Reading and Patron Gods Circumambulatory Reading and Patron Gods
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Legends of Efficacy Legends of Efficacy
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Ritual Writing and Reading Ritual Writing and Reading
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Copying the Entire Canon Copying the Entire Canon
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Varieties of Reading Practice Varieties of Reading Practice
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What is the Number of a Canon? What is the Number of a Canon?
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Shortcut Reading of an Apocryphal Sutra Shortcut Reading of an Apocryphal Sutra
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Chan Buddhism and the “Cult of the Canon” Chan Buddhism and the “Cult of the Canon”
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Chan Monks’ Involvement with the Canon Chan Monks’ Involvement with the Canon
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Chan Justification for Caretaking the Canon Chan Justification for Caretaking the Canon
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The Role of the Canon in Chan Monastic Practice The Role of the Canon in Chan Monastic Practice
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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Chapter
2. From the “Cult of the Book” to the “Cult of the Canon”: A Neglected Tradition in Chinese Buddhism
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Pages
46–78
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Published:December 2015
Cite
Wu, Jiang, 'From the “Cult of the Book” to the “Cult of the Canon”: A Neglected Tradition in Chinese Buddhism', in Jiang Wu, and Lucille Chia (eds), Spreading Buddha's Word in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon (New York, NY , 2015; online edn, Columbia Scholarship Online, 19 May 2016), https://doi.org/10.7312/columbia/9780231171601.003.0003, accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
Abstract
Chapter 2 studies the devotional aspect of the canon and suggests a cult of the canon took form in history and greatly shaped Chinese Buddhism. The author argues that the cult of the canon is an extension from the cult of the book and constitutes an important aspect of religious life in Chinese Buddhism.
Keywords:
cult of the canon, imperial patronage, revolving repository, ritual reading and writing, Chan Buddhism, numerology
Subject
Buddhism
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