Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface xi
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Conventions xix
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Chinese Buddhist Canon Through the Ages 15
8. 2. From the “Cult of the Book” to the “Cult of the Canon” 46
9. 3. Notions and Visions of the Canon in Early Chinese Buddhism 81
10. 4. Fei Changfang’s Records of the Three Treasures Throughout the Successive Dynasties (Lidai sanbao ji) and Its Role in the Formation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon 109
11. 5. The Birth of the First Printed Canon 145
12. 6. The Life and Afterlife of Qisha Canon (Qishazang) 181
13. 7. Managing the Dharma Treasure 219
14. 8. Better Than the Original 249
15. 9. Taishō Canon 284
16. Appendix 1. A Brief Survey of the Printed Editions of the Chinese Buddhist Canon 311
17. Appendix 2. The Creation of the CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripitaka Collection in Taiwan 321
18. Bibliography 337
19. List of Contributors 375
20. Index 379