Wenyin Library · Essays (Complete Three Volumes)

Author: Edited by Wu Limin, Compiled by the Cultural Department of Zhiliang Jingyuan, Hong Kong
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Publication Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Buddhism was introduced to China during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Through its transmission and development during the Three Kingdoms, Western and Eastern Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, it reached its peak during the Sui and Tang dynasties. In the late Tang Dynasty, Emperor Wuzong suppressed Buddhism, leading to its gradual decline. Through the efforts of eminent monks and scholars during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, each sect continued to make new contributions. After the Opium War, influenced by Western culture, the Buddhist community in China faced unprecedented challenges and shocks. Weiyin (Sound of the Dharma) was first published in January 1930 as a bimonthly magazine. It was later changed to a monthly publication starting from its 25th issue and ceased publication in September 1937, with a total of 78 issues. The original magazine published articles in nine categories: essays, sects, scriptural interpretations, esoteric Buddhism, translations, miscellaneous notes, monographs, lectures, and news. Due to the limited space in magazine publications, some articles spanned several years and were scattered across different issues, making it difficult to locate them. Now, the Cultural Department of Zhiliang Jingyuan, Hong Kong has vowed to reclassify and compile Weiyin in an anthology format. They have invited Wu Limin to serve as the editor-in-chief, to reformat and punctuate the content, and to divide the entire work into nine volumes based on the original magazine's categories: essays, sects, scriptural interpretations, esoteric Buddhism, translations, miscellaneous notes, monographs, lectures, and news. The original cover pages of the books were also compiled together and attached at the end of the News Volume. Additionally, a general index of Weiyin Anthology was included at the end of each volume.