Buddhist Texts Outside Tibet (Volume 8)

Author: Fang Guanglang, Editor-in-Chief
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2003-06-01
Features: The Buddhist Texts Outside the Tripitaka was published starting from its first issue in December 1995 until its sixth issue in September 1998. Although there were many twists and turns during this period, thanks to the strong financial support from Hong Kong Lianjing Yuan, the publication process was generally smooth. The book received high praise from domestic and international experts and has become a fundamental reference for many researchers. It has also been hailed as a meritorious act by many eminent monks and lay Buddhists in the Buddhist community, who have been greatly impressed by it. It is hoped that The Buddhist Texts Outside the Tripitaka can continue to operate through its own publishing revenue after the sixth issue. However, with increasing commercialization, books like The Buddhist Texts Outside the Tripitaka may only be appreciated by a niche audience. As a result, it has always been in a situation where it cannot operate without funding. Of course, a high-quality book with social benefits that fails to generate economic returns cannot blame the editors for their lack of understanding of commercial promotion. The seventh issue was delayed until June 2000. This publishing pace was far too slow compared to the original plan of publishing two issues per year. The eighth and ninth issues were only published later. The Buddhist Texts Outside the Tripitaka issues eight and nine included the following documents: Three documents compiled from Dunhuang manuscripts: A Brief Commentary on the Perfection of Wisdom (Volume ) published in the eighth issue, and A Collection of Commentaries on the Diamond Sutra and A Practice of Cultivating Buddhist Nature published in the ninth issue. The eighth issue announced an important document of the Yarli sect in Yunnan, The Ten Kinds of Repayment of Gratitude for the Vast Compassion of the Buddha, a collection compiled by Monk Sijue of the Dazhong Xiangfu Temple in Mianzhu, Sichuan, during the Southern Song Dynasty, in eight volumes. The eighth issue also published a unique folk martial arts document, The Union of the Two Bright Stars and the Diamond Sutra. The eighth and ninth issues together published five research papers, including four on Buddhist texts and one on digital libraries: The Meaning of Huilin and the Tang Dynasty Tripitaka, and An Overview of the Tripitaka Held by Dunhuang Monasteries, both of which studied ancient Buddhist Tripitakas. A Review of Sanjie Teaching Documents introduced all discovered Sanjie teaching classics to date. On Jiang Bi's Nun Fa Song's Translation of the Sutras explored an ancient case. The Buddhist Texts Outside the Tripitaka was published starting from its first issue in December 1995 until its sixth issue in September 1998. Although there were many twists and turns during this period, thanks to the strong financial support from Hong Kong Lianjing Yuan, the publication process was generally smooth. The book received high praise from domestic and international experts and has become a fundamental reference for many researchers. It has also been hailed as a meritorious act by many eminent monks and lay Buddhists in the Buddhist community, who have been greatly impressed by it. It is hoped that The Buddhist Texts Outside the Tripitaka can continue to operate through its own publishing revenue after the sixth issue. However, with increasing commercialization, books like The Buddhist Texts Outside the Tripitaka may only be appreciated by a niche audience. As a result, it has always been in a situation where it cannot operate without funding. Of course, a high-quality book with social benefits that fails to generate economic returns cannot blame the editors for their lack of understanding of commercial promotion. The seventh issue was delayed until June 2000. This publishing pace was far too slow compared to the original plan of publishing two issues per year. The eighth and ninth issues were only published later. The Buddhist Texts Outside the Tripitaka issues eight and nine included the following documents: Three documents compiled from Dunhuang manuscripts: A Brief Commentary on the Perfection of Wisdom (Volume ) published in the eighth issue, and A Collection of Commentaries on the Diamond Sutra and A Practice of Cultivating Buddhist Nature published in the ninth issue. The eighth issue announced an important document of the Yarli sect in Yunnan, The Ten Kinds of Repayment of Gratitude for the Vast Compassion of the Buddha, a collection compiled by Monk Sijue of the Dazhong Xiangfu Temple in Mianzhu, Sichuan, during the Southern Song Dynasty, in eight volumes. The eighth issue also published a unique folk martial arts document, The Union of the Two Bright Stars and the Diamond Sutra. The eighth and ninth issues together published five research papers, including four on Buddhist texts and one on digital libraries: The Meaning of Huilin and the Tang Dynasty Tripitaka, and An Overview of the Tripitaka Held by Dunhuang Monasteries, both of which studied ancient Buddhist Tripitakas. A Review of Sanjie Teaching Documents introduced all discovered Sanjie teaching classics to date. On Jiang Bi's Nun Fa Song's Translation of the Sutras explored an ancient case.