Collection of Prefaces and Postfaces on Buddhist Texts and Treatises in China (Complete 5 Volumes)

Author: Xu Ming, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book is a collection of prefaces, introductions, and postscripts from ancient Buddhist canonical texts in China. The collection spans from the late Han Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, totaling approximately 2,500 pieces. Buddhism was introduced to China over 2,000 years ago. In the two millennia since, Buddhism has deeply interacted with traditional Chinese culture, resulting in profound transformations in both. This has led to the foreign religion of Buddhism becoming an integral part of Chinese culture, alongside Confucianism and Taoism, collectively supporting the tripod of Chinese civilization. This book includes approximately 2,500 prefaces, introductions, and postscripts from Buddhist texts, which is over twenty times the number in the Records of the Translation of the Three Baskets. This figure alone highlights the high value of the material in this book.