Wenyin Library. Exegesis (Complete 6 Volumes)

Author: Wu Limin, Editor-in-Chief, Hong Kong Chi Lian Jing Yuan Cultural Department
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Publishing Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Buddhism was introduced to China during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Through its transmission and development during the Three Kingdoms, the Jin, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it reached its peak in the Sui and Tang dynasties. However, during the late Tang Dynasty, Emperor Wu Zong suppressed Buddhism, leading to its gradual decline. Through the efforts of eminent monks and scholars during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, various schools of Buddhism still achieved new developments. After the Opium War, influenced by Western culture, the Buddhist community in China faced unprecedented challenges and shocks.
《》 (Weiyin), a Buddhist journal, was first published in January 1930. Initially a bimonthly, it was changed to a monthly from its 25th issue and ceased publication in September 1937, with a total of 78 issues. The original journal published articles in nine categories: essays, school traditions, scriptural interpretations, esoteric Buddhism, translations, miscellaneous notes, monographs, lectures, and news. Due to the limited space in magazine publications, some articles spanned several years, scattered across different issues, making it difficult to locate them.
Now, the Cultural Department of Hong Kong Chi Lian Jing Yuan has vowed to reclassify and compile 《》 in an anthology format. They have invited Mr. Wu Limin to serve as the editor-in-chief, to reformat and punctuate the content. Referring to the original journal's categories, the entire work has been divided into nine volumes: essays, school traditions, scriptural interpretations, esoteric Buddhism, translations, miscellaneous notes, monographs, lectures, and news. The original cover pages of the books have been compiled and attached at the end of the "News Volume," and a general index of 《 Anthology》 has been included at the end of each volume.