Wenyin Library. Performance Stage (Complete 5 Volumes)

Author: Edited by Wu Limin, Compiled by the Cultural Department of Zhiliang Jingyuan, Hong Kong
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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, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it reached its peak in the Sui and Tang dynasties. However, during the late Tang Dynasty, Emperor Wuzong suppressed Buddhism, leading to its gradual decline. Through the efforts of eminent monks and scholars in the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, each sect of Buddhism still made new contributions. After the Opium War, influenced by Western culture, the Buddhist community in China faced unprecedented challenges and shocks.
"Weyin" (Buddhist Magazine) was first published in January 1930. Initially a bimonthly, it was changed to a monthly 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 in Hong Kong has vowed to reclassify and compile "Weyin" in an anthology format. They have invited Mr. 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 front covers of the books are also compiled together at the end of the "News Volume," and a general index of "Weyin Anthology" is appended at the end of each volume.