大藏經

Also known as: Dàzàngjīng

Author

Zhisheng

Language

Classical Chinese

Year

c. 730 (compilation of Kaiyuan Catalogue)

Country

Tang dynasty

Genre

Religious Book / Scripture / Mystic or Occult Text

buddhismeast asiatang dynastyscriptures

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The Chinese Buddhist canon refers to a traditional collection of Chinese language Buddhist texts which are the central canonical works of East Asian Buddhism. The traditional term for the canon is Great Storage of Scriptures. The Chinese canon is a major source of scriptural and spiritual authority for East Asian Buddhism. It is also an object of worship and devotion for Asian Buddhists and its reproduction is seen as an act of merit making. The canon has also been called by other names like “Internal Classics”, “Myriad of Scriptures”, or “All Scriptures”.