大藏經

aka Dàzàngjīng

Great Storage of Scriptures (Chinese Buddhist canon)

AuthorZhisheng

LanguageClassical Chinese

Yearc. 730 (compilation of Kaiyuan Catalogue)

CountryTang dynasty

GenreReligious Scripture / Arcana / Sacred & Occult Texts

east asiatang dynasty

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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”.— Wikipedia