Religious Governance and Canon Compilation
The Inclusion of the Fozu Tongji in the Ming Buddhist Canon
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 20249648 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Haochen Lian (0009-0000-6368-951X, Peking University, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 44 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Editora | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel17010044 |
| OpenAlex | W7117782126 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 8 |
The Fozu tongji 佛祖統紀 (Comprehensive Records of the Buddha and Patriarchs), compiled by the Tiantai monk Zhipan 志磐 during the Song dynasty, is a seminal work in the history of historiography. This article focuses on its inclusion process during the Ming dynasty, revealing the interplay between textual transmission and political power. Through primary source analysis and textual criticism, this article examines how the Fozu tongji became included in Ming court editions of the Buddhist Canon. Two main conclusions emerge: First, the Fozu tongji—a text documenting the history of the Tiantai school—was formally included through advocacy by Puqia 溥洽 of the seng lu si 僧錄司 (Buddhist Registry Office), signifying the imperial rulers’ recognition of the Tiantai school. Second, to align with state ideology, all prophecy-related content was systematically eliminated from the original text. This case study provides a window into practices of religious governance in the early Ming Dynasty. Furthermore, it enriches the scholarly understanding of the dissemination history of the Fozu tongji and also provides broader insights on the inclusion of Buddhist texts. While inclusion in the canon elevated the Fozu tongji’s influence, the text was altered under the ideological “purification” imposed by the state
Buddhism · Canon · Gautama Buddha · Ideology · Politics · Chinese history and philosophy · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Space Technology and Applications
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
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| Altamente citado | Não |