Author Affiliations: Shanghai Normal University, China.
摘要
The compilation of the Zokuzōkyō canon began in 1905 and was completed in 1912. Since its publication, it has become an important collection of source material for Buddhist studies. However, important issues remain unresolved—which versions were used for the Zokuzokyo canon’s base texts, and how they were chosen. By using the Mingseng zhuan chao 名僧傳抄 (Z 2B:7 or X77, no. 1523), an important collection of biographical material for the study of Chinese Buddhism, this paper tries to determine which text was used as the base text by the Zokuzōkyō canon. After collating these two texts, the author finds that there are discrepancies, mistakes and omissions between these two texts. Thus, based on the case of the Mingseng zhuan chao, the author suggests that while using texts from the Zokuzōkyō canon, scholars should pay attention to their base texts and do collation work before their research.
