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The Biography of Faxian: On the Practice and Spread of Chinese Buddhist Precepts during the Jin and Song Dynasties (Fourth–Fifth Century CE) |
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Author |
Zhang, Xue-song (著)=張雪松 (au.)
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Source |
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
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Volume | v.2 n.1 Special Issue: Faxian |
Date | 2019.05 |
Pages | 325 - 370 |
Publisher | Cambria Press |
Publisher Url |
http://www.cambriapress.com/
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Location | New York, US [紐約州, 美國] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Note | Author Affiliations: Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Religious Theory, Renmin University of China |
Keyword | Faxian; novice; śrāmaṇera, precepts; Mohe sengqi lü; Mahāsāṅghika Vinaya; Shisong lü; Daśabhāṇavāra Vinaya; Xin Monastery |
Abstract | This paper discusses the religious importance of Faxian receiving the novice (śrāmaṇera) precepts early in life, his travel to the West in search of Dharma as an adult, his engagement in translating Buddhist scriptures after returning to China, and his relocation to Xin Monastery in later life. The focus of discussion is the significance of Faxian’s search, translation and propagation of Buddhist precepts during his lifetime. Furthermore, the current paper points out potential fallacies of some common claims about Faxian’s biography. From this, it investigates the practice and spread of Chinese Buddhist precepts during the Jin and Song dynasties. |
Table of contents | Receiving Novice Precepts Regarded as a Means of Preventing Premature Death for Young Children from the Fourth Century Onwards 326 The Dates of Faxian and the Age at Which He Travelled to the West in Search of the Vinaya 336 Xin Monastery and Faxian’s Vinaya Propagation Activities Later in Life 352 Conclusion 365 |
ISSN | 25762923 (P); 25762931 (E) |
DOI | https://dx.doi.org/10.15239/hijbs.02.01.11 |
Hits | 473 |
Created date | 2021.03.23 |
Modified date | 2021.03.23 |

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