《徑山藏》=Jingshan Tripitaka (Jingshan dazing jing); 《嘉興藏》=Jiaxing Tripitaka (Jiaxing dazing jing); 《徑山志》=Carving and publication of the Buddhist Tripitaka; 刻藏=Gazetter of Jingshan; 徑山寺=Jingshan Monastery
Reconstructed during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, Jingshan Monastery was regarded as the most probable place for reviving and spreading the wisdom of past Masters. And the carving and publication of the Jingshan Tripitaka was indeed a great opportunity to set the dharma wheel in motion once again. It was with the collaboration of monastics of the Chan school and lay people that the carving of the Jingshan Tripitaka was finally realized and Buddhism revived. Through investigation, it is found that not only is there a mutual interfusion between the Gazette and Tripitaka, but a mutual influence between the carving of Tripitaka and the reconstruction of the monastery. Through exploring their carving and publication history, from Jingshan Monastery to Jizhao Nunnery then to Huacheng Monastery, as well as the initial vow of Master Zibo and the later development, it is hoped that the cause and condition of such a great event could be rendered explicit.
