Compiled by Vinaya Master Shi Sengyou, these writings (by laypeople
as well as scholar-monastics) were intended to protect the Buddha
Dharma from criticisms by Confucians and Daoists and the political
powers of the time. As noted in the Translator's Introduction,
Sengyou believed that ""The Way is propagated by people, and the
teaching is clarified by literature." The work is widely known as
an invaluable source to examine the early development of Chinese
Buddhism and how this foreign religion was accepted and adopted in
Chinese society. A notable aspect of this work is that Buddhist
tenets are explained using Confucian and Daoist terminology. While
the Collection is a Buddhist work from chiefly the fourth and fifth
centuries, it also serves well as a primary source for studies of
contemporary Daoism. Volume 2 completes the translation with
fascicles 8-14 of the source text; Volume I (available separately)
comprises fascicles 1-7.
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