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Notes on the Chengju guangming jing, ‘Sūtra of Achieving the Bright Light Concentration’

Issue: Vol 25 No. 1 (2008)

Journal: Buddhist Studies Review

Subject Areas: Religious Studies Buddhist Studies

DOI: 10.1558/bsrv.v25i1.27

Abstract:

This paper deals with some points about the translator and contents of a Chinese Buddhist scripture, the Chengju guangming jing. It analyses the links between some historical figures and this scripture, scrutinizes passages of the text closely similar to
other scriptures, and clears some doubts over the credibility of its translation. In doing so it is hoped that a better understanding of the authenticity of the text in general and a reliable ascription of translatorship of the scripture in particular can be established.

Author: Chengzhong Pu

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