Talk:Chinese Buddhist canon

What, if anything, is meant by the term "canonical"? If we compare the three main branches of present-day Buddhism, we find various rough strata of literature:

1. Theravada
   1. Pali canon
   2. Commentaries: collected editions published in ceylon, Burma and thailand
   3. Subcommentaries: collected edition published in Burma
   4. Other Pali literature
   5. Vernacular literature
2. East Asian Buddhism: collected Taisho edition comprising
   1. Indian (& pseudo-Indian) writings ascribed to the Buddha
   2. Indian writings not ascribed to the Buddha
   3. Chinese writings
   4. Japanese writings
3. Tibetan
   1. Kanjur: Indian writings ascribed to the Buddha
   2. Tenjur: Indian writings not ascribed to the Buddha
   3. Tibetan literature

Books on Buddhism commonly include an appendix on scriptures covering 1.1, 2.1-3 & 3.1-2. Is there any rational objective basis for this selection? Peter jackson 18:48, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Have a look at Canon (fiction). Obviously the only Canon in theravada is the Pali Canon, which does not include commentaries and other later material.

The Tibetan Canon is maintained by various monasteries. Every monastery has its own 'official canon-monk', who is responsible for defining the Canon for that particular monastery. So in Tibet, there are various 'canons'.

I think we can regard the Taisho as a Canon, although its a very late attempt of officially defining it.Greetings, Sacca 07:43, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

07:43, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure, but there may be one based on the relative importance that the adherents themselves have tended to give to the texts in question. Also, the above should be clarified to note that not all sutras are precisely the putative words of the Buddha; some are spoken by disciples. It may be the case that all literature in this class purportedly was spoken by somebody during or shortly after the Buddha's lifetime.—Nat Krause^{(Talk!·What have I done?)} 00:45, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

There are countless Buddhas, couldn't you use the much clearer "Gautama Buddha"?--Esteban Barahona (talk) 23:41, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

It depends. If you're talking about The Buddha, there's really only one Buddha that's meant by it. He's the original one, the recent one. The other ones are either from very ancient times, or are only recognized by one sect, not by the whole buddhist tradition. There's also the future buddha, of course.Greetings, Sacca 07:47, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

==Long Term Project==It would be nice if someone has the time, ability and inclination to translate and render phonetically the Chinese titles on this page.Sylvain1972 20:56, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Done! And added more information re the Chinese texts. 121.218.233.180 (talk) 23:34, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Long Term Project

It would be nice if someone has the time, ability and inclination to translate and render phonetically the Chinese titles on this page.Sylvain1972 20:56, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

If anything seems changed or weird about the above post it is because I had to restore it from the history, having erased it by accident! OldMonkeyPuzzle (talk) 02:11, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Sectarian Canons

Hi everybody. I wanted to ask about texts which are considered canonical in various branches of Mahayana but were authored by historical figures. For instance there is Hui Neng's "Platform Sutra" and the works of Shinran and Kobo-Daishi.

The reason I'm asking is that I am trying to figure out which of the canonical Mahayana texts are supposed to have come from the Tushita heaven. The only exceptions I can think of are this sort of thing. I thought someone here might have some insight. Thanks! OldMonkeyPuzzle (talk) 02:16, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Too much Sino-centric on Buddhist canon

This is actually inside of Korea today and it was created by Koreans, not Chinese. Why this Buddhist canon have to be called Chinese Buddhist canon? why not Korean Buddhist canon or East Asian Buddhist canon? China today have not contributed to development & modernization of Buddhism. --Korsentry 02:14, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Requesting to change the title to "East Asian Buddhist Canon" --Korsentry 02:16, 19 February 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by KoreanSentry (talk • contribs)