Northern Song canon

The Northern Song canon (北宋刊経) was a printed collection of Buddhist texts produced in the Northern Song dynasty.

It was the first printed edition of a Chinese Buddhist canon, and effectively closed the canon.[1]

It was begun in 971[1] and completed in 983.[1][2]

References
  1. Karen C. Lang (2010; first edition 2007). "Non-canonical and apocryphal literature" in Damien Keown and Charles S. Prebish (eds.) Encyclopedia of Buddhism. New York: Routledge.
  2. Hubbard, Jamie (1991). "A Report on Newly Discovered Buddhist Texts at Nanatsu-dera". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture (Nanzan University). 18 (4): 402. Retrieved February 15, 2016.


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