Northern Song canon
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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[edit]
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Hubbard, Jamie (1991). "A Report on Newly Discovered Buddhist Texts at Nanatsu-dera". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 18 (4). Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture (Nanzan University): 402. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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