Pínjiā jīngshè jiàokān dà zàngjīng
頻伽精舍校刊大藏經 The Kalaviṇka Hermitage Canon |
Also called Pínjiā dà zàngjīng 頻伽大藏經 (The Kalaviṇka Canon)
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Pínjiā dà zàngjīng 頻伽大藏經 (The Kalaviṇka Canon), also known as Pínjiā jīngshè jiàokān dà zàngjīng 頻伽精舍校刊大藏經 (The Kalaviṇka Hermitage Canon) was the first letterpress edition of the Buddhist canon printed in China.
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This canon, in 8,416 volumes, was first published from 1909 to 1913. It was organized by Zōngyǎng 宗仰 with assistance from Zhāng Tàiyán 章太炎. The cost of publication was borne by Liza Roos (Mrs. Silas Hardoon 羅迦陵). It was the first Buddhist canon published in China using relief printing and was relatively inexpensive.[1] It also included extensive punctuation, making it easier to read than most previous canons.[2]
A Kalaviṇka 迦陵頻伽, the name of a mythical Indian bird that lives in the Himālayas and has a beautiful voice.
A photocopy reprint of the series was issued in 1998 by 九州圖書出版社.