Qianlong Canon
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The Qianlong Canon is an 18th-century woodblock-printed edition of the Chinese Buddhist canon commissioned by the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese Buddhist canon
ⓘ
Qing dynasty cultural project ⓘ Tripitaka edition ⓘ woodblock-printed edition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
imperial workshops ⓘ |
| authority | imperial decree of Qianlong Emperor ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Chinese Tripitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Qianlong Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Abhidharma texts
ⓘ
Chinese translations of Indian Buddhist texts ⓘ Sutra texts ⓘ Vinaya texts ⓘ commentarial literature ⓘ indigenous Chinese Buddhist works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Sino-Tibetan-Manchu multiethnic Qing empire ⓘ |
| distribution | selected monasteries in the Qing empire ⓘ |
| dynasty | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Yongle Canon (Buddhist edition, conceptually as imperial canon project) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Buddhist scripture collection ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple printed volumes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important witness to the Chinese Buddhist canon in the 18th century
ⓘ
major Qing dynasty Buddhist publishing project ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| medium | paper ⓘ |
| patron | Qianlong Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | woodblock printing ⓘ |
| productionMethod | carved wooden printing blocks ⓘ |
| purpose |
cultural legitimation of Qing rule
ⓘ
imperial sponsorship of Buddhism ⓘ standardization of the Buddhist canon ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Kangxi Emperor Buddhist printing projects
ⓘ
Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō (as another canonical edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| sponsor | Qing imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| subject |
Buddhist cosmology
ⓘ
Buddhist doctrine ⓘ Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Buddhist ritual practice ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ |
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