{"product_id":"the-collection-for-the-propagation-harumi-hirano-ziegler-9781886439634","title":"The Collection for the Propagation and Clarification of Buddhism, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompiled by Vinaya Master Shi Sengyou, these writings (by laypeople as well as scholar-monastics) were intended to protect the Buddha Dharma from criticisms by Confucians and Daoists and the political powers of the time. As noted in the Translator's Introduction, Sengyou believed that \"The Way is propagated by people, and the teaching is clarified by literature.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe work is widely known as an invaluable source to examine the early development of Chinese Buddhism and how this foreign religion was accepted and adopted in Chinese society. A notable aspect of this work is that Buddhist tenets are explained using Confucian and Daoist terminology. While the Collection is a Buddhist work from chiefly the fourth and fifth centuries, it also serves well as a primary source for studies of contemporary Daoism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 2 completes the translation with fascicles 8-14 of the source text; Volume I (available separately) comprises fascicles 1-7.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harumi Hirano Ziegler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 188643963X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781886439634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BDK America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.50d","brand":"Harumi Hirano Ziegler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097086664959,"sku":"9781886439634","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-collection-for-the-propagation-harumi-hirano-ziegler-9781886439634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}