JUST PUBLISHED: The Collection for the Propagation and Clarification of Buddhism, Volume II

MORAGA, Calif. - March 23, 2017 - PRLog -- BDK America announces publication and availability of The Collection for the Propagation and Clarification of Buddhism, Volume II.

Order it now at http://www.bdkamerica.org/book/collection-propagation-and-clarification-buddhism-vol-ii.

The volume includes the final seven fascicles (8-14) of this important work, Taishō 2102, and completes the work. (Volume I includes fascicles 1-7.)

The Collection 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. Included are hundreds of individual documents, including imperial decrees and letters from leading thinkers of the time.

In her "Translator's Introduction," Harumi Hirano Ziegler notes that Sengyou, the work's original compiler, believed "The Way is propagated by people, and the teaching is clarified by literature." She goes on to say, "These writings were intended to protect the Buddhist Dharma from interference by those who valued the teachings based on Confucianism and Daoism, and by the political powers of the time, as well as in order to promulgate Buddhism."

Speaking for BDK America, Bill Teague, manager of distribution, says "This volume completes this important work and now makes the entire collection available to the many Buddhist scholars, and we appreciate their patience." Teague notes that currently the only place the book can be purchased is through the BDK America website. "Over time our other retail partners will also make Volume II available," he said. Of special note is that once books are published and in the University of Hawaii Press web catalog, visitors to the BDK America website are linked directly to the UHP website when adding a volume to the shopping cart. "We're grateful to the University of Hawaii Press, and only with our most recent publications are sales completed in our own estore." In this way, scholars may obtain a copy of publications upon publication, without having to wait further, he said.

The latest volume completes the publication of this important collection.

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About the BDK English Tripitaka Series

The Chinese Mahayana canon consists of thousands of sutras transcribed into the Chinese from Pali and Sanskrit sources, as well as the comments of later sages. Much of this content has yet to appear in English.

Over the decades, the BDK English Tripitaka Series has continued to release new volumes from the Chinese Mahayana canon to the benefit of students and scholars of Buddhism around the world.

About BDK America

BDK America partners with Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (BDK) in Tokyo Japan. The Japanese name of the nonprofit organization means The Society to Promote Buddhism. Through global connections with BDK America, BDK Hawaii, Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai de Mexico A.C., BDK Canada, and offices in Europe and Asia, the Society works to improve Buddhist understanding.

BDK America assists BDK with both scholarly support for Buddhist Studies and in publishing Buddhist materials in English, including The Teaching of Buddha and The BDK English Tripitaka Series.

For more information about BDK America, see http://www.bdkamerica.org. Information on BDK Japan can be found at http://www.bdk.or.jp/english/.

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