Qing · by 弘贊輯
101,046 · about 337 min
The *Six Realms Collection* is a Buddhist scripture compiled by the eminent monk Hongzan during the Qing Dynasty, completed in the early Qing period. This work systematically assembles the Buddhist teachings on the cycle of rebirth through the six realms, providing detailed explanations of the karmic retribution and forms of life within the realms of devas, humans, asuras, animals, hungry ghosts, and hell beings. With a rigorous approach, Hongzan extracted essential doctrines from various sutras and treatises, offering interpretations that integrate with the cultural context of China. It serves as an important textual foundation for the study of Buddhist thought on rebirth. As a significant Buddhist text of the Qing Dynasty, the *Six Realms Collection* holds a pivotal role in Chinese Buddhism, connecting past and future. It functions both as a guide for practitioners to understand the law of karma and as a key text for scholars researching Buddhist cosmology and views on life, exerting a profound influence on the subsequent development of Buddhist theory.