Tang · by 道宣述
94,932 · about 316 min
The *Sifen Bhikṣuṇī Compendium*, composed by the Venerable Vinaya Master Daoxuan of the Tang Dynasty, stands as one of the essential texts of the Nanshan Vinaya School. Compiled during the flourishing period of Buddhist Vinaya studies in the Tang era, this work systematically collects and elucidates the precept articles and practical norms pertaining to bhikṣuṇīs from the *Four-Part Vinaya*. Its contents encompass the precept categories for nuns, daily liturgical protocols, and essential principles of practice. As an authoritative commentary on the Vinaya for bhikṣuṇīs in Chinese Buddhism, this text not only provided a rigorous foundation for the practice of bhikṣuṇī saṅghas in the Tang Dynasty but continues to be revered as a fundamental canonical work of the Vinaya School, exerting a profound influence on the transmission of Buddhist precepts and the education of bhikṣuṇīs.