Western Ships Converging Sutra (西舫匯徵)

About 西舫彙征

Qing · by 瑞璋輯

47,473 · about 158 min

*Xifang Huizheng* (Western Directions Assembled) was compiled by the Qing Dynasty monk Ruizhang during the mid-Qing period, a time of Buddhist revival. This work is a collection of Buddhist biographies, primarily assembling the deeds, practices, and rebirth accounts of eminent monks from successive generations of the Pure Land tradition, aiming to propagate the Pure Land Dharma-gate. Its contents encompass the conduct and friendships of eminent monks, their cultivation experiences, and auspicious signs preceding rebirth, providing significant testimony for Pure Land faith. It holds a pivotal position in Buddhist history, connecting past and future, and serves as an important document for studying the transmission of the Pure Land school and the development of Buddhism in the Qing Dynasty, exerting a profound influence on later generations of practitioners.