Records of Various Commentaries on the Monastic Rules (行事鈔諸家記標目)

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Song · by 慧顯集　日本 戒月改錄

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The Collected Headings of Various Commentaries on the "Xingshi Chao," compiled by the Song dynasty Vinaya master Huixian and later revised by the Japanese monk Jieyue, systematically organizes the essential teachings from various annotations on the "Four-Part Vinaya Xingshi Chao" by the Tang dynasty Vinaya master Daoxuan. This work is an important text for the study of the Nanshan Vinaya school. Its content covers Vinaya theory, monastic conduct norms, and the essence of historical commentaries, reflecting the development of medieval Buddhist Vinaya studies. As a bridge connecting the Vinaya traditions of China and Japan, this work holds an academically pivotal role in Buddhist Vinaya literature, linking past and future. It provides crucial documentary evidence for the study of Vinaya thought during the Song and Yuan periods.