Daily Recitation of Essential Sutras (諸經日誦集要)

About 諸經日誦集要

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The "Compendium of Daily Recitations from the Sutras" is an important collection of Buddhist liturgical texts from ancient China. Its specific compiler is no longer known, and it is believed to have been compiled approximately during the Ming and Qing dynasties. This book is not a single sutra but rather an anthology of the most essential sutras, mantras, and verses used in the daily morning and evening services of Chinese Buddhist monasteries, such as the Śūraṅgama Mantra, the Amitābha Sutra, the Great Compassion Mantra, and the Diamond Verses. Its content is concise and its structure systematic, condensing the vast corpus of Buddhist scriptures into a fixed daily practice, which greatly promoted the standardization and popularization of Buddhist rituals. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, this compendium has been the most widely used liturgical manual in Chinese Buddhist monasteries. It holds irreplaceable guiding significance for the regular practice of monastics and the home recitation of lay practitioners, serving as an indispensable practical handbook for the implementation of Buddhist devotional life and occupying a pivotal position in the history of Buddhist liturgy.