Qing · by 徐昌治輯
140,389 · about 468 min
The Record of Awakening the World, compiled by the lay Buddhist Xu Changzhi during the Qing Dynasty, is a significant Buddhist text exhorting virtuous conduct. Completed in the early Qing period, this work gathers admonitions and accounts concerning cause and effect, as well as self-cultivation, from eminent monks and masters throughout history, along with teachings from the three traditions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. Its content aims to guide people in discerning good from evil, awakening to the true nature of life, abandoning wrongdoing, and cultivating goodness, emphasizing the unfailing reality of the law of cause and effect. Written in accessible language and illustrated with vivid examples, it has been widely circulated among the populace. As a moral guide integrating the teachings of the three traditions, The Record of Awakening the World holds a prominent position in the field of popular Buddhist education. It has exerted a profound influence on promoting public morality and the practice of Buddhist ethics, serving as an important document for the study of the popularization of Buddhism and the culture of moral texts during the Qing Dynasty.