Some remarks on the Authorship and Chronology of the Yin chi ru jing zhu T 1694: The Second Phase in the Development of Chinese Buddhist Exegetical Literature.

摘要

The so-called Yin chi ru jing zhu (T 1694), an interlinear commentary to the Yin chi ru jing translated by An Shigao, is one of the most important sources on early Chinese Buddhist thought preserved in the canon. Composed in the Wu Kingdom, probably during the first half of the 3rd century CE, this commentary documents a crucial phase in the process of interaction between Buddhism and local Chinese cultures. This study investigates the complex background of this crucial scripture, and argues that it was composed with the assistance of the famous monk Kang Senghui.