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A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism

Taishō

The Taishō Issaikyō is the name of an edition in 55 vols. of all Bst. Scriptures extant in Chinese compiled by J.Takakusu in 1924–32.

Generally adopted as superseding the compilation by Nanjio (q.v.). The Index to titles of the Taishō edition exists in two versions: (1) the Catalogue Annexe du Taisho Issaikyo, Tokyo, 1929, and (2) Fascicule Annexe to the Hōbōgirin (Encyclopaedic-dictionary of Bsm. from Chinese and Japanese cources), Tokyo, 1931. The Taishō edition is usually quoted as T.

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Taishō from A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism. ISBN: 0-203-98616-4. Published: 12-16-1997. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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