Northern Song canon

Short description: Buddhist texts of the Northern Song dynasty

The Northern Song canon (北宋刊経) was a printed collection of Buddhist texts produced in the Northern Song dynasty.

It was the first printed edition of a Chinese Buddhist canon, and effectively closed the canon.[1]

It was begun in 971[1] and completed in 983.[1][2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Karen C. Lang (2010; first edition 2007). "Non-canonical and apocryphal literature" in Damien Keown and Charles S. Prebish (eds.) Encyclopedia of Buddhism. New York: Routledge.
2. ↑ Hubbard, Jamie (1991). "A Report on Newly Discovered Buddhist Texts at Nanatsu-dera". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies (Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture (Nanzan University)) 18 (4): 402. https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/2467. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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