Buddhism A Buddhist Canon or "Tripitaka" was also produced in Shanxi, the same place where an enhanced version of the Jin-sponsored Taoist Canon would be reprinted in 1244. The project was initiated in 1139 by a Buddhist nun named Cui Fazhen, who swore (and allegedly "broke her arm to seal the oath") that she would raise the necessary funds to make a new official edition of the Canon printed by the Northern Song. Completed in 1173, the Jin Tripitaka counted about 7,000 fascicles, "a major achievement in the history of Buddhist private printing." It was further expanded during the Yuan dynasty.
Buddhism A Buddhist Canon or "Tripitaka" was also produced in Shanxi the same place where an enhanced version of the Jin-sponsored Taoist Canon would be reprinted in 1244 The project was initiated in 1139 by a Buddhist nun named Cui Fazhen who swore (and allegedly "broke her arm to seal the oath") that she would raise the necessary funds to make a new official edition of the Canon printed by the Northern Song Completed in 1173 the Jin Tripitaka counted about 7000 fascicles "a major achievement in the history of Buddhist private printing" It was further expanded during the Yuan dynasty