Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka
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File:Zhaochengjinzang.png
An illustration from the Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka
The Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka (Chinese: 趙城金藏) is a Chinese copy of the Buddhist canon dating from the Jin dynasty (1115–1234).
The Jin Tripitaka was originally created at the Tianning Temple around 1149, funded by donations from a woman named Cui Fazhen and her followers.[1] It was presented by Kublai Khan to the Guangsheng Temple in Pingyang, where it was rediscovered in 1933.[2] Since the Guangsheng Temple is located in Zhaocheng, the document was renamed the Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka.[1]
With around 7,000 chapters, it is the longest extant printed work of the Jin dynasty.[3] It contains a number of sutras which are missing from subsequent editions of the canon.[1]
