Shujing, Shu Jing: 1 definition

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Shujing means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

The Shujing (i.e., “Classic of Records”) refers to one of the “Five Classics” (in the Confucian/Ru tradition) which are also known in Tibetan as gzhung lnga and in Chinese as wujing.—Accordingly, [while describing the history of the tradition known as the “star-like Ru”], [regarding the the origin of the treatises]: The first king, Fu Xi, composed a text on the bagua (eight trigrams) called Lianshan; it was the first of the great texts to appear, and it became the principal treatise on the subject. [...]. Then there appeared what are known today as the wujing, or “five classics” [e.g., the Shujing]. [...]. These five texts are the basis for the Ru tradition (i.e., Confucianism). However, the five texts themselves are not called Ru but are referred to as Jing (classics). The actual Ru consists of those five texts along with their annotations and supplementary literature.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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