Bibliographic Considerations on the Jōdo sanbukyō ongishū Compiled by Shinzui:

In Particular about Its Sources Preserved in Japan

Abstract

The Jōdo sanbukyō ongishū 浄土三部経音義集 was written in 1237 by Kyōsaibō Shinzui 敬西房信瑞, who studied under one of Hōnen’s 法然 disciples. It contains analysis of terms in the three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism.

In Japan, there are nine kinds of manuscripts and three kinds of printed books. In this paper, I mention their bibliographic information and compare them, focusing on their marginalia. I therefore attempt to classify these sources.