The Time of Composition of Zhuhong’s Pure Land Commentaries

Abstract

The Ming dynasty monk Zhuhong 袾宏 （1535–1615） authored several commentaries on the Smaller Sukhāvativyūha-sūtra, and these – the Amituojing shuchao 阿弥陀経疏鈔, Amituojing shuchao shiyi 阿彌陀經疏鈔事義, and the Amituojing shuchao wenbian 阿弥陀経疏鈔問弁 – are valuable sources to understand his Pure Land thought. However, the time of composition of the three works remains unclear. This paper addresses this issue.