Xiangcheng Vol. 06: Buddhist Incenses
A volume-by-volume interpretation of Zhou Jiazhou's Xiangcheng Vol. 06 "Buddhist Incenses."
Vol. 06 · Buddhist Incenses
Dedicated to incense used in Buddhist scriptures and monasteries: zhan檀 (sandalwood), ox-head zhan檀, smeared incense, burning incense, offerings before the Buddha, and incense ritual in the precepts—the most systematic documentary compilation of "incense in Buddhist scriptures."
Its Place in Xiangcheng
The twenty-eight volumes of Xiangcheng are divided into six major sections: incense material appreciation (Vols. 1–5), religious and court incense use (Vols. 6–7), incense anecdotes and allusions (Vols. 8–16), incense writings and poetry (Vols. 17–20), incense formulas (Vols. 21–25), and literati pure offerings and blended floral incense (Vols. 26–28). This volume is one link in that chain, connecting the complete incense culture(香学) genealogy of "documents—allusions—techniques."