September 27, 2025ReligionsOpen Access

Conflation and Misattribution in the Transmission of Zhongjing mulu: Evidence from Phonetic Glosses in the Pilu Canon

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This study demonstrates instances of conflation and misattribution in Buddhist catalogues, highlighting editorial challenges.

Misattributed content was identified within the three zhongjing mulu catalogues during the Sui and Tang dynasties.
Specific cases of conflation and annotation displacement were revealed, undermining the clarity of the catalogs.
Philological comparison with notable sources elucidated the complexities surrounding textual transmission.
Ambiguities in catalogue entries have implications for modern databases and understanding editorial history.

Teow et al. (2025) studied this question.

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