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The aim is to explore the diversity of Kucha bhikṣuṇī Vinaya and its influence on the transmission of texts to China.

June 13, 2026ReligionsOpen Access

Diverse Forms of Early Kucha Bhikṣuṇī Vinaya and Its Influence on the Transmission to China: Focusing on Prefaces to Chinese Vinaya Texts Before the Comprehensive Vinayas

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The aim is to explore the diversity of Kucha bhikṣuṇī Vinaya and its influence on the transmission of texts to China.
Collated and interpreted two key texts from the Chu Sanzang Jiji.
Compared findings with comprehensive Vinaya texts.
Analyzed ordination methods and precept systems in early Kucha Buddhism.
Identified a pluralistic Vinaya landscape in early Kucha Buddhism.
Noted that the 'Five Hundred Precepts' originated through reinterpretation and localization.
Clarified distinctions in ordination methods between mainstream Sarvāstivāda and Zhu Daoman's approach.

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Examines early Kucha bhikṣuṇī Vinaya influences on Chinese texts, suggesting significant cultural integration.

Tang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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