The Study On The Literature Value Of Qi Sha Zang

The first edition of Qi Sha Zang had been started in the second year of Emperor Lizong in Southern Song Dynasty(1229), and it had been completed in the second year of Emperor Yuanyingzong(1322). It is by now the best intact and sculptural qualified version of Song and Yuan Dynasty’s Tibetan tripitaka in the world. Qi Sha Zang has significant research value. Thus the studies for Qi Sha Zang should not be ignored.There exists multiple editions From the inscription to the spread of Qi Sha Zang,,their huge literature value showsin the following aspects:Firstly, historical value. In terms of Qi Sha Zang itself, it is a historical literature,it has different versions with document literature inside, although the document literature of Buddhist sutras are largely identical but with minor differences, the inscriptions of the subtleties have obvious difference. In addition, the inscriptions of Qi Sha Zang are numerous and rich in content, and the authors of these inscriptions have different background, financial situation and social status. These inscriptions are very important data for the study of the history of spreading Buddhism, common people’s belief in Buddhism, their social life and so on.Secondly, the buddhist literature value. In the inscriptions of Qi Sha Zang, it has reflected that in the south area of the Yangtze river in Song and Yuan dynasties, many people believe in Buddhism, especially for some prosperous family. These inscriptions can be further studied for the history of spreading Buddhism in the south area of the Yangtze river. At the same time, the publish of Qi Sha Zang also reflects the flourishing of printing buddhist scriptures in the south area of the Yangtze riverThirdly, bibliology value, There are many existing editions of Qi Sha Zang, these editions not only added to the doctrines of the historical data sources, and they also reveal the value of version identification on the basis of different versions. At the same time, it also reflects the situation of publication from nongovernmental financial support.