Chinese morality-book tradition
East Asian Traditions Umbrella tradition
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Chinese morality-book tradition is cataloged as an Umbrella tradition within East Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “China” and its period or origin is “Late imperial period–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Chinese popular religious traditions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Shànshū; Shanshu; morality books; books of goodness; merit ledgers
- Parent tradition
- Chinese popular religious traditions
- Public geographic context
- China
- Period / origin
- Late imperial period–present
- Living / historical status
- Historical and living print-devotional field
- Access / protocol
- Open / public
- Evidence status
- Cluster-level source
Geography
CandidateChina
This record also has global, transnational, diaspora, textual or doctrinal context and is not reduced to one country.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Chinese morality-book tradition. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1314. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1314
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