This paper discusses the formation of the Lushan ji 廬山集 （Lushan Anthology）, a collection of writings by Lushan Huiyuan 廬山慧遠, and aims to clarify the process of the transmission of Huiyuan’s writings in the Song dynasty, and its problems. As a result, I was able to clarify the unique content of the Lushan Anthology. Unlike Huiyuan’s works compiled before the Tang dynasty, the Lushan Anthology was compiled as a collection of writings, including biographies and writings of Huiyuan and his students. This manner of creating the anthology indicates that it was compiled against the background of the worship of Huiyuan that formed in the Tang and Song dynasties. Finally, this study finds that, since some of the materials are from people only later recognized as Huiyuan’s disciples, their inclusion in the anthology may be problematic.
