Zhili=知禮; Tiantai=天台; following conditions (sui-yuan)=隨緣; unchanging (bu-bian)=不變; Separate Teaching=別理隨緣; tathata=真如
摘要
The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana presents itself as one of the most profound, concise and authoritative summaries of Mahayana thought. Written from the perspective of essence (體) and function (用), The Awakening of Faith sought to harmonize the tathāgatagarbha (or Buddha nature) and ālayavijñāna (or yogacara) into the concept, “the One Mind in Two Aspects” which later exerted tremendous influences on different schools of Chinese Buddhism. This paper aims to examine the text’s influence on Tiantai thinker Siming Zhili (960-1028) based on his work, “Chapter on Bringing Together the Teachings of Tiantai and The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana” from A Record of Siming Zhili’s Teachings. Through providing an English translation of this text, the basic Tiantai concepts such as nature inclusion, following conditions, the unchanging, and doctrinal classification will be assessed, and their possible links to The Awakening of Faith will be examined.
CHAPTER TWO – UNIQUENESS OF THE AWAKENING OF FAITH IN CHINESE BUDDHISM 17 2.1 Causes and Origins of the Text 17 2.2 Development of the Concept of Mind and Nature in Chinese Buddhism 19 2.2.1 Mahaparinirvana Sutra 19 2.2.2 Lankavatara Sutra 20 2.2.3 Srimala Sutra 22 2.2.4 Dasabhumikasutra Sastra 23 2.2.5 Mahayana-samparigraha Sastra 24 2.3 The Awakening of Faith and Schools of Chinese Buddhism 26 2.3.1 Introduction 26 2.3.2 The Awakening of Faith and Huayan Thoughts 26 2.3.3 The Awakening of Faith and Tiantai Thoughts 32 2.3.4 The Awakening of Faith and the Ch’an School 34
CHAPTER THREE - TRANSLATION OF "CHAPTER ON BRINGING TOGETHER THE TEACHINGS OF TIANTAI AND THE AWAKENING OF FAITH IN THE MAHAYANA” 40 3.1 Introduction to the Translation 40 3.2 “Chapter on Bringing Together the Teachings of Tiantai and The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana” from A Record of Siming Zhili’s Teachings (Translation) 44
CHAPTER FOUR – ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF "CHAPTER ON BRINGING TOGETHER THE TEACHINGS OF TIANTAI AND THE AWAKENING OF FAITH IN THE MAHAYANA” 57 CHAPTER FIVE - CONCLUSION 91 APPENDIX A 93 APPENDIX C 99 BIBLIOGRAPHY 109 1) PRIMARY SOURCES – Canonical Texts 109 2) SECONDARY SOURCES 109 English sources 109 Chinese Sources 110 3) INTERNET SOURCES 112
