Being;Brahman;Causality;Emptiness;Epistemology;業=Karma=Kamma;Mind;Self;Totality;禪宗=Zen Buddhism=Zazen Buddhism=Chan Buddhism=Son Buddhism; Hwa Yen;Chang, Garma C. C.;
摘要
The Hwa Yen School was established in the T'ang period, roughly in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. by outstanding
thinkers such as Tu Shun and Fa Tsang. The teaching of this School is based mainly upon the Gandavyuha or Avatamsaka Sutra
and draws inspiration from it. Its messages are directed to those who appreciate the one inspiring Infinity of Buddhahood
revealed in Buddha's Enlightenment experience. Inspired by the revelation of the all-embracing Totality in this Sutra, the
pioneer Hwa Yen thinkers developed what was at that time a novel approach to Buddhist thinking. They taught that the correct
way of thinking is to view things through a multiple or totalistic approach. Hwa Yen is a synthesis of all major Mahayana
thoughts, a philosophy of totalistic organism. The three major concepts of Mahayana--namely, the philosophies of Totality,
of Emptiness and of Mind only--are all merged into a unity. This volume includes the gist and the essential elements of Hwa
Yen teachings, especially the philosophical aspects. The author offers here a useful mixture of translated passages, factual
information and discussion, and finest quality of the book being its clarity. Garma Chen-Chi Chang, Professor of Buddhism in
the Department of Religious Studies at The Pennsylvania State University, is an acknowledged expert on the theory and
practice of Tibetan Yoga and Zen and is considered one of the foremost scholars and teachers of Buddhist philosophy in the
Western world.
目次
PART ONE: THE REALM OF TOTALITY The Infinity of Buddha's Realm A Dialogue concerning Totality Non-Obstruction-The Pivot of Totality Fa Tsang's Hall of Mirrors The Causes of Totality The Ten Stages of the Bodhisattva's Enlightenment The Inconceivable Dharmas of the Buddhas Samadha, Miracle, and Dharmadhatu PART TWO: THE PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF HWA YEN BUDDHISM Section One: The Philosophy of Emptiness Sunyata-the Core of Buddhism The Gist of the Heart Sutra The No-Self Doctrine and Svabhava Sunyata The Doctrine of the Absolute Emptiness Sunyata and Logic Further Discussions of True Emptiness The Significance of Sunyata Section Two: The Philosophy of Totality Mutual Penetration and Mutual Identity-the Two Basic Principles of Hwa Yen Philosophy A Discussion of Mutual Identity The Philosophy of the Four Dharmadhatus Section Three: The Doctrine of Mind-Only The Mind and the External World The Alaya Consciousness and Totality PART THREE: A SELECTION OF HWA YEN READINGS AND THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE PATRIARCHS The Great Vows of Samantabhadra A Commentary on the Heart Sutra On the Meditation of Dharmadhatu On the Golden Lion The Biographies of the Patriarchs Epilogue List of Chinese Terms Glossary Index
