Thomé H. Fang (Fang Tong-mei) was learned in Chinese, Western and Indian cultures and established his own school of thought. He is zealous in investigating and promoting Buddhism. His two-volume Huayanzong Zhexue (Philosophy of Huayan School) exceeds a thousand pages, in which he borrowed the Western concept of logic and interpreted the teaching of Huayan classics; he also brought up the Huayan philosophy of complete combination free from obstacles which produced the effect of remedying the deficiency of binary opposition of the West and reflected Fang's own unique perspectives and views. Nevertheless, Fang is no ordinary Buddhist scholar. Unlike modern-day's academic papers which are common in heavy quotations of passages and lines, his writings are rare in citations. This essay focuses on introducing and discussing Fang's understanding and interpretation of Huayan thinking, with the hope that his research outcome could attract increasing understanding and attention.
