Ha iyan Shen, Department of Philosophy, Shanghai University
關鍵詞
Five Sections=五章; Tiantai Buddhism=天臺佛學; Threefold Truth=三諦; Ultimate Truth=實相; Fahua Xuanyi=《法華玄義》
摘要
The actual founder of the Tiantai Buddhist School - Zhiyi made a great contribution to the development of Chinese Buddhism. ln his masterpiece The profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra, he presented his philosophical system of Buddhism, a comprehensive picture of the Buddhist doctrines and practices, with his Five Sections as an exegetic device to interpret the Lotus SUlra. This paper outlines the whole structure ofthis work in order to explore how his system of Buddhism is presented through his hermeneutic approach and to deepen our understanding of his philosophy.
