The T'ien-t'ai and Hua-yen schools claimed as the textual authorities for their teachings the "Lotus Sūtra" and "Garland Sūtra" respectively. This paper attempts to highlight the respective "dialectical" and "transcendental" approaches of these two important Chinese Buddhist traditions by comparing their views of each other's central scriptures. It shows that Chih-i and Fa-tsang, their respective founders, were in close agreement regarding the basic purport and nature of the Lotus and the Garland. Their difference in evaluation is then traced to the diverse orientations of their thought, which are in turn attributed to their respective Mādhyamika and Yogācāra origins.
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1. The Character of the Lotus Sutra and Garland Sutra and Early Chinese Views of Their Relation 47 1.1 The Central Themes of the Lotus Sutra and Its Introduction into China 48 1.2 The Central Themes of Garland Suitra and Its Introduction Into China 50 1.3 P'an-chiao and Early Opinions of the Relation between the Lotus Sutra and Garland Sutra 52 2. Chih-i on the Lotus Sutra and the Garland Sutra 55 2.1 The Lotus Sitra and Garland Suitra in Chih-i's Scheme of Five Periods of Teaching 55 2.2 Chih-i's Opinion of the Garland Sutra and Lotus Sutra 61 2.3 The Madhyamaka Background of Chilh-i's View of the Garland Suitra and Lotus Sutra 65 3. Fa-tsang on the Lotus Sutra and Garland Sutra 66 3.1 Fa-tsang on the Time of Preaching of the Lotus Sutra and Garland Sutra 66 3.2 The Lotus Sutra, the Garland Sutra and the One Vehicle Tea 68 3.3 Fa-tsang's Assessment of the Lotus Sutra and Garland Sutra 74 3.4 The rogacaira Background of Fa-tsang's View of the Lotus Suitra and Garland Stitra 78 Conclusion 79
