《大智度論》=Mahaprajnaparamitopadesa; 吉藏=Ji-zang; 中國佛學=Chinese Buddhism; 三論宗=The Three-Treatise School (sanlun school); 經典詮釋=the Interpretations of Buddhist Classics
Beside the aspect-oriented of religious belief, the translations and interpretations of Buddhist Classics may be considered as the main route in the spreading of Buddhism in China. In the history of the development of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy, several Buddhist scholars of the mainstream schools based on Mahaprajnaparamitopadesa as a reference in their theoretical construction undesignedly, and their interpretative standpoints generated an important influence in later generations. Since Mahaprajnaparamitopadesa is one of the sources in the interpretation and development of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy, and if we can take a closer inspection into the interpretative standpoints of those influential scholars, a different approach to the reflection and discussion might be offered to the argumentation of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy from the widely accepted course of Mahaprajnaparamitopadesa in China. The scopes of studies expanded how Mahaprajnaparamitopadesa influenced the interpretations of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy are quite extensive, so this paper only focuses on Ji-zang (549-623 C.E.) as the main case. Aiming on Ji-zang's concrete interpretations of Mahaprajnaparamitopadesa as a foundation, this paper attempts to introspect and sort out the interpretative activities of the interpreter from his perspectives, and in addition to that, figures out the religious dimensions hidden behind the interpretative l activities of Ji-zang. The conclusion of this paper pointed out that the influences of Mahaprajnaparamitopadesa on the interpretations of Ji-zang can be classified into two aspects which is the theoretical and the practical respectively. On the theoretical aspect, Ji-zang usually cited some of the viewpoints of Mahaprajnaparamitopadesa and interpreted on it, at the same time, used it to criticize the assertions of the schools which holds incompatible argumentation. On the practical aspect, Ji-zang particularly highlighted the significance of ＂no gain (wusuode)＂, which not only manifested the peculiarly Buddhist religious practice of self-deconstruction, Ji-zang also applied it in his interpretations and discriminations of Buddhist philosophical theory. And these are regarded as a practice of interpretations that is accompanied by religious practice.
