一雨通潤=Yiyu Tongrun; 晚明佛教=Late Ming Buddhism; 觀所緣緣論釋發硎=Guan Suo Yuan Yuan Lun Fa Shi; 二楞庵詩卷=Er Leng An Shi Juan; 維摩詰所說經直疏=Wei Mo Jie Suo Shuo Jing Zhi Shu
Of the late Ming doctrinal Buddhist schools, the Tiantai, Yogacara, and Huayan teachings were the most discussed and promoted. The Huayan was among the most flourishing one. Through many scholars’ efforts, the general picture of Huayan scholarship and its growth in late Ming has been clearly drawn. However, there are many issues and topics that need to be explored and further discussed. Yiyu Tongrun, as a disciple of Xuelang Hong’en, not only devoted himself to propagating Huayan teachings, but also was an important scholar studying Yogacara teachings. In this article, I conduct an indepth research on Yiyu Tongrun’s life, career, and friends by delving into Buddhist canons, local gazetteers, genealogies, and collected works of the late Ming and early Qing periods. I introduce three of Yiyu Tongrun’s rarely known works, all of which non-canonical. Also, I call attention to two exegetical features found in Yiyu Tongrun’s works. I hope readers can benefit from this case study and better understand the growth of exegetical tradition in the late Ming Buddhism.
