Zhù huáyán fǎ jiè guān kē wén 註華嚴法界觀科文
Sectional Outline of the Annotated Edition of the Huáyán Dharma-Realm Contemplation by 宗密 (Zōngmì, 述)
About the work
This 1-fascicle text is the structural-outline (kē wén 科文) by 宗密 Zōngmì for his own [[KR6e0101|Zhù fǎ jiè guānmén 註法界觀門]] (T1884) — the navigational map for the parent annotated text of the Fǎ jiè guānmén. As with all kē wén works, the function is pedagogical and navigational: providing the hierarchical heading-table of the parent commentary.
Prefaces
No formal preface.
Abstract
The bracket adopted here (820 – 841) reflects 宗密 Zōngmì’s mature scholarly activity at the Cǎotángsì on Mt. Guīfēng. The work is preserved in the Manji Xù zàng jīng (X1007).
Translations and research
- No substantial Western-language translation located.
- Gregory, Peter N. Tsung-mi and the Sinification of Buddhism (1991).
Other points of interest
- The pairing of T1884 (the annotated Fǎ jiè guānmén itself) with X1007 (the kē wén of that same work) is the standard Tang-period pedagogical apparatus: a major commentary plus its navigational outline, both produced by the same author.