Huáyán yuán rén lùn jiě 華嚴原人論解
Explication of the Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity of the Huáyán [School] by 圓覺 (Yuánjué, 述)
About the work
This 3-fascicle text is the Yuán-period commentary by 圓覺 Yuánjué on 宗密 Zōngmì’s Yuán rén lùn (T1886) — distinct from and post-dating 淨源 Jìngyuán’s earlier Northern-Sòng Fā wēi lù (X1031). Yuánjué’s commentary takes a more systematic approach than Jìngyuán’s, providing line-by-line philological-doctrinal exposition for Yuán readers.
Prefaces
No formal preface.
Abstract
The bracket adopted here (1300 – 1368) reflects the Yuán dynasty period during which the work was composed. Yuánjué’s commentary continued the Sòng-Yuán Buddhist tradition of intensive commentarial scholarship on Zōngmì’s foundational doxographical text.
The work is preserved in the Manji Xù zàng jīng (X1032) collection.
Translations and research
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- No substantial Western-language translation located.
- Gregory, Peter N. Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity (1995).
Other points of interest
- The continuous Sòng-Yuán-Míng commentary tradition on the Yuán rén lùn (Jìngyuán → Yuánjué → Míng abridgements) attests the work’s central place in late-imperial East Asian Buddhist doctrinal study.