Huáyán jīng pǔxián guān xíng fǎ mén 華嚴經普賢觀行法門
The Dharma-Gate of Samantabhadra’s Contemplation-Practice in the Huáyán Scripture by 法藏 (Fǎzàng, 撰)
About the work
This 1-fascicle text by 法藏 Fǎzàng treats the contemplative practice associated with Samantabhadra in the Avataṃsaka — the guān xíng 觀行 (“contemplation-practice”) that constitutes the bodhisattva’s specifically Samantabhadra-style cultivation. The work supplements Fǎzàng’s Fā pútí xīn zhāng (T1878) and other doctrinal works by providing focused treatment of contemplative methodology.
Prefaces
No formal preface.
Abstract
The work is conventionally datable to 法藏 Fǎzàng’s mature period, c. 670 – 712 CE. The bracket adopted here reflects this window. The work is one of the smaller items in Fǎzàng’s substantial corpus, supplementing the major commentaries with focused contemplative-practice material.
The work is preserved in the Manji Xù zàng jīng (X991) collection.
Translations and research
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- No substantial Western-language translation located.
- Hamar, Imre, ed. Reflecting Mirrors (2007).