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 [[KR6e0094|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
- No substantial Western-language translation located.
- Hamar, Imre, ed. Reflecting Mirrors (2007).