Xiánshǒu wǔ jiào yí kāi méng 賢首五教儀開蒙

Introductory Manual to the Doctrinal Procedures of Xiánshǒu’s Five Teachings by 續法 (Xùfǎ, 集)

About the work

This 1-fascicle text is the introductory companion to 續法 Xùfǎ’s [[KR6e0142|Wǔ jiào yí 五教儀]] (X1024) — the kāi méng “introductory manual” providing accessible entry to the larger 6-fascicle parent work. The pair (X1024 + X1025) constitutes Xùfǎ’s primary textual apparatus for late-imperial Huáyán doctrinal teaching.

Prefaces

No formal preface.

Abstract

The bracket adopted here (1660 – 1715) reflects 續法 Xùfǎ’s mature scholarly activity. The work is preserved in the Manji Xù zàng jīng (X1025) collection.

Translations and research

  • No substantial Western-language translation located.
  • Yoshizu Yoshihide 吉津宜英. Kegon zen no shisōshi-teki kenkyū (1985).