Huáyán jìng dēng zhāng 華嚴鏡燈章
Treatise on the Mirror-Lamp of the Huáyán by 續法 (Xùfǎ, 集)
About the work
This 1-fascicle text by 續法 Xùfǎ is a treatise on the famous Huáyán-school jìng dēng 鏡燈 (“mirror-lamp”) image — the doctrine of mutual interreflection between the cosmic Vairocana Buddha and all phenomena, classically expounded by 法藏 Fǎzàng using the imperial gilded-lion image (cf. Jīn shī zǐ zhāng yún jiān lèi jiě) and reproduced visually in the Tang-onwards iconographic tradition of mirror-and-lamp arrangements in monastic shrines.
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 (X1028) collection.
Translations and research
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- No substantial Western-language translation located.
Other points of interest
- The jìng dēng “mirror-lamp” image — central to Huáyán metaphysics — was sometimes reified in the form of monastic shrine arrangements with multiple mirrors and lamps positioned around a central Buddha-image, providing a physical analog of the doctrine of interpenetration.