Huáyán dàochǎng qǐzhǐ dàlüè 華嚴道場起止大略
General Outline of the Beginning-and-End of the Huáyán Bodhi-Maṇḍa [Service] [anonymous]
About the work
This 1-fascicle anonymous Míng-period text provides a general outline (dàlüè) of the qǐzhǐ 起止 (“beginning-and-end”) of a huáyán dàochǎng (Huáyán bodhi-maṇḍa) service — the multi-day monastic ritual centred on the Avataṃsaka’s cosmology. The work serves as a procedural manual for the abbots and ritual-leaders conducting the service.
Prefaces
No formal preface.
Abstract
The bracket adopted here (1370 – 1644) reflects the broad Míng period of compilation. The work is preserved in the Manji Xù zàng jīng (X1474) collection.
Translations and research
- No substantial Western-language translation located.