Guān wú liàng shòu fó jīng yì shū 觀無量壽佛經義疏 (Yuánzhào)

Commentary on the Meaning of the Visualization-of-Amitāyus Sūtra by 元照 (Yuánzhào, 述)

About the work

This 3-fascicle commentary on the [[KR6f0071|Guān wú liàng shòu fó jīng T0365]] is by 元照 Yuánzhào (1048–1116), the great Northern-Sòng Vinaya-school revivalist. The work integrates Pure Land devotional practice with the Lǜzōng 律宗 emphasis on monastic-discipline foundations.

Prefaces

No formal preface.

Abstract

The bracket adopted here (1080 – 1116) reflects 元照 Yuánzhào’s mature scholarly period at the Língzhīsì in Hángzhōu.

The Taishō text (T1754) is established on the standard apparatus.

Translations and research

  • No substantial Western-language translation located.