Fànwǎng púsàjièjīng shūzhù 梵網菩薩戒經疏註
Commentarial Annotations on the Brahmajāla Bodhisattva Precept Sūtra by 與咸 (Yǔ Xián, 入疏箋經加註釋疏)
About the work
A three-fascicle Sòng-dynasty annotated commentary on the Fànwǎng jīng, with elaborate textual apparatus integrating the parent text, the major Tang commentary (法藏 Fǎzàng’s Fànwǎngjīng púsàjièběn shū KR6k0080), and explanatory annotations. Compiled by Yǔ Xián 與咸 (與咸) of the Sòng. The compositional method (入疏箋經加註釋疏) reflects an elaborate synoptic format combining sūtra, commentary, and gloss.
Prefaces
Compiler’s colophon: 宋與咸入疏箋經加註釋疏.
Abstract
The text is one of the more elaborate Sòng-period commentary compendia on the Fànwǎng jīng. It reflects the scholastic integration achieved by Sòng-period Buddhist exegetes, who combined the major Tang commentary lineages into multi-layered synoptic editions facilitating instructional use.
Translations and research
- Halperin, Mark. Out of the Cloister: Literati Perspectives on Buddhism in Sung China, 960–1279. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center, 2006.