Sìfēn lǜ hánzhù jièběn shū kē 四分律含注戒本疏科

Topical Outline for the Commentary on the Embedded-Annotation Prātimokṣa by 元照 (Yuánzhào, 錄)

About the work

A four-fascicle topical outline (科 ) for the commentary on Dàoxuān’s Hánzhù jièběn (KR6k0131), recorded (錄 ) by Yuánzhào 元照 (元照). The 科 genre — outlines / topical synopses — is a standard medieval Chinese Buddhist scholastic apparatus providing the analytical structure of a parent commentary.

Prefaces

Author’s colophon: 宋元照錄.

Abstract

Yuánzhào’s outline supplies the working analytical structure for the study of the Dàoxuān-period Hánzhù jièběn commentary tradition. The outline format facilitated rapid reference and instructional use, making the parent text accessible to Sòng-period students of the Sìfēn Vinaya.