Meaning of the Flower Garland Sutra Based on an Earlier Commentary (Kegonkyo zuisoengisho)Final Part of Volume Two

Ink on Paper / One Scroll

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Acquired by Enchin from Tang China, this volume is one of the remaining volumes of the Meaning of the Great and Vast Buddha Flower Garland Sutra Based on an Earlier Commentary, totaling forty volumes, as listed in the Comprehensive Catalog of Seeking the Dharma at Guoqing and Other Temples. The author of this text is Chengguan 澄観 (738–839), a great master of Huayan Buddhist teachings, reverently known as State Master Qingliang 清涼国師, the fourth founder of the Huayan School. This document is a further detailed explanation of Chengguan's Great and Vast Buddha Flower Garland Sutra, where he lectured on the 80 scrolls of Huayan at the Great Huayan Temple on Mt. Wutai. Written carefully in cursive script, each character is marked with red boundary lines.

Category
National Treasure
Era
Tang Period
Measurements
29.6 × 1500.0 cm

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