Exposition of the Sutra of Brahma's Net
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This volume has much to offer to students and practitioners of Buddhism in the English-speaking world. First and foremost, it contains the first scholarly translation of the full Mahāyāna Sutra of Brahmā's Net into English. Of greatest interest to most, of course, will be the "Mahāyāna Prātimokṣa" ("Precepts Manual") that comprises the second half of the sutra; but the sutra as a whole represents the documentation of a vitally important stage in the development of Mahāyāna thought. At the same time, the reader will have access to the magisterial commentary on this sutra by Taehyeon. Taehyeon's was the only major commentary to treat the entire sutra, and was regarded by a large swath of East Asian Vinaya experts as being the most thorough and balanced exegesis ever written on the text. The Beommanggyeong gojeokgi was taken as the definitive work on the sutra in the Japanese Ritsu school, where it was the subject of more than sixty subcommentaries. At the same time, readers will be presented with the largest single work to be rendered in English to date by the eminent Silla exegete Taehyeon, a scholar who went far beyond his primary field of Yogācāra to write on virtually every facet of the Mahāyāna Buddhist system. (Muller, preface, xxvii)
Preface to
The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism i On the Occasion of Publishing
The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism v Preface to the English Edition of
The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism viii I. INTRODUCTION 3
1. Foreword 5 2. Taehyeon's Life and Works 6
A. Taehyeon's Life 6 B. Taehyeon's Writings 13 3. Taehyeon's Mahāyāna Vinaya Studies 19
A. Silla Research on the Sutra of Brahma's Net 19 B. Sutras, Vinayas, śāstras, and Commentaries quoted in the Beommanggyeong gojeokgi 23 C. Characteristics of the Beommanggyeong gojeokgi 30 D. Influence in Japan 34 E. Taehyeon's Interpretive Approaches toward the Sutra of Brahma's Net 39 4. Meeting the Demands for Secular Relevance 44
A. Taehyeon's View of the Sutra of Brahma's Net and "Filial Piety" 孝 and "Obligation for Kindnesses Received" 恩 44 B. Other Regulations for Dealing with the World of the Time 48 5. Vinaya Thought through the Three Pure Sets of Precepts 52 6. References 59
A. Canonical Collections 59 B. Scriptural Sources 60 C. Attributed Works 60 D. Modern Works 62 II. ROLL ONE 65
Commentator's Preface 68
1. Time and Place 68 2. Capacity (of the Audience) 68 3. How it is Categorized Within the Canon 68 4. Circumstances and Details regarding the Translation 69
A. Number of Verses 頌品 70 B. Causes and Conditions in China 中國 因緣 70 5. Doctrinal Tenets 宗趣 72
A. In General 總 72 B. Mental Behavior 心行 73 C. The Ultimate Theme 歸趣 74 6. The Title 題名 79
Main Text 81
A. The Explanation by the Original Teacher 本師說 82 B. Opportunity for an Audience and Questions 見問 84 C. The Answer 答 93 III. ROLL TWO 151
Ten Grounds 十地 153
1. Ground of the Equality of the Essence 體性平等地 153 2. Ground of the Skillful Wisdom of the Essence 體性善慧地 157 3. Ground of the Luminosity of the Essence 體性光明地 169 4. Ground of the Knowability of the Essence 體性爾焰地 173 5. Ground of Wisdom-Illumination of the Essence 體性慧照地 179 6. Ground of the Floral Radiance of the Essence 體性華光地 184 7. Ground of Completion of the Essential Nature 體性滿足地 188 8. Ground of the Buddha's Roar of the Essential Nature 體性佛吼地 193 9. Ground of the Flower Ornamentation of the Essence 體性華嚴地 198 10. Ground of Entry into the Buddha Realm of the Essential Nature 201 IV. ROLL THREE 209
The Grave Precepts 戒文 211
1. Invocation 付囑 211
A. The Teaching Transmitted to the Transformation-body Buddhas 213 B. Repaying of Kindness and Separate Iteration of the Teaching 213 C. The Exhortation 策發 221 D. The Bodhisattva Precepts 224 E. Preface on the Formation of the Precepts 結戒序 246 2. The Main Sermon 正說分 254
3. The Ten Grave Precepts 十重戒 260
A. Prohibition of Pleasurable Killing 快意殺生戒第一 260 B. Prohibition of Stealing the Property of Others 劫盜人物戒第二 266 C. Prohibition of the Heartless Pursuit of Lust 無慈行欲戒第三經 275 D. Prohibition of Intentional Lying 故心妄語戒第四經 284 E. Prohibition of the Sale of Alcohol 酤酒生罪戒第五經 287 F. Prohibition of Speaking of the Faults of Others 289 G. Prohibition of Praising Oneself and Disparaging Others 自讚毀他戒第七 293 H. Prohibition of Stinginess and Abuse of Others 慳生毀辱戒第八 296 I. Prohibition of Holding Resentments and Not Accepting Apologies 瞋不受謝戒第九 303 J. Prohibition of Denigration of the Three Treasures 307 K. Conclusion 結成門 309 V. ROLL FOUR 315
The Minor Precepts 317
1. Preface to the Minor Precepts 輕戒序文 317
A. Concluding the Former (Grave Precepts) and Initiating the Latter (Minor) 結前生後 317 2. Enumeration of the Precepts 次第誦出 318
A. Division of Ten Precepts 判十戒 318 B. Division of Ten Precepts 判十戒 341 C. Division of Ten Precepts 判十戒 357 D. Division of Nine Precepts 判九戒 375 E. Division of Nine Precepts 判九戒 401 3. General Conclusion 總結 424
A. Dissemination Section 流通分 425
Members of the English Translation Editorial Board The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism 453 Members of the Compilation Committee of Korean Buddhist Thought 454 In Memoriam: The Most Venerable Kasan Jikwan 455 Executive Members of the Steering Committee of Korean Buddhist Thought 457 Collected Works of Korean Buddhism 458
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