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)

Citation	Muller, A. Charles, ed. and trans. Exposition of the Sutra of Brahma's Net. Collected Works of Korean Buddhism 11. Seoul: Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, 2012. http://www.acmuller.net/kor-bud/11_sutra_of_brahmas_net.pdf.

Preface to

The Collected Works of Korean Buddhismi

On the Occasion of Publishing

The Collected Works of Korean Buddhismv

Preface to the English Edition of

The Collected Works of Korean Buddhismviii

Prefacexxvii

Abbreviationsxxx

I. INTRODUCTION3
- 1. Foreword5
- 2. Taehyeon's Life and Works6
  - A. Taehyeon's Life6
  - B. Taehyeon's Writings13
- 3. Taehyeon's Mahāyāna Vinaya Studies19
  - A. Silla Research on the Sutra of Brahma's Net19
  - B. Sutras, Vinayas, śāstras, and Commentaries quoted in the Beommanggyeong gojeokgi23
  - C. Characteristics of the Beommanggyeong gojeokgi30
  - D. Influence in Japan34
  - E. Taehyeon's Interpretive Approaches toward the Sutra of Brahma's Net39
- 4. Meeting the Demands for Secular Relevance44
  - 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 Time48
- 5. Vinaya Thought through the Three Pure Sets of Precepts52
- 6. References59
  - A. Canonical Collections59
  - B. Scriptural Sources60
  - C. Attributed Works60
  - D. Modern Works62
II. ROLL ONE65
- Commentator's Preface68
  - 1. Time and Place68
  - 2. Capacity (of the Audience)68
  - 3. How it is Categorized Within the Canon68
  - 4. Circumstances and Details regarding the Translation69
    - 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
    - A. The Short Title 題目79
- Main Text81
  - - 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 TWO151
- 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
    體性入佛界地201

IV. ROLL THREE209
- The Grave Precepts 戒文211
  - 1. Invocation 付囑211
    - A. The Teaching Transmitted to the Transformation-body Buddhas
      化佛傳說213
    - B. Repaying of Kindness and Separate Iteration of the Teaching
      報恩別化213
    - C. The Exhortation 策發221
    - D. The Bodhisattva Precepts224
    - E. Preface on the Formation of the Precepts 結戒序246
  - 2. The Main Sermon 正說分254
    - A. General Outline 總標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
      談他過失戒第六經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
      毀謗三寶戒第十307
    - K. Conclusion 結成門309

V. ROLL FOUR315
- The Minor Precepts317
  - 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

INDEX429

Contributors451

Members of the English Translation Editorial Board The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism453

Members of the Compilation Committee of Korean Buddhist Thought454

In Memoriam: The Most Venerable Kasan Jikwan455

Executive Members of the Steering Committee of Korean Buddhist Thought457

Collected Works of Korean Buddhism458

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