A Philological Analysis of Buddhist Priest Fa Cheng's Notes on the Yogācāra-bhūmi-?āstra in Preparation for Giving Sermons
Among Dunhuang documents there are two sets of notes taken on the Yogācāra-bhūmi-śāstra written by Bud-dhist priest Fa Cheng as he prepared for a sermon,which were given the titles"Reading Notes on Yogācãra-bhūmi-śāstra"and"Classifications of the Yogācāra-bhūmi-śāstra."There are approximately 65 different numbered manuscripts on this topic col-lected in different institutions throughout the world.By examining the format,writing styles and scriptural features of these two manuscripts from the perspective of philology,the author summarizes the important features of the manuscripts and concludes that different versions of notes regarding the same Buddhist scripture were written because Fa Cheng was preparing sermons for different audiences.A comparison and analysis of notes written in preparation for sermons is very helpful for revealing the theo-retical features and philological value of documents created at different times while treating the same topic.
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