Liao · by 志福撰
72,004 · about 240 min
The *Tongxuan Commentary on the Mahāyāna Śāstra* was composed by the Liao Dynasty monk Zhifu. It is an important commentary that elucidates the *Mahāyāna Śāstra* authored by the Indian master Nāgārjuna. Completed during the flourishing period of Buddhism in the Liao Dynasty, this work offers profound explanations of core doctrines such as One Mind, Suchness, and arising-and-ceasing, integrating Huayan and Yogācāra thought. As a representative text of Liao Buddhist literature, it not only systematically synthesizes the Tathāgatagarbha theory of Mahāyāna Buddhism but also deeply influenced the development of doctrinal studies in Chinese Buddhism. It serves as a key source for researching Liao Buddhist thought and Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka philosophy.