Record of the Mahayana Treatise (釋摩訶衍論記)

About 釋摩訶衍論記

Song · by 普觀述

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The *Commentary on the Mahayana Awakening of Faith* was composed by the Song Dynasty eminent monk Puguan. It serves as an authoritative commentary on the ancient Indian treatise *Mahayana Awakening of Faith*, attributed to the bodhisattva Nāgārjuna. Centered on the Tathāgatagarbha (Buddha-nature) thought of Mahayana Buddhism, this commentary elucidates doctrines such as the One Mind with Two Aspects and the conditioned arising of Suchness, while integrating perspectives from the Huayan and Chan traditions. Through systematic structural analysis and subtle philosophical reasoning, Puguan provided scholars in China with a bridge to deeply understand the philosophies of Consciousness-Only and the Nature School. This work is not only a significant text in the study of Song Dynasty Buddhist doctrine, but is also regarded as a model of the Chinese Buddhist commentary tradition, exerting a profound influence on the development of Buddhist thought in East Asia.