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Ten Non-Dual Gates Essence (十不二門樞要)

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Song · by 了然述

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Master Liaoran's "The Essential Pivot of the Tenfold Non-Duality" is an important commentary from the Song Dynasty within the Tiantai school. It systematically explains the philosophy of perfect harmony in the Tenfold Non-Duality as presented in "The Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra." At its core, the work centers on the non-duality of principle and phenomena, and the oneness of form and mind. It illuminates the Tiantai doctrine of inherent inclusion within true reality, emphasizing that delusion and awakening are one, and that ordinary beings and sages are fundamentally equal. This book skillfully harmonizes doctrine and contemplation in a clear and accessible manner, providing a theoretical foundation for the practice of calming and insight meditation. As an essential work within the Tiantai doctrinal system, it has profoundly influenced the later development of Tiantai studies and is regarded as a key introductory text for understanding the school's philosophy of perfect teaching.

No. 930-A十不二門樞要敘

No. 930-A Preface to the Essentials of the Ten Gates of Non-Duality

十不二門解釋而眾者。安不由文以意為主。悟意不侔文隨意變。故諸先達不克自默。今亦然也。十門之作正為于觀。故曰觀心。乃是教行樞機。輙以樞要名云。

Explaining the Ten Gates of Non-Duality, and why it addresses the assembled: how could it not be that, through the text, the meaning is what prevails? When the meaning grasped is not the same, the text changes according to the meaning. That is why the various earlier masters could not keep silent, and so it is now as well. The composition of the ten gates is precisely for the sake of contemplation; hence it is called "contemplating the mind." This is indeed the pivotal mechanism of teaching and practice, and so it is named "the pivot and essence."

紹興戊午八月丙辰墨禪齋敘No. 930

In the eighth month of the wu-wu year of the Shaoxing era, on the bing-chen day, written at the Mochan Studio. No. 930.

十不二門樞要卷上

Essential Points on the Ten Non-Dual Gates, Volume 1

東掖虎溪沙門 了然 述

By Liao Ran, monk of Huxi at Dongye

十不二門樞要

CBETA Code: X0930

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