Awakening of Faith Commentary and Notes Compilation (起信論疏記會閱)

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Qing · by 續法會編

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The *Commentaries and Notes on the Awakening of Faith*, compiled by the Qing dynasty master Xu Fa, is a comprehensive collection of commentaries on the essential Mahayana treatise, *The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana*. This work brings together authoritative commentaries and notes by ancient masters such as Fazang and Zongmi of the Tang dynasty, systematically elucidating core doctrines such as the arising of phenomena from Suchness and the One Mind with its Two Aspects. Compiled during the Buddhist revival of the early Qing period, its purpose was to clarify the teachings and guide proper scholastic practice. As a key interpretative text for the Huayan school and Tathāgatagarbha thought, it provides a concise guide for studying Mahayana mind-nature theory, holding an authoritative, bridging position within the Chinese Buddhist doctrinal tradition.