Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra Textual Commentary (妙法蓮華經文句)

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Sui · by 智顗說

205,958 · about 687 min

The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra is a Buddhist commentary on the scripture composed by the Sui dynasty eminent monk Zhiyi, as recorded by his disciple Guanding. Also known as the Fahua Wenju, this work expounds the profound meaning of the Lotus Sutra through the Tiantai school's distinctive methods of fivefold profound meaning and fourfold exegesis, encompassing aspects of causes and conditions, doctrinal classification, original and trace manifestations, and contemplative insight. Together with The Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra and The Great Calming and Contemplation, it forms the Three Great Works of the Tiantai school, establishing core doctrines such as "three thousand realms in a single thought" and "unifying the three vehicles into the one Buddha vehicle." It stands as an authoritative text for the study of Tiantai thought and the Lotus Sutra in Chinese Buddhism, exerting a profound influence on East Asian Buddhism.