Huayan School Commentaries and Hetuvidya Catalog (華嚴宗章疏並因明錄)

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Japan · by 圓超錄

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The *Huayan Sect Commentaries and Hetuvidyā Record* compiled by Master Enchō (also known as the *Enchō Record*) is an important Buddhist document from the early Heian period in Japan. Completed in the 9th century, this work systematically compiles a catalog of commentaries and treatises from the Chinese Huayan (Avataṃsaka) school and the study of Hetuvidyā (Buddhist logic) of the Tang Dynasty. It encompasses commentaries on sūtras, śāstras, and works on logic. Not only does it preserve clues to many lost texts, but it also reflects the Japanese Huayan school's assimilation and development of Chinese Buddhist thought. As one of Japan's earliest works of Buddhist bibliography, the *Enchō Record* serves as an authoritative historical source for researching the transmission of the Huayan tradition, the dissemination of Hetuvidyā, and Sino-Japanese Buddhist exchange. It holds an irreplaceable position in the fields of Buddhist bibliography and sectarian history.