Song · by 道威入注
309,793 · about 1033 min
The Lotus Sutra Commentary, also known as the Annotated Commentary on the Lotus Sutra, was composed by the Song Dynasty monk Daowei. This work is an authoritative commentary on Kumarajiva's translation of the "Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma," completed during the flourishing period of Buddhist doctrinal studies in the Song Dynasty. Centered on the Perfect Teaching philosophy of the Tiantai school, it provides a detailed, line-by-line explanation of the sutra's profound principles, covering essential doctrines such as the One Vehicle of True Reality, opening the provisional to reveal the true, and unifying the three vehicles into the one. This commentary synthesizes the views of earlier patriarchs like Zhiyi, offering a systematic and in-depth analysis. It is a key text for studying the Lotus Sutra and the doctrines of the Tiantai school, holding a significant place in the history of Buddhist exegesis and valued by later generations of scholars.