Commentary on the Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra ( (解深密經疏（補篇）)

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Tang · by 圓測撰 觀空還譯 · Source text translated by 法成藏　民國

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The *Commentary on the Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra (Supplemental Section)* is a commentary on the *Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra* composed by the Silla Korean monk Wŏnch'ŭk of the Tang Dynasty. It was later translated back into Chinese from the Tibetan version by the modern Tibetan Buddhist scholar Venerable Guankong and compiled by Facheng Zang. The *Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra* is a fundamental scripture of the Consciousness-Only school, elucidating profound doctrines such as the principle that all phenomena are consciousness-only, the three natures, and the three natureless natures. Wŏnch'ŭk's supplemental commentary inherits the tradition of Xuanzang's Consciousness-Only studies, systematically interpreting the scripture. The Tibetan translation and its retranslation into Chinese have filled gaps in the Chinese Buddhist textual tradition. This commentary serves as an important document for the study of Consciousness-Only philosophy and Sino-Tibetan Buddhist exchange, holding authoritative status in the history of Buddhist doctrine and phil