Wonch`uk; Banya paramilda simgyeong chan; Essence; Doctrine; Three Wheels of Dharma; Three natures of existence; The nature of Emptiness
摘要
This paper has attempted to present an English translation of Wonch`uk`s Banya paramilda simgyeong chan (般若波羅蜜多心經贊) or Commentary on the Heart Sutra which was written in classical Chinese in the 7th century. As an example of the intellectual analysis of a sutra, Wonch`uk`s Commentary is an important text that has exerted a significant influence on East Asian Buddhist thought. A prominent Korean Yogacara scholar, Wonch`uk authored twenty-three works during his lifetime; unfortunately, all but three have been lost. The Commentary on the Heart Sutra is the shortest among his extant writings, yet it clearly reflects his incomparable erudition. It is a unique commentarial work to examine the Buddhist meaning of emptiness (sunyata) as it reflects the Madhyamika doctrine of Emptiness from the Yogacara perspective. The English translation of Wonch`uk`s original Chinese text may offer the contemporary readers in the West an opportunity to reveal the distinctive features of Wonch`uk`s Commentary as well as an East Asian scriptural exegesis.
目次
Abstract 121 I. Introduction 122 1. The Heart Sutra 123 2. The characteristics of Wonch'uk's Commentary on the Heart Sutra 125 II. An English translation of the Banya paramilda simgyeong chan 133 [Introduction] 133 [A.] The causes and conditions that gave rise to this teaching 133 [B.] Differentiating the essence (t'i) and the doctrine (tsung) [of the sutra] 134 [C.] Explaining the title of the sutra 137 [D.] Interpreting the sutra by analyzing its textual content 137 [1. Illustrating the contemplating wisdom] [2. Illustrating the cognitive-object contemplated] [3. Revealing the fruit attained] Glossary of Chinese Terms 199 Abbreviation 203 References 204
