Wonhyo; Prajna Paramita; Siddhanta; Sunyata; Classification of the Doctrine; Taehyedogyongchongyo; Paramartha
摘要
The present study is an English translation of Wonhyo`s Essentials of the Mahaprajnaparamita-sutra (The Taehyedogyongchongyo), Chapters 4 & 5 with Annotated notes. The Chapter 4 of TDC deals with the elucidation of the origin of the preaching on he Mahaprajnaparamita-sutra. There are six kinds of main causes and occasions: (a) To reveal the deeds of the bodhisattva widely. (b) To accept the solicitations of all devas. (c) To relieve doubts among all men. (d) To cure the sickness of all sentient beings. (e) To expound the truth of the first principle. (f) To bring the proponents of different theories within. The Chapter five deals with the problem of classification of the doctrine. Wonhyo insists that old theories of sudden enlightenment and that of gradual enlightenment and the three kinds of dharma-cakras (the four noble truths for Hinayana, Sunyata for Mahayana, and the righteous wisdom for ekayana) are reasonable in a way. However, it is unreasonable for this Maha-prajna-paramita-sutra to belong to the second dharma-cakra period because it is contradictory to both the sutra and the treatise. This Mahaprajnaparamita-sutra, like the Avata8saka-sutra, is the full teaching that is unsurpassed and indisputable wisdom acquired by the Buddha.
