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Chengguan

Chengguan wrote a major commentary and subcommentary on the eighty-fascicle Avataṃsaka Sūtra. His account of the relations between principle and phenomena shaped later Huayan interpretation, including the writings of his student Zongmi.

清涼澄觀 · 唐 · 738-839

Also known as: 清涼國師

Works and Translations

  • 大方廣佛華嚴經疏
  • 華嚴法界玄鏡
  • 華嚴經行願品疏

Part of: Tiantai and Huayan: Two Great Systems of Chinese Buddhist Thought