Fazang

Fazang (643–712) was born in Chang'an to a family of Sogdian ancestry and studied under Zhiyan. Supported by Empress Wu, he taught the Avataṃsaka Sūtra and participated in Buddhist translation projects. His writings explain the interdependence of all phenomena and classify Buddhist teachings into five categories. The Huayan tradition counts him as its third patriarch, and his Treatise on the Golden Lion illustrates its account of the relation between principle and phenomena.

賢首法藏 · 唐 · 643-712

Also known as: 賢首大師

Works and Translations

• 華嚴金師子章
• 華嚴一乘教義分齊章
• 華嚴經探玄記
• 修華嚴奧旨妄盡還源觀
• 大乘起信論義記
• 梵網經菩薩戒本疏

Part of: The Eight Schools of Chinese Buddhism, Tiantai and Huayan: Two Great Systems of Chinese Buddhist Thought