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Taixu Hallhttps://taixu.ink/feed.xmlTaixu Hall2026-10-13T16:12:41Zhttps://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%8D%81%E5%96%84%E6%A5%AD%E9%81%93%E7%B6%93/Sutra on the Path of the Ten Wholesome Deeds2026-10-13T16:12:41Z

The Buddha teaches the dragon king how ten wholesome paths of bodily, verbal, and mental conduct support Buddhist practice. Chinese translation credited to Śikṣānanda in the Tang period.

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Eight reflections on impermanence, desire, diligence, wisdom, generosity, and compassion guide the path of awakening. Chinese translation traditionally credited to An Shigao in the Later Han period.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E4%BD%9B%E5%9E%82%E8%88%AC%E6%B6%85%E6%A7%83%E7%95%A5%E8%AA%AA%E6%95%99%E8%AA%A1%E7%B6%93/Sutra of the Buddha's Bequeathed Teaching2026-10-13T16:12:41Z

The Buddha's final instructions on discipline, contentment, diligence, meditation, and wisdom before entering nirvana. Chinese translation credited to Kumārajīva in the Later Qin period.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E9%BB%83%E6%AA%97%E5%B1%B1%E6%96%B7%E9%9A%9B%E7%A6%AA%E5%B8%AB%E5%82%B3%E5%BF%83%E6%B3%95%E8%A6%81/Essentials of Mind Transmission by Chan Master Huangbo Duanji2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Huangbo's recorded teachings present the one mind and challenge attempts to seek awakening through attachment to concepts or external objects.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E9%9B%B2%E9%96%80%E5%8C%A1%E7%9C%9F%E7%A6%AA%E5%B8%AB%E5%BB%A3%E9%8C%84/Extensive Record of Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

The collection preserves Yunmen's sermons, brief sayings, and exchanges with students on the realization and expression of Chan.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E9%8E%AE%E5%B7%9E%E8%87%A8%E6%BF%9F%E6%85%A7%E7%85%A7%E7%A6%AA%E5%B8%AB%E8%AA%9E%E9%8C%84/Record of Chan Master Linji Huizhao of Zhenzhou2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Linji's recorded sermons and encounters urge direct realization and examine the student's dependence on names, roles, and borrowed understanding.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E9%87%91%E5%89%9B%E9%A0%82%E8%93%AE%E8%8F%AF%E9%83%A8%E5%BF%83%E5%BF%B5%E8%AA%A6%E5%84%80%E8%BB%8C/Ritual for Mental Recitation of the Lotus Family in the Vajraśekhara2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

The manual sets out Lotus Family practice through visualization, mudrās, offerings, and mantra recitation within the Vajraśekhara ritual system.

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Amoghavajra explains the doctrinal and ritual framework of the Vajraśekhara teaching, including its maṇḍalas and stages of realization.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E9%87%91%E5%89%9B%E9%8C%8D/The Diamond Scalpel2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhanran argues that buddha-nature extends to insentient phenomena and examines objections to this Tiantai position.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E9%87%91%E5%85%89%E6%98%8E%E7%B6%93%E7%8E%84%E7%BE%A9/Profound Meaning of the Golden Light Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhiyi interprets the title and doctrinal structure of the Golden Light Sūtra through groups of three Tiantai principles.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E9%87%8B%E7%A6%AA%E6%B3%A2%E7%BE%85%E8%9C%9C%E6%AC%A1%E7%AC%AC%E6%B3%95%E9%96%80/Explanation of the Gradual Method of the Perfection of Meditation2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhiyi describes preparatory disciplines and successive meditative practices within the gradual approach to calming and contemplation.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%B6%99%E5%B7%9E%E5%92%8C%E5%B0%9A%E8%AA%9E%E9%8C%84/Record of Master Zhaozhou2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhaozhou's recorded dialogues and sayings examine practice and awakening through exchanges with monastics and other visitors.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%A8%BB%E8%8F%AF%E5%9A%B4%E6%B3%95%E7%95%8C%E8%A7%80%E9%96%80/Annotated Contemplation of the Huayan Realm of Reality2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zongmi annotates the contemplation text associated with Dushun, explaining its progression from emptiness to the mutual inclusion of phenomena.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%A7%80%E9%9F%B3%E7%8E%84%E7%BE%A9/Profound Meaning of Guanyin2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhiyi explains Guanyin through Tiantai categories, relating the bodhisattva's name and salvific activity to contemplation.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%A7%80%E7%84%A1%E9%87%8F%E5%A3%BD%E4%BD%9B%E7%B6%93%E7%96%8F%E5%A6%99%E5%AE%97%E9%88%94/Commentary on the Sublime Teaching of the Contemplation Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhili explains a commentary on the Contemplation Sūtra through Tiantai accounts of mind and the contemplation of the Buddha.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%A7%80%E5%BF%B5%E9%98%BF%E5%BD%8C%E9%99%80%E4%BD%9B%E7%9B%B8%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%89%E6%98%A7%E5%8A%9F%E5%BE%B7%E6%B3%95%E9%96%80/Method of Contemplating Amitābha's Ocean of Marks and the Merits of Samādhi2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Shandao explains the contemplation and recollection of Amitābha, supported by scriptural passages on practice and its benefits.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%90%AC%E6%9D%BE%E8%80%81%E4%BA%BA%E8%A9%95%E5%94%B1%E5%A4%A9%E7%AB%A5%E8%A6%BA%E5%92%8C%E5%B0%9A%E9%A0%8C%E5%8F%A4%E5%BE%9E%E5%AE%B9%E5%BA%B5%E9%8C%84/Book of Serenity2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Wansong comments on a collection of Chan cases and Hongzhi's verses, adding introductions, remarks, and explanations.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%8F%AF%E5%9A%B4%E7%B6%93%E8%A1%8C%E9%A1%98%E5%93%81%E7%96%8F/Commentary on the Practices and Vows Chapter of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Chengguan explains the practices and vows of Samantabhadra and their place in the bodhisattva path.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%8F%AF%E5%9A%B4%E7%B6%93%E6%8E%A2%E7%8E%84%E8%A8%98/Record of Exploring the Profound Meaning of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Fazang comments on the sixty-fascicle Avataṃsaka Sūtra and elaborates Huayan doctrine through its sequence of assemblies and teachings.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%8F%AF%E5%9A%B4%E6%B3%95%E7%95%8C%E7%8E%84%E9%8F%A1/Profound Mirror of the Huayan Realm of Reality2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Chengguan comments on the contemplation of the realm of reality associated with Dushun, explaining emptiness and the unobstructed relation of principle and phenomena.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%8F%AF%E5%9A%B4%E4%BA%94%E6%95%99%E6%AD%A2%E8%A7%80/Calming and Contemplation in the Five Huayan Teachings2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

The work organizes contemplation into five teachings, moving from elementary analysis toward the interpenetration of all phenomena.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%8F%AF%E5%9A%B4%E4%B8%80%E4%B9%98%E5%8D%81%E7%8E%84%E9%96%80/Ten Mysterious Gates of the One Vehicle of Huayan2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

The work explains ten ways in which phenomena interpenetrate within the Huayan understanding of the one vehicle.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E8%8F%A9%E8%96%A9%E6%88%92%E7%BE%A9%E7%96%8F/Commentary on the Meaning of the Bodhisattva Precepts2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhiyi explains the bodhisattva precepts of the Brahmā's Net Sūtra, relating ethical observance to the Mahāyāna path.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E7%AD%A0%E5%B7%9E%E6%B4%9E%E5%B1%B1%E6%82%9F%E6%9C%AC%E7%A6%AA%E5%B8%AB%E8%AA%9E%E9%8C%84/Record of Chan Master Dongshan Wuben of Junzhou2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

The collection records Dongshan's teachings, encounters, and verses, including the Song of the Jewel-Mirror Samādhi.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E7%A6%AA%E9%97%9C%E7%AD%96%E9%80%B2/Encouragement to Advance through the Chan Gate2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhuhong collects accounts and admonitions concerning sustained Chan practice, emphasizing resolve, effort, and the investigation of awakening.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E7%A6%AA%E6%BA%90%E8%AB%B8%E8%A9%AE%E9%9B%86%E9%83%BD%E5%BA%8F/General Preface to the Collected Explanations of the Source of Chan2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zongmi compares Chan approaches and Buddhist doctrinal teachings, explaining their relation through awakening and cultivation.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E7%A6%AA%E5%AE%97%E6%B0%B8%E5%98%89%E9%9B%86/Yongjia's Collection on Chan2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Xuanjue discusses preparation for practice, calming and contemplation, and the relation of understanding to realization.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E7%84%A1%E9%87%8F%E5%A3%BD%E7%B6%93%E5%84%AA%E6%B3%A2%E6%8F%90%E8%88%8D/Treatise on the Sūtra of Immeasurable Life2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Vasubandhu describes aspiration for birth in Amitābha's land through verses and an explanation of five gates of contemplative practice.

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Tanluan comments on Vasubandhu's Pure Land treatise, explaining the five gates of practice and the role of Amitābha's vows.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E6%B7%A8%E5%9C%9F%E7%94%9F%E7%84%A1%E7%94%9F%E8%AB%96/Treatise on Birth and Nonbirth in the Pure Land2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Chuandeng explains how aspiration for birth in the Pure Land accords with the nonarising of phenomena in Tiantai thought.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E6%B7%A8%E5%9C%9F%E5%8D%81%E8%A6%81/Ten Essentials of the Pure Land2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

The anthology brings together Pure Land writings selected by Zhixu in a version abridged and annotated by Chengshi.

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Huisi explains practices associated with the Lotus Sūtra, including contemplation, endurance, and the cultivation of ease and joy.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E6%AF%97%E5%B0%BC%E6%AD%A2%E6%8C%81%E6%9C%83%E9%9B%86/Collected Explanations of Restraint in the Vinaya2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Duti collects explanations of the rules governing restraint, bringing Vinaya sources and commentaries together for practical study.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E6%AF%97%E5%B0%BC%E4%BD%9C%E6%8C%81%E7%BA%8C%E9%87%8B/Further Explanation of Required Acts in the Vinaya2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Duti expands on Daoxuan's collection of monastic procedures, explaining the acts and communal observances required by the Vinaya.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E6%AD%A2%E8%A7%80%E8%BC%94%E8%A1%8C%E5%82%B3%E5%BC%98%E6%B1%BA/Commentary on Great Calming and Contemplation2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhanran comments on Zhiyi's Great Calming and Contemplation, explaining its structure, contemplative methods, and doctrinal foundations.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E6%A2%B5%E7%B6%B2%E7%B6%93%E8%8F%A9%E8%96%A9%E6%88%92%E6%9C%AC%E7%96%8F/Commentary on the Bodhisattva Precepts of the Brahmā's Net Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Fazang comments on the bodhisattva precepts, examining their wording, classifications, and conditions of observance and transgression.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E6%95%99%E8%AA%A1%E6%96%B0%E5%AD%B8%E6%AF%94%E4%B8%98%E8%A1%8C%E8%AD%B7%E5%BE%8B%E5%84%80/Instructions for Newly Ordained Monks on Conduct and Vinaya Observance2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Daoxuan sets out guidance for newly ordained monks on daily conduct, communal life, and the observance of monastic discipline.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E6%95%99%E8%A7%80%E7%B6%B1%E5%AE%97/Essentials of Doctrine and Contemplation2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Zhixu presents a concise account of Tiantai classification and connects each teaching with its corresponding contemplative practice.

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The ritual manual describes entry into the Womb Realm maṇḍala through preparation, offerings, visualization, mudrās, and recitation.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%BF%B5%E4%BD%9B%E4%B8%89%E6%98%A7%E5%AF%B6%E7%8E%8B%E8%AB%96/Treatise on the Jewel-King Samādhi of Buddha Recollection2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Feixi discusses buddha recollection and samādhi, relating devotional practice to contemplative insight and the bodhisattva path.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%BE%B9%E6%82%9F%E7%A6%AA%E5%B8%AB%E8%AA%9E%E9%8C%84/Record of Chan Master Chewu2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Chewu's recorded instructions relate the recollection of Amitābha to faith, aspiration, and sustained Pure Land practice.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%BE%80%E7%94%9F%E7%A6%AE%E8%AE%9A%E5%81%88/Verses Praising Birth in the Pure Land2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Shandao arranges verses, invocations, and acts of worship for devotion to Amitābha and aspiration for birth in the Pure Land.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%AE%97%E9%8F%A1%E9%8C%84/Record of the Source-Mirror2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Yanshou assembles scriptural passages, treatise excerpts, and discussions to explain the one mind and relate Chan realization to Buddhist doctrine.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%AE%89%E6%A8%82%E9%9B%86/Collection on Peace and Bliss2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Daochuo distinguishes the path of sages from the Pure Land path and explains aspiration and practices for birth in Amitābha's land.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%A4%A9%E5%8F%B0%E5%9B%9B%E6%95%99%E5%84%80/Outline of the Four Teachings of Tiantai2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Diguan summarizes the five periods and eight teachings, with an outline of the four doctrinal teachings and their stages of practice.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%A4%A7%E6%AF%98%E7%9B%A7%E9%81%AE%E9%82%A3%E7%B6%93%E5%BB%A3%E5%A4%A7%E5%84%80%E8%BB%8C/Extensive Ritual Manual of the Mahāvairocana Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

The manual organizes practices associated with the Mahāvairocana Sūtra, including maṇḍala rites, offerings, and mantra recitation.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%A4%A7%E6%AF%98%E7%9B%A7%E9%81%AE%E9%82%A3%E7%B6%93%E4%BE%9B%E9%A4%8A%E6%AC%A1%E7%AC%AC%E6%B3%95%E7%96%8F/Commentary on the Sequence of Offerings in the Mahāvairocana Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Bukesiyi explains the sequence of offering practices associated with the Mahāvairocana Sūtra, including preparation, visualization, and ritual acts.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%A4%A7%E6%AF%98%E7%9B%A7%E9%81%AE%E9%82%A3%E6%88%90%E4%BD%9B%E7%B6%93%E7%96%8F/Commentary on the Mahāvairocana Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Yixing records explanations of the Mahāvairocana Sūtra, treating its doctrine, maṇḍala, initiations, and ritual practices.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%A4%A7%E6%97%A5%E7%B6%93%E7%BE%A9%E9%87%8B/Explanation of the Meaning of the Mahāvairocana Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

This recension of the Mahāvairocana commentary explains the sūtra's teachings and ritual system in fourteen fascicles.

https://taixu.ink/en/classics/%E5%A4%A7%E6%96%B9%E5%BB%A3%E4%BD%9B%E8%8F%AF%E5%9A%B4%E7%B6%93%E7%96%8F/Commentary on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra2026-10-13T16:01:29Z

Chengguan provides a detailed commentary on the eighty-fascicle Avataṃsaka Sūtra, explaining its chapters and Huayan accounts of the realm of reality.

https://taixu.ink/en/start/yogacara-madhyamaka/Mind-Only and the Middle Way: Yogācāra and Madhyamaka in China2026-10-11T00:00:00Z

Read Kumārajīva, Jizang, Xuanzang and Kuiji through the Three Treatises, the Thirty Verses, and the hundred dharmas.

https://taixu.ink/en/start/vinaya/The Vinaya in China: Monastic Discipline and the Dharmaguptaka Rule2026-10-11T00:00:00Z

Explore the Four-Part Vinaya, Daoxuan’s work on Mount Zhongnan, and the bodhisattva precepts of the Brahmā’s Net Sutra.

https://taixu.ink/en/start/tiantai-huayan/Tiantai and Huayan: Two Great Systems of Chinese Buddhist Thought2026-10-11T00:00:00Z

Meet Zhiyi, Fazang and Zongmi through calming and insight, the golden lion, and Chinese Buddhism’s teachings on an interconnected world.

https://taixu.ink/en/start/pure-land/Pure Land Buddhism: Amitābha, the Three Sutras and the Practice of Recollection2026-10-11T00:00:00Z

Read the three Pure Land sutras and meet Huiyuan, Tanluan, Daochuo, and Shandao through Amitābha's vows and the practice of recollection.

https://taixu.ink/en/start/chan/Chan Buddhism: From Bodhidharma to the Platform Sutra and the Lamp Records2026-10-11T00:00:00Z

Meet the early Chan teachers, read the Dunhuang Platform Sutra, and follow the five houses through the Record of the Transmission of the Lamp.

https://taixu.ink/en/start/tang-esoteric/Esoteric Buddhism in Tang Chang'an: Amoghavajra, Huiguo and the Road to Kūkai2026-10-10T00:00:00Z

Meet the teachers of Tang esoteric Buddhism and explore their scriptures, from Amoghavajra’s Chang’an to Huiguo’s transmission to Kūkai.

https://taixu.ink/en/start/heart-sutra/The Heart Sutra: Text, Translators and How to Read It2026-10-10T00:00:00Z

Explore the Heart Sutra through Xuanzang's Chinese text, its Sanskrit mantra, and a gentle passage-by-passage introduction to wisdom and emptiness.

https://taixu.ink/en/start/eight-schools/The Eight Schools of Chinese Buddhism2026-10-10T00:00:00Z

Explore eight Buddhist traditions through their great teachers, foundational texts, and a practical first reading for each school.

https://taixu.ink/en/start/chinese-buddhism/Start Here: Reading the Chinese Buddhist Canon2026-10-10T00:00:00Z

Find your first Buddhist text, learn how the Chinese canon is arranged, and build a reading practice with sutras, teachers, and commentaries.