新華嚴經論 1.6

1.6

First: The Hīnayāna vinaya sūtras, which take sentimental existence as their tradition. Second: The Bodhisattva Precepts, which take the simultaneous manifestation of sentimental existence and the real as their tradition. Third: The Prajñā teachings, which take expounding emptiness to reveal the real as their tradition. Fourth: The Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra, which takes neither empty nor existent as its tradition. Fifth: The Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra, which takes the five dharmas, three natures, eight consciousnesses, and two kinds of selflessness as its tradition. Sixth: The Vimalakīrtinirdeśa Sūtra, which takes the harmonization of the two views of defilement and purity and manifesting the inconceivable as its tradition. Seventh: The Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra, which takes converging the provisional into the ultimate as its tradition. Eighth: The Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūtra, which takes guarding and maintaining the true Dharma as its tradition. Ninth: The Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, which takes clarifying the Buddha-nature as its tradition. Tenth: The Mahāvaipulya Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra, which takes the fundamental wisdom-compassion of all buddhas, the consummation of cause and perfection of fruition, the mutual penetration of the one and the many, and the Buddha Vehicle of the unimpeded pratītyasamutpāda of principle and phenomena of the dharmadhātu as its tradition. The divisions of traditions above are all tenets established by preceding worthy predecessors. Even if there are minor additions or subtractions due to differing viewpoints, their main meanings and headings are largely similar. As for the traditions established by various worthies of the Western Regions and this land, they will be further clarified below.