"Three Teachings." （1） The three major East Asian traditions of Buddhism 佛教， Confucianism 儒教 and Taoism 道教. （2） According to Zongmi 宗密 in his commentary to the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment 圆觉经， the sudden teaching dunjiao 顿教， represented by the Huayan ching; 华严经 the jianjiao 渐教 represented by the period from the Deer Park to S/a^la Forest， and the budingjiao 不定教， which teaches the eternal perfection of the Buddha-nature （Z 243.9.323b-c）.