【英汉对照佛学词典】

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(1) Dharma-store, dharma-treasure, treasury of the law--usually a reference to the scriptures of the Buddhist canon (dharma-ko/sa), as distinguished from the vinaya 戒律 collection. This is the portion of the Buddhist canon originally said to have been rendered by a^nanda at the First Council 第一结集. (2) The buddhadharma in the most profound philosophical sense as ultimate reality; the most unfathomable principle. [法华经 T 262.9.62b11](3) Fazang (643-712); an early Tang scholar-monk, who, because of his great contributions to the development and consolidation of the Huayan school, is considered to be its third patriarch. After his initial practices at Taibaishan 太白山, he became the disciple of the second Huayan patriarch, Zhiyan 智俨. After Zhiyan's death in 670, he formally entered the sangha at T'ai-yüan-ssu 太原寺. He subsequently moved around among the various temples, spreading the Huayan teaching and helping in translation projects. He eventually became well-known to the Tang rulership, and was a teacher to Empress Wu. He became a prolific writer and commentator, his works including the Hua-yen-ching-t'an hsüan-chi 华严经探玄记 (20 fascicles), the Hua-yen wu-chiao chang 华严五教章 (3 or 4 fasc.) and the Ch'i-hsin-lun i-chi 起信论义记 (5 fasc.). Among his disciples were Wen-ch'ao 文超 and Huiyuan 慧苑. He was also the junior to another famous disciple of Zhiyan--the founder of Huayan in Korea, Uisang 义湘, with whom he developed a deep friendship, such that they continued to correspond long after Uisang's return to Silla. (4) (637-714) A Sanjie jiao 三阶教 monk originally of the Jingyu si 净域寺; later appointed controller of the Wujinzang 无尽藏 at the Fuxian si 福先寺 and the Huadu si 化度寺.