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The Scripture on the Explication of Underlying Meaning

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This influential sutra expounds the thought of the Yogācāra (Mind-Only or Consciousness-Only) School (Vijñānavāda), stating that all phenomena are manifestations of the mind. Complete in one volume.

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Taishō 676

Volume 16

The basic sūtra of the Faxiang School, The Scripture on the Explication of Underlying Meaning expounds the thought of the Yogācāra or Mind-Only School (Vijñānavāda), stating that all phenomena are manifestations of the mind. It belongs to the middle period of Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism and is considered to have been composed at the start of the fourth century A.D. It is divided into eight chapters, and gives a detailed exposition of the philosophy of the Yogācāra School. Judging from the fact that the greater part of this sūtra is quoted in the Yogācārabhūmi (Taishō 53), and that numerous citations from it are to be found in such works as the Mahāyānasaṃgraha (Taishō 57) and Jō-yui-shiki-ron (Taishō 54), it is clear that it exerted considerable influence in later times.

Source
Skt. Saṃdhinirmocana-sūtra. Translated into the Chinese by Xuan Cang as Jie shenmi jing (解深密經). 5 fascicles.

Additional information

Dimensions10 × 7 × 1 in
ISBN1-886439-10-9
Pages248
Publishing Date2000
TranslatorJ. Keenan