The Scripture on the Explication of Underlying Meaning

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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.
(Source: BDK America)

Citation	Keenan, John P., trans. The Scripture on the Explication of Underlying Meaning. Translated from the Chinese of Hsüan-tsang (Taisho Volume 16, Number 676). BDK English Tripiṭaka 25, no. 4. Berkeley, CA: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 2000. https://bdkamerica.org/product/the-scripture-on-the-explication-of-underlying-meaning/.

A Message on the Publication of the English Tripitaka
Numata Yehanv
Editorial Foreword Mayeda Sengakuvii
Publisher’s Foreword Kenneth K. Inadaix
Translator’s Introduction John P. Keenan1

The Scripture on the Explication of Underlying Meaning Chapter I Thus Have I Heard 7 Chapter II The Descriptive Marks of the Truth of Ultimate Meaning 11 Chapter III The Descriptive Marks of Mind, Thought, and [Sense] Consciousness 27 Chapter IV The Characteristic Patterns of All Things 31 Chapter V The Absence of Essence 35 Chapter VI The Analysis of Centering 51 Chapter VII The Stages and Perfections 77 Chapter VIII The Duty Accomplishment of a Tathagata 99

Notes 113 Glossary 117 Bibliography 119 Index 121

A List of the Volumes of the BDK English Tripitaka (First Series)

Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra - ārya-saṃdhinirmocana-nāma-mahāyāna-sūtra, (jie shen mi jing), ('phags pa dgongs pa nges par 'grel pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo), Taishō Volume 16. No. 676. In bka' 'gyur (sde dge par phud), Vol. 49: 1-110. Delhi: delhi karmapae chodhey gyalwae sungrab partun khang, 1976-1979. Columbia AIBS

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 The Scripture on the Explication of Underlying Meaning Chapter I
 Thus Have I Heard 7