The Satyadvaya Theory of Zhizang 智蔵 Observed in the Chengshi-lun daiyiji 成実論大義記

Abstract

This paper is based on the surviving fragments of Zhizang’s 智蔵 Chengshilun dayiji 成実論大義記, in particular, the seventh volume “prajñapti and satya dharma theory” and the eighth volume “satyadvaya theory”. By analyzing Xiaotong’s 蕭統 lingzhi jie erdiyi (令旨解二諦義), I try to discover how people understood and discussed satyadvaya in the early days of the Liang dynasty. Starting from Jizang’s 吉蔵 critical quotations and his tiyong (体用) framework, I reexamine the satyadvaya theory of Zhizang. Ultimately, this investigation provided the opportunity to examine the accuracy and coherence of Jizang’s citation and criticism of Zhizang’s satyadvaya theory.