The Texts of the Huayanjing mingfapinnei sanbao zhang 華厳経明法品内三宝章

Abstract

The Huayanjing mingfapinnei sanbao zhang 華厳経明法品内三宝章, composed of seven chapters, the first of which is named sanbao zhang 三宝章 and the last of which is named xuanyi zhang 玄義章, was edited not by Fazang 法蔵 but by Kyunyŏ 均如 in Koryŏ 高麗. The editorial policy of Kyunyŏ was reimported to China, and a print book based on this policy was produced in the Song 宋 period. The title of this book in its Song edition was Huayanjing zhang 華厳経章, not Huayanjing mingfapinnei sanbao zhang. These facts cannot be known if we check only the Taishō Tripiṭaka 大正蔵. Rather, they are evident from extant handwritten copies and printed books. The handwritten copies and the Taishō edition contain some different wordings. Future research on the Huayanjing mingfapinnei sanbao zhang should compare these, and work to establish a better text.