元朗についての考察

抄録

The development of Huayan doctrine during the late Tang and the Five Dynasties was slow, and few scholars have paid attention to the masters who made great contributions to Huayan during this period. Moreover, scholarly research on the development of Huayan during this period has also been limited to the scope of the “Ershui sijia” 二水四家, the scholars characterized as the Two Waters （Changshui Zixuan 長水子璿 [965-1038] and Jinshui Jingyuan 晉水淨源 [1011-1088]） and Four Houses （Daoting 道亭 [1023-1100], Guanfu 觀復 [?-1146/1152?], Shihui 師會 [1102-1166] and Xidi 希迪 [?-1218?]）. In fact, however, those who contributed to the development of Huayan in the Song dynasty were not at all limited to these six scholars. Yuanlang 元朗 is just one such other contributor worthy of study.

The Dasheng qi xin lun jishichao 大乗起信論集釈鈔,　the only scholarly work of Yuanlang, was esteemed by Ŭich’ŏn 義天 （1055-1101）, and was compiled into the Wŏnjong munnyu 圓宗文類and Sinp’yŏn chejong kyojang ch’ongnok 新編諸宗教藏總錄. Unfortunately, the full text of Jishichao has not survived, and there is no clue left in China. However, a few Japanese scholar-monks cited it in their own works. Through these quotations, it is possible to recognize the ideological tendency of Yuanlang to a certain extent.

This paper aims to explore the chronology of Yuanlang, the relationship between his work, Jishichao, and Fazang’s Dasheng qi xin lun yiji 大乗起信論義記. Based on these, we are able to access Yuanlang’s Buddhist thought.