Debates （Rongi 論義） Concerning the Da banniepan jing shu 大般涅槃経疏 Compiled by Jizang: Quotations from the E’nichi kokōshō 恵日古光鈔 Kept in the Tōdai-ji Library

Abstract

This paper focuses on the debates （rongi 論義） in the E’nichi kokōshō 恵日古光鈔 kept in the Tōdai-ji library, related to the Da banniepan jing shu 大般涅槃経疏 compiled by Jizang 吉蔵. The E’nichi kokōshō is assumed to have been compiled and transcribed by Shōshu 聖守 （1215-1287?）, a monk of the Sanron 三論 school. The purposes of this study are to:  （1） extract a number of surviving fragments of the lost Da banniepan jing shu that are quoted in the E’nichi Koko kokōshō, and （2） decipher those surviving fragments to determine what topics the Sanron school debated. The study reveals that there are 59 quotations from the Da banniepan jing shu, 34 of which are surviving fragments. They also indicate that some of the quotations from the debates （rongi） were also shared in the Tendai school.