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Si nianchu (smrty-upasthana) in Huisis

Meditation System

Ching-wei Wang
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Chinese Studies, National Yunlin University of
Science and Technology

Abstract
One of the important features in early Tiantai texts remains to be
examined is the emphasis on Si nianchu (, smrty-upasthana) in
these texts. Si nianchu is not only an essential element in Huisis
Dharma-Gate of the Samadhi Wherein All Dharmas are Without
Dispute (Zhufa Wuzheng Sanmei , T. 1923) but also
serves as a framework of Huisis Samadhi of Freely Following Ones
Thought (Suiziyi sanmei , XZJ 98).

Huisis discussion

of Si nianchu in the Dharma-Gate of the Samadhi Wherein All

Dharmas are Without Dispute can actually be seen as a way through
which he approaches and understands the Moho boruo boluomi jing
(, Pabcavijwatisahasrika Prajbaparamita) and
the Da zhi du lun ( Prajbaparamitopadewa or MahaPrajbaparamita-sutra-upadewa).

As one of the earliest historical

figures who practiced the above Mahayana sutras as well as the

Bozhou sanmei jing ( Pratyutpanna-BuddhaSajmukhavasthita-Samadhi-sutra), Shoulengyan sanmei jing (
, Wurajgamasamadhi-sutra), and Miaofa lienhua jing (
, Saddharmapundarika), Huisis interpretations of the Si
Nianchu may not only provide clues for his readings of these sutras,
but also shed new lights on our understanding of the practice of
Mahayana meditation in the sixth century China.

Keywords:
Early Chinese Buddhist Meditation, Huisi, Si nianchu ( ,
smrty-upasthana), Dharma-Gate of the Samadhi Wherein All Dharmas
are Without Dispute (Zhufa Wuzheng Sanmei ), Moho
boruo boluomi jing (, Pabcavijwatisahasrika
Prajbaparamita)

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