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TheFour Dharmadhatu(Chinese:Tứ pháp giới;pinyin:sì fǎjiè) is a philosophical concept propagated by MasterDushun(Chinese: Đỗ thuận; 557-640 CE),[1]the founder of theHuayanschool. It builds upon and is a variant of theDharmadhatudoctrine.
The Four Dharmadhatu[edit]
The Four Dharmadhatu were outlined in Dushun's treatise, the title of which has been rendered into English as 'On the Meditation of Dharmadhātu'. The Four Dharmadhatu are:
- The Dharmadhātu ofShi(Chinese:Sự pháp giới;pinyin:shì fǎjiè).Shiholds thesemantic field"matter", "phenomenon", "event". It may be understood as the "realm" (Sanskrit: dhātu) of all matters and phenomena.
- The Dharmadhātu ofLi(Chinese:Lý pháp giới;pinyin:lǐ fǎjiè).Liholds the semantic field: "principle", "law", "noumenon".This realm may be understood as that of principles. It has been referred to as" the realm of the one principle ". The" one principle "being qualified asśūnyatā(Sanskrit).[2]
- The Dharmadhātu of Non-obstruction ofLiagainstShi(traditional Chinese:Lý sự vô ngại pháp giới;simplified Chinese:Lý sự vô ngại pháp giới;pinyin:lǐshì wú'ài fǎjiè). This realm has been rendered into English as "the realm of non-obstruction between principle and phenomena".[3]
- The Dharmadhātu of the Non-obstruction ofShiandShi(traditional Chinese:Sự sự vô ngại pháp giới;simplified Chinese:Sự sự vô ngại pháp giới;pinyin:shìshì wú'ài fǎjiè). This realm has been rendered into English as "the realm of non-obstruction between phenomena".[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Samanta Buddhist Glossary (2006). "Four Dharmadhātu". Source:[1][permanent dead link](accessed: January 28, 2008)
- ^Samanta Buddhist Glossary (2006). "Four Dharmadhātu". Source:[2][permanent dead link](accessed: January 28, 2008)
- ^Samanta Buddhist Glossary (2006). "Four Dharmadhātu". Source:[3][permanent dead link](accessed: January 28, 2008)
- ^Samanta Buddhist Glossary (2006). "Four Dharmadhātu". Source:[4][permanent dead link](accessed: January 28, 2008)
Further reading[edit]
- Oh, Kang-nam (2000).The Taoist Influence on Hua-yen Buddhism: A Case of the Sinicization of Buddhism in China.Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, No. 13, (2000). Source:[5](accessed: January 28, 2008)