Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 23. (Budapest, 2004)

Imre HAMAR: Hermeneutical Methods in Chengguan's Commentary to the Avatamsakasütra

in Tang China. His commentary could be called an Encylopedia of Buddhist knowledge or rather Summa Theologiae as he shows the teachings of Buddha from a Huayan aspect, never forgetting that the most perfect teaching is his first sermon, the Avatamsaka-sütra, which reveals the world of enlightenment as it is experienced, the nearest to the realm of verbum interius. (Translated by Zsuzsanna Tóth)