Study · the translator's own scholarship

The Studies.學研。

The research wing — the translator's own scholarship, clearly labeled as such and always seated beneath the canon it serves.

92 papers across 8 series · 163 papers across the Six Gates · 6 of 6 gates published · 13 courses open

Pointing at the Moon · the Octalogy.指月八部曲。

The axes of faith and understanding

Book書

S1Initiate Thy Heart — Let the Dharma Turn 信 — 初發心Open the book →Published S2Prajñāpāramitā — Seeing Reality As It Is 解 — 般若波羅蜜多Open the book →Published S3The Hundred Dharmas — Deconstructing the Toolkit of Mind 行 — 百法明門Open the book →Published S4Into the Unknown — Where Certainty Ends and Compassion Begins 入 — 走入未知Open the book →Published S5Vajracchedikā — The Diamond That Cuts 切 — 金剛般若波羅蜜經Open the book →Published S6Illumination — The Śūraṅgama Sūtra 照 — 大佛頂首楞嚴經Open the book →Published S7Gather — The Lotus Sūtra 攝 — 妙法蓮華經Open the book →Published S8Manifest — The Buddhāvataṃsaka 顯 — 大方廣佛華嚴經Open the book →Published

Papers卷

S1Initiate Thy Heart — Let the Dharma Turn 信 — 初發心10 papersPublished S2Prajñāpāramitā — Seeing Reality As It Is 解 — 般若波羅蜜多11 papersPublished S3The Hundred Dharmas — Deconstructing the Toolkit of Mind 行 — 百法明門16 papersPublished S4Into the Unknown — Where Certainty Ends and Compassion Begins 入 — 走入未知8 papersPublished S5Vajracchedikā — The Diamond That Cuts 切 — 金剛般若波羅蜜經10 papersPublished S6Illumination — The Śūraṅgama Sūtra 照 — 大佛頂首楞嚴經13 papersPublished S7Gather — The Lotus Sūtra 攝 — 妙法蓮華經12 papersPublished S8Manifest — The Buddhāvataṃsaka 顯 — 大方廣佛華嚴經12 papersPublished

From the first aspiration to the ocean-seal samādhi, one axis per series.

All research papers The Octalogy as a book

The Six Practice Gates.六行門。

The axis of practice

Book書

念Recollection 念門Open the book →Published 施Giving 施門Open the book →Published 懺Repentance 懺門Open the book →Published 戒Discipline 戒門Open the book →Published 定Stillness 定門Open the book →Published 願Vow 願門Open the book →Published

Papers卷

念Recollection 念門31 papersPublished 施Giving 施門31 papersPublished 懺Repentance 懺門20 papersPublished 戒Discipline 戒門30 papersPublished 定Stillness 定門31 papersPublished 願Vow 願門20 papersPublished

Books and papers are arranged by the six gates; each published volume appears here, and neither form stands in for the other.

Realization · the Path of Stages.行 · 位次之路。

The order of realization

Book書

Four Śrāmaṇa Fruitions 四沙門果Open the book →Published The Bodhi Path 佛菩提道Open the book →Published Equal & Sublime Awakening 等覺妙覺Open the book →Published

Papers卷

Four Śrāmaṇa Fruitions 四沙門果9 papersPublished The Bodhi Path 佛菩提道10 papersPublished Equal & Sublime Awakening 等覺妙覺3 papersPublished

Books and papers on the path of stages are arranged by division; every published work appears here.

Attainment · the Signs of Arrival.證 · 到達之印。

The signs of attainment

Book書

Arhat’s Mastery 阿羅漢自在Open the book →Published Bodhisattva’s Mastery 菩薩自在Open the book →Published Tathāgata’s Mastery 如來自在Open the book →Published

Papers卷

Arhat’s Mastery 阿羅漢自在8 papersPublished Bodhisattva’s Mastery 菩薩自在10 papersPublished Tathāgata’s Mastery 如來自在10 papersPublished

Books and papers on the signs of arrival are arranged by division; every published work appears here.

The Threefold Training.三無漏學。

The curriculum

戒School of Virtue 戒學6 open · 5 gatedPublished 定School of Concentration 定學3 open · 8 gatedPublished 慧School of Wisdom 慧學4 open · 6 gatedPublished

Virtue, stillness and wisdom, set out as college coursework: the 100-level courses are open to all, deeper levels open through study, and the highest by transmission.

The full bulletin — courses by number and level

Wherever a paper cites the canon it links back into it: the study serves the text, and never the reverse.