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Pelliot chinois (Dunhuang Scroll)
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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The work 'Huayan Jing Nei Zhang Men Deng Za Kong Mu' (華嚴經內章門等雜孔目) by the Huayan patriarch Zhiyan (智儼) is a significant Buddhist commentary found among the Dunhuang manuscripts (specifically Pelliot chinois 3113). While the underlying 'Avatamsaka Sutra' has been translated into English (e.g., by Thomas Cleary), and Zhiyan's thought is discussed in academic literature, no complete or partial English translation of this specific commentary exists in major scholarly catalogs or modern publications. The manuscript Pelliot chinois 3113 itself, which contains this text along with Vinaya commentary, has not been translated into English.
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This scroll reveals how ancient monks balanced rigid legal codes with the heavy burden of universal morality. It moves from the precise construction of robes to the crushing weight of karmic debt. Read it to see how one small act creates ripples across the entire universe.