The first branch of Buddhism established in China, Tiantai Sect initiated the thousands of years of China Buddhism which has spread to Korea and Japan and has been recognized by buddhists. The theoretical thought of five periods and eight teachings(五?八?) and the practice of Samantha and vipasyana meditation in skillful cooperation(止???) has long been praised and explored. The thoughts of Grand Master Zhi Zhe, the founder of Tiantai, has been far-reaching influence on the development of Buddhism.
《?摩?疏》 involves six volumes of 《?摩?玄疏》and twenty-five volumes of 《?摩?文疏》(continue to write three volumes by Guarding total twenty-eight volumes).《?摩?疏》is the explanatory note of the Luoshen version of《?摩詰所??》by Zhiyi. As the request of Jin Wang Yang Guang in the Suih Dynasty, Zhiyi finished his writing within the last three years of his life which is also one of the few manuscript. It represented his later thought, together with "法?三大部" are praised as "two pieces of bright jade" in China Buddhism literary treasures.
In academic research, most of the study subjects of Tiantai Sect and Grand Master Zhi Zhe are focus on the "法?三大部" which cause the neglect of his manuscript 《?摩?疏》. There are few studies about 《?摩?疏》in South Korea, China and Japan. As the manuscript 《?摩?疏》 was completed in his later year, it is the best representative of the later thought of Grand Master. In addition, the author do believe 《?摩?疏》is worthwhile for us to learn and research which is the motivation of this thesis.
Thesis is mainly explained the content of 《?摩?玄疏》wrote by Zhiyi. Refer to the original copy of 《?摩?玄疏》from the 大藏?, together with the thesis and researches about the Zhiyi''s thought and 《?摩?》by the scholars in South Korea, China and Japan, the author would like to offer a thorough introduction of 《?摩?玄疏》. In this article, the first section is biography of Zhiyi and books, followed by introducing the original version and various translation version of 《?摩?》to witness the popularity. After that it will discuss the motivation of writing 《?摩?疏》, literary technique and concrete content of 《?摩?玄疏》by 五重玄?. The last but not the least, it will discussed the influence of Tiantai Sect thought by characteristics of 《玄疏》thought. Due to the limited specific information and research, there are some questions and negligence during the writing. As the first trial by the author, there will be some shortcomings and doubts. The author hopes that this article is the first swallow of the spring and others will follow. In the meanwhile, there will be more people will read and understand 《?摩?玄疏》 which will help us to have some more profound understanding of Tiantai Sec doctrines and Master ZhiYi thought.