Source: Hirai 1985

Hirai Shunʼei 平井俊榮. Hokke mongu no seiritsu ni kansuru kenkyū 法華文句の成立に関する研究. Tokyo: Shunjūsha 春秋社, 1985.

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Hirai aims to demonstrate that the Fahua wenju 法華文句 T1718, traditionally ascribed to Zhiyi, was in fact composed after Zhiyi's death by his disciple Guanding; and further, that Guanding modelled his work completely on Jizang's Fahua xuan lun 法華玄論 T1720. In addition, Hirai also speculates that Guanding himself only wrote part of the extant text of T1718, and that it may have been revised and expanded by later scholars.

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 Hirai aims to demonstrate that the Fahua wenju 法華文句 T1718, traditionally ascribed to Zhiyi, was in fact composed after Zhiyi's death by his disciple Guanding; and further, that Guanding modelled his work completely on Jizang's Fahua xuan lun 法華玄論 T1720. In addition, Hirai also speculates that Guanding himself only wrote part of the extant text of T1718, and that it may have been revised and expanded by later scholars. Guanding, 灌頂 T1718; 妙法蓮華經文句

Satō argues that the Jingang banre jing shu 金剛般若經疏 T1698, ascribed to Zhiyi, was not actually composed by Zhiyi.

Comparison with the Jingang banre shu 金剛般若疏 T1699 by Jizang shows that the two works share a considerable number of parallel passages. Satō notes that the author of passages from T1698 is criticized by Jizang in T1699, who refers to him as “a certain person”. This might suggest that T1698 predates T1699 (but see further below). Satō maintains, moreover, that since Jizang's work matches in toto the sūtra subdivisions of T1698, we might think that Jizang took those divisions from T1698, and held the real author of T1698 in high regard (even if it is difficult to pinpoint the exact identity of that author).

However, by carefully comparing the two texts, Hirai demonstrates that the author of T1698 plagiarized the “views of a certain person” cited in T1699. The author of T1698 cites these views as if they were his own. Further, Hirai argues that the author of T1698 based himself completely on T1699, modelling his own commentary on it.

Thus, Hirai concludes that T1698 is not by Zhiyi, but rather, that the real author was probably a Tiantai adherent postdating Jizang's T1699.

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 Sato argues that the Jingang banre jing shu 金剛般若經疏 T1698, ascribed to Zhiyi, was not actually composed by Zhiyi. Comparison with the Jingang banre shu 金剛般若疏 T1699 by Jizang shows that the two works share a considerable number of parallel passages. Sato notes that the author of passages from T1698 is criticized by Jizang in T1699, who refers to him as “a certain person”. This might suggest that T1698 predates T1699 (but see further below). Sato maintains, moreover, that since Jizang's work matches in toto the sutra subdivisions of T1698, we might think that Jizang took those divisions from T1698, and held the real author of T1698 in high regard (even if it is difficult to pinpoint the exact identity of that author). However, by carefully comparing the two texts, Hirai demonstrates that the author of T1698 plagiarized the “views of a certain person” cited in T1699. The author of T1698 cites these views as if they were his own. Further, Hirai argues that the author of T1698 based himself completely on T1699, modelling his own commentary on it. Thus, Hirai concludes that T1698 is not by Zhiyi, but rather, that the real author was probably a Tiantai adherent postdating Jizang's T1699. Anonymous (China), 失譯, 闕譯, 未詳撰者, 未詳作者, 不載譯人 T1698; 金剛般若經疏

In Ch. 3, Hirai treats the Fahua jing xuanyi 法華經玄義 T1716 (妙法蓮華經玄義). According to later Tiantai tradition, T1716 represents either a record of notes taken by Guanding of lectures given by Zhiyi (on specific dates, at specific places); or a record of Zhiyi's lectures to which Guanding added his own views. However, Hirai strongly suspects that the entire work was composed by Guanding himself, and Zhiyi played no part whatsoever in its composition. [Hirai’s views on T1716 are not adequately proven, and remain no more than suspicions --- KHR]

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Ch. 3

 In Ch. 3, Hirai treats the Fahua jing xuanyi 法華經玄義 T1716 (妙法蓮華經玄義). According to later Tiantai tradition, T1716 represents either a record of notes taken by Guanding of lectures given by Zhiyi (on specific dates, at specific places); or a record of Zhiyi's lectures to which Guanding added his own views. However, Hirai strongly suspects that the entire work was composed by Guanding himself, and Zhiyi played no part whatsoever in its composition. [Hirai’s views on T1716 are not adequately proven, and remain no more than suspicions --- KHR] Guanding, 灌頂 T1716; 妙法蓮華經玄義