Publisher's Synopsis
The Hwa Yen School was established in the Tang period, roughly in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. by outstanding thinkers such as Tu shun and Fa Tsang. The teaching of this School is based mainly upon the Gandavyuha or Avatamsaka Sutra and draws inispiration from it. Its messages are directed to those who appreciate the one inspiring Infinity of Buddhahood revealed in Buddha's Enlightenment experience. Inspired by the revelation of the all-embracing totality in this Sutra, the pioneer Hwa Yen thinkers developed what was at that time a novel approach to Buddhist thinking.
