Da Zhidu Lun
| Da Zhidu Lun | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 《大智度論》 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 《大智度论》 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Treatise on the Great Wisdom | ||||||||
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The Da Zhidu Lun (abbreviated DZDL) or Treatise on the Great Wisdom (with reference to Prajñāpāramitā) is a massive Mahāyāna Buddhist treatise and commentary on the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (The Sūtra of Transcendental Wisdom in Twenty-five Thousand Lines). The original Sanskrit title has been reconstructed as both Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa and Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra. It is an encyclopedic compendium or summa of Mahayana Buddhist doctrine.
The Da Zhidu Lun was translated into Chinese by the Kuchean monk Kumārajīva and his Chinese team from 402 to 406 CE. The colophon to this work claims it is written by the Buddhist philosopher Nāgārjuna (c. 2nd century), but various scholars such as Étienne Lamotte have questioned this attribution. According to Hans-Rudolf Kantor, this work was "fundamental for the development of the Chinese Sanlun, Tiantai, Huayan, and Chan schools."