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Within the Mahāyāna doctrinal classification, the Heart Sūtra belongs to the Buddha's Second turning of the Wheel, the Emptiness period of Dharma, and most extant commentaries approach it from the perspective of the Mādhyamika doctrine of the Emptiness period (Chung, 1977:87). However, Wonch'uk interprets the Heart Sūtra from the Yogācāra perspective, and his Commentary therefore offers the reader a unique opportunity to examine the Mādhyamika doctrine of emptiness from the Yogācāra perspective.). [4]

Woncheuk contributed to the development of the Dharmic discourse of Essence-Function and Ekayāna.

Extant works

Choo (2006: p. 123) lists Woncheuk's three extant works, namely:

Notes

  1. ↑ Benjamin Penny (2002), Religion and Biography in China and Tibet, p. 110
  2. ↑ "Woncheuk 원측". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  3. ↑ Wiktionary sv 圓 and 測
  4. ↑ Choo, B. Hyun (2006). "An English Translation of the Banya paramilda simgyeong chan: Wonch'uk's Commentary on the Heart Sutra (Prajnaparamita-hrdaya-sutra)." cited in: International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture February 2006, Vol. 6, pp. 121–205. 2006. International Association for Buddhist Thought & Culture. Source: (accessed: Monday February 2, 2009), p. 125
  5. ↑ Choo, B. Hyun (2006). "An English Translation of the Banya paramilda simgyeong chan: Wonch'uk's Commentary on the Heart Sutra (Prajnaparamita-hrdaya-sutra)." cited in: International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture February 2006, Vol. 6, pp. 121–205. 2006. International Association for Buddhist Thought & Culture. Source: (accessed: February 2, 2009), p. 123

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