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Huayan

Huayan
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Three Worthies of HuayanDazu Rock Carvings, Chongqing, China
Chinese name
Chinese 华严宗
Traditional Chinese 華嚴宗
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese Hoa-nghiêm tôn
Korean name
Hangul 화엄종
Hanja 華嚴宗
Japanese name
Kanji 華厳宗
Kana けごん しゅう
Sanskrit name
Sanskrit Avataṃsaka

The Huayan or Flower Garland school of Buddhism (traditional Chinese: 華嚴; ; pinyin: Huáyán, from Sanskrit: Avataṃsaka) is a tradition of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy that first flourished in China during the Tang dynasty. It is based on the Avatamsaka Sutra (Chinese: 華嚴經; pinyin: Huáyán jīng) and on a lengthy Chinese interpretation of it, the Huáyán lùn (Chinese: 華嚴論). The name Flower Garland is meant to suggest the crowning glory of profound understanding.

The Huayan School is known as Hwaeom in Korea and Kegon in Japan.

The Hua-yen school was established during the period of the end of the Sui and beginning of Tang dynasty (c. 600-700 CE). The Tiantai school, which was favoured by the Sui, fell in disgrace. The Tang rulers favoured Taoism, but under Emperor Taizong (627–650), interest in Buddhism, especially Yogacara, revived at the court. Empress Wu Zetian (684–705) supported the Huayan school of Fazang.


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