[KS] Question re. Buddhist term "Hwajangchalhae"

[Sem Vermeersch]

Dear Deberniere,
 
The best starting point to find sound explanations/translations of Buddhist terms is the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism: http://buddhism-dict.net/ddb/ 
There you will find that hwajang or "Lotus treasury" is probably an abbreviation of Yonhwajang segye or "Lotus treasury world," "The world created through the vows and practices of Vairocana Buddha." 
Ch'arhae means either "land and water" or "the flagpole of a monastery...symbolic of Buddhism." 
What the "term" implies, however, depends on the context in which it is used; I'm not even sure whether it is a term, it might be just two consecutive words lifted from a sentence. From a quick search through the SAT daizokyo Buddhist text base, I would venture the expression is just an other way of indicating the "Lotus treasury world." However, I never read through the Hwaom (Avatamsaka) sutra, so my understanding of the rich Hwaom imagery may well be off!
Hope this helps,
 
Sem Vermeersch

--- On Tue, 2/2/10, DEBERNIERE JANET TORREY <djt188 at psu.edu> wrote:


From: DEBERNIERE JANET TORREY <djt188 at psu.edu>
Subject: [KS] Question re. Buddhist term "Hwajangchalhae"
To: koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws
Date: Tuesday, 2 February, 2010, 20:31



Dear Members,

Is there a standard English equivalent for the Hwajang Chal Hae  (화장찰해 Chinese: 



華藏刹海 hua zang cha hai) mentioned in the Flower Garden Sutra, other than "Lotus Temple Ocean"? I've seen the term in Korean and Chinese documents, but have yet to find a standard English version of it. 

Many thanks,

Deberniere J. Torrey







      
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