《法華經》自印度傳來中國，經中蘊含寬廣深妙的思想，加上鳩摩羅什的譯筆清新曉暢，致使此經對中國佛教傳統產生深遠的影響。佛教經典中包含為數眾多的專用術語與印度名物詞，加上使用一種特殊的變體漢語以翻譯經文，對今日的學佛大眾而言，存在許多閱讀上的障礙，需要優良的現代註解以消釋疑難與顯明義理。聖嚴法師長期精進鑽研佛法，繼而留學日本取得佛學博士學位，學養至為深厚，著作種類甚多，涉及佛教的各個層面。此外，法師領導法鼓山僧團與學佛大眾學習佛法，長期在台灣與世界各地主持精進禪修，具有深度的實修體驗。他結合學術訓練與實修經驗疏解《法華經》，以現代表達方式闡釋經典文句，並重視修行方法的提點，給予當代社會極佳的研經指引。

The great and profound thoughts contained in the Lotus Sutra and Kumarajiva’s excellent Chinese translation of this canon have made the text have a great influence on the Chinese Buddhist tradition. In addition to this, there are numerous Buddhist technical terms and terms of Indian things exist in Buddhist texts, and the translation used in ancient China is a kind of hybrid Chinese which combines classic Chinese with elements of ancient spoken Chinese and Indian languages. These have become obstacles to the understanding of the Lotus Sutra for contemporary readers. Therefore, a good modern commentary on the Chinese version of this text is necessary to overcome the obstacles and expound its meaning and signi cance. Venerable Sheng Yen has long been devoted to the study of Buddhism and earned a doctoral degree in Japan. He is well versed in Buddhist theories and has published extensively in various aspects of Buddhism. Furthermore, based on his deep spiritual experience, the Venerable guides the members of sangha in Dharma Drum Mountain and millions of lay-disciples to practice dharma for a very long time. He conducts numerous Chan retreats in Taiwan and over the world. Venerable Sheng Yen combines his academic background with practical spiritual experience when interpreting the Lotus Sutra. He uses modern expressions to explain the sentences of the text with some focus on Buddhism cultivation and thus offers an excellent commentary on this text for the contemporary society. The present article discusses The Venerable’s Wondrous Dharma-teaching: A Core Commentary on the Lotus Sutra from two aspects: methods of interpretation and characteristics of thought. With regard to the former, we analyze the main contents of exegesis, the stylistic rules, and ways of annotation, to see how this work responds to the needs and reading ability of contemporary Buddhist students. As regards the characteristics of thought, through carefully examining the whole book, we present the special ideas repeatedly mentioned by the Venerable.