The phrase ‘sa pthivīpradeśaś caityabhūto bhavet' in the Vajracchedikā: Notes on the cult of the book in Mahāyāna
About: This article is published in Indo-Iranian Journal.The article was published on 1975-01-01. It has received 43 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Phrase.
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19 Nov 2010TL;DR: The authors examines catalysts for Buddhist formation in ancient South Asia and expansion throughout and beyond the northwestern Indian subcontinent to Central Asia by investigating symbiotic relationships between networks of religious mobility and trade.
Abstract: This book examines catalysts for Buddhist formation in ancient South Asia and expansion throughout and beyond the northwestern Indian subcontinent to Central Asia by investigating symbiotic relationships between networks of religious mobility and trade.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the archeology of religions is examined in the context of Indian Buddhism and it is shown that stūpas housing the physical remains of the Buddha or marking a spot where the Buddha was thought formerly to have been present are frequently surrounded by large numbers of smaller secondary stūpa.
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23 May 2018
TL;DR: A concise account of one of the most vibrant episodes in the history of ancient Indian thought, the development of Buddhist philosophy from the composition of the Abhidharma works before the beginning of the Common Era up to the time of Dharmakīrti in the sixth century CE is given in this article.
Abstract: This book gives a concise account of one of the most vibrant episodes in the history of ancient Indian thought, the development of Buddhist philosophy from the composition of the Abhidharma works before the beginning of the Common Era up to the time of Dharmakīrti in the sixth century CE. This period was characterized by the development of a variety of Buddhist philosophical schools and approaches that have shaped Buddhist thought up to the present day: the scholasticism of the Abhidharma, the Madhyamaka’s theory of emptiness, Yogācāra idealism, and the logical and epistemological works of Diṅnāga and Dharmakīrti. The book attempts to describe the historical development of these schools in their intellectual context, with particular emphasis on three factors that shaped the development of Buddhist philosophical thought: the need to spell out the contents of canonical texts, the discourses of the historical Buddha and the Mahāyāna sutras; the desire to defend their positions by sophisticated arguments against criticisms from fellow Buddhists and from non-Buddhist thinkers of classical Indian philosophy; and the need to account for insights gained through the application of specific meditative techniques. While the main emphasis of our presentation is the period up the the sixth century CE, we will we also discuss some important selected figures who influenced Buddhist thought between this time and the decline of Buddhist scholastic philosophy in India at the beginning of the thirteenth century.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the religious message of a set of inscriptions from Bodhgayā issued by Sinhalese monks in the 5th and 6th centuries ce.
Abstract: This article investigates the religious message of a set of inscriptions from Bodhgayā issued by Sinhalese monks in the 5th and 6th centuries ce. The long inscription of the hierarch Mahānāman, in particular, allows an in-depth understanding of this monk’s self-representation as the heir of a virtuous lineage descending from the Elder Mahākāśyapa, committed to the transmission of the Saṃyukta-Āgama, and related to the ruling dynasty of Laṅkā. Moreover, it provides the rationale behind Mahānāman’s aspiration to Buddhahood, as the donor dedicates to this aim the merits of the erection of a temple on the Bodhimaṇḍa itself, hosting a representation of Śākyamuni’s Awakening. I argue that Mahānāman is part of a milieu sharing common origins, monastic background, and aspirations, a milieu that was later labelled as *Mahāyāna-Sthavira by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a new criterion for dating of texts based on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya, which is called vajra, vajrakaya Advaita Vedanta.
Abstract: ion, as criterion for dating of texts, 36, 91, 92, 93-95 Acchariya-abbhūta-sutta, 119, 136 adamant, adamantine, 21, 44, 47, 109, 126, 127, 130, 131, 139, 156, 168; see also vajra, vajrakāya Advaita Vedānta, 144 Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 阿毘達磨俱舍論 T1558, 112, 163; cf. Jushe lun ji Ajātaśatrukaukṛtyavinodana 放鉢經 T629, 152 *Akṣayabodhi-mahāsūtra, 41-42, 43, 49 Akṣayamati-nirdeśa (AkṣM), 41; cf. *Akṣayabodhi-mahāsūtra Akṣobhyatathāgatasyavyūha 不動如來會 T310(6), 123 ālayavijñāna, 102, 103, 170
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