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Buddhas and Bodhisattvas: Emanators and Emanated Beings in the Buddhist Art of Gandhara, Central Asia, and China |
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| 著者 |
Zhu, Tian-shu
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| 出版年月日 | 2007 |
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| ページ | 469 |
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| 出版者 | Ohio State University |
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| 出版サイト |
http://www.osu.edu/
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| 出版地 | Columbus, OH, US [哥倫布, 俄亥俄州, 美國] |
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| 資料の種類 | 博碩士論文=Thesis and Dissertation |
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| 言語 | 英文=English |
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| 学位 | 博士 |
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| 学校 | Ohio State University |
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| 指導教官 | John Huntington |
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| 卒業年 | 2007 |
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| キーワード | Buddhas; Bodhisattvas; Emanated beings; Art; China; Gandhara; nirmanabuddha=transformation-Buddha; Khotan; Kucha |
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| 抄録 | This dissertation examines images of Buddhas, and some bodhisattvas, that contain clusters of small Buddhas, or bodhisattvas, inside their aura or halo. Specifically, the study considers the formation and the development of this motif from Gandhāra, Central Asia (namely, Khotan and Kucha), and central China from about the third to seventh centuries, and analyzes them in relation to the essential teachings about the nature of a Buddha and nirmāṇabuddha (transformation-Buddha).
The depiction of small Buddha figures in the aura is a commonly seen convention in Chinese Buddhist art; however its history has not been thoroughly studied and its meaning is poorly understood. In Buddhism, the phenomenon that an awakened being can emit other awakened beings is a central Buddha concept. However, textual references are scattered in a wide range of scriptures over a long period of time, including doctrinal texts, commentaries and meditation manuals. These offer different, if not conflicting, explanations.
My detailed visual and typological analysis reveals that the depiction of small figures in the aura first emerged in Gandhara, with conceptual (bhavana) Buddha images. In these images, the small figures are shown tilted with a sense of emanation. In Khotan, and especially in China from the fifth century, the motif became widespread, and the depiction became increasingly schematized.
In this study, I identify the emanated images with the nirmāṇabuddha and suggest that the above trend in visual representations correlates to textual descriptions of the nirmāṇabuddha. Early Mahāyāna texts describe a new type of miracle – a Buddha emanates rays which further transform into nirmāṇabuddhas. Around the turn of the fifth century, nirmāṇabuddhas in the aura became a prominent body mark of a Buddha (in addition to incidental events).
On a theoretical level, the ultimate body of a Buddha is the inconceivable dharmakāya. It is a fundamental feature (as his compassion and skillful means) for Buddha to transform into nirmāṇabuddhas to save sentient beings. All Buddhas are said to possess such power. My study suggests that the special iconographies with this motif either exemplify individual Buddhas emanating nirmāṇabuddhas or illustrate important aspects of the nirmāṇabuddha concept. |
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| 目次 | Abstract ii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgments v
Vita viii
List of Tables xii
List of Maps xiii
List of Figures xiv
Abbreviations xxvii
1. Introduction 2
Part I Images and Typology 34
2. The Development of Images with Emanated Buddhas in the Aura 38
Part II Buddhist Meanings and Iconographical Studies 96
3. The Notion of Generating Other Buddhas in Buddhism 97
4. Exceptions in Gandhāra 139
5. Exception in Khotan 174
6. Exceptions in Kucha 187
7. General Depictions from Central China 269
8. Conclusions 282
Bibliography 289
Appendices 329 |
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| ヒット数 | 601 |
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| 作成日 | 2007.09.16 |
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| 更新日期 | 2021.03.03 |
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