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Fazang法藏(643-712)and Sakyamitra Fazang's Request of the Bodhisattva Precepts From an Indian Monk |
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Forte, Antonino (著)
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中央研究院第三屆國際漢學會議=Third International Conference on Sinology Academia Sinica
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| Date | 2000.06.29 |
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| Pages | 1 - 49 |
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| Publisher | 中央研究院 |
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| Location | 臺北市, 臺灣 [Taipei shih, Taiwan] |
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| Content type | 會議論文=Proceeding Article |
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| Language | 中文=Chinese |
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| Keyword | Forte, Antonino |
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| Abstract | In 668，when Fazang法藏(643-712) was twenty-five years old and still a layman，he asked to be administered the Bodhisattva Precepts from an Indian monk. This event in his life has remained obscure and has so far received little or no attention fro all those who have dealt with this great Huayan master. In this paper I try to identify the Indian Buddhist monk through an examination of the relevant sources. I tentatively suggest that it was Sakyamitra from Sri Lanka, who was also an expert in longevity drugs at the service of the emperor and who lived at the imperial palace. This identification brings to light Fazang's connection with the imperial court and the Empress Wu in the years before he became a monk in 670，at which time he began to reside at the Taiyuansi 太原寺 in Chang'an，a monastery built in 670 by the Empress for the posthumous well-being of her mother. It also suggests Fazang's involvement in the Manjusri-in-China operation. The visit of Sakyamitra to Mount Wutai is briefly discussed in this connection.
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| Table of contents | Introduction
Fazang requesting the Bodhisattva Precepts from an Indian monk
Identity of the Indian monk
Sakyanitra and the Mount Wutai
Conclusion |
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| Hits | 663 |
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| Created date | 2001.06.27
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| Modified date | 2023.10.17 |
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