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Brahmā: An Early and Ultimately Doomed Attempt at a Brahmanical Synthesis
Author McGovern, Nathan (著)
Source Journal of Indian Philosophy
Volumev.40 n.1
Date2012.02
Pages1 - 23
PublisherSpringer
Publisher Url http://www.springer.com/gp/
LocationBerlin, Germany [柏林, 德國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
NoteAuthor Affiliations: Religious Studies Department, University of California, 4001 HSSB, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
KeywordBrahmā; Buddhism; Mahābhārata; bhakti; Brahmanism
AbstractIn this paper, I argue that, by comparing certain passages from the early Buddhist sūtras and the Mahābhārata, we can find evidence of a late- to post-Vedic “Brahmanical synthesis,” centered on the conception of Brahmā as both supreme Creator God and ultimate goal for transcending saṃsāra, that for the most part did not become a part of the Brahmanical synthesis or syntheses that came to constitute classical Hinduism. By comparing the Buddhist response to this early conception of Brahmā with the way in which Brahmā is treated in certain sectarian portions of the Mahābhārata, I then argue further that the Buddhist critique of Brahmā as supreme deity was in part conceded by the Brahmanical tradition, and sectarian accounts of supreme godhead sought to reconcile pravṛtti and nivṛtti values more subtly than the crude juxtaposition offered by the earlier Brahmanical synthesis offered by Brahmā. The result was that Brahmā was relegated to an inferior position as a fully saṃsāric demiurge, a narrative found first in certain parts of the Mahābhārata and then continued throughout most of the Purāṇas.
ISSN00221791 (P); 15730395 (E)
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Created date2013.10.11
Modified date2023.10.18



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