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Mahākāśyapa, His Lineage, and the Wish for Buddhahood: Reading Anew the Bodhgayā Inscriptions of Mahānāman |
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Tournier, Vincent
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| Source |
Indo-Iranian Journal
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| Volume | v.57 n.1-2 |
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| Date | 2014.03-06 |
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| Pages | 1 - 60 |
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| Publisher | Brill |
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http://www.brill.com/
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| Location | Leiden, the Netherlands [萊登, 荷蘭] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author Affiliations:
SOAS, University of London |
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| Keyword | Māravijaya; adhiṣṭhāna; Mahākāśyapa; Sthāvirīya/Theriya lineages; aspirations to Buddhahood; Bodhisattvayāna/Mahāyāna |
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| 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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| Table of contents | Introduction 2
Mahäkasyapa's Lasting Presence 5
Kasyapa's Lineage of Samyuktagamins 18
The Monk Mahanaman and His Aspirations 29
Conclusion 42
Acknowiedgements 45
Abbreviations 46
References 47
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| ISSN | 00197246 (P); 15728536 (E) |
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| Hits | 182 |
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| Created date | 2015.02.05 |
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| Modified date | 2019.12.12 |
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