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On the Origins of the 32 Marks of a Great Man |
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McGovern, Nathan
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Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies=JIABS
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| Volume | v.39 |
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| Date | 2016 |
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| Pages | 207 - 247 |
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| Publisher | Peeters Publishers |
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http://www.peeters-leuven.be/
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| Location | Leuven, Belgium [魯汶, 比利時] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | This article examines the early development of the theme of the ‘32 Marks of a Great Man’ in the Buddhist tradition. The first part of the article examines the emergence of this theme in the early Buddhist oral tradition, preserved in the sūtras of various surviving versions of the Tripiṭaka. The second part of the article then demonstrates that there are numerous parallels between the Buddhist list of 32 marks and ideas recorded in the chapters on physiognomy and ‘Great Men’ in the 6th century Bṛhatsaṃhitā of Varāhamihira. These parallels strongly suggest that, as the Buddhist texts suggest, there is indeed a relationship between the Buddhist concept of ‘32 Marks’ and Brahmanical physiognomy, although the historical development of that relationship is still poorly understood.
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| Table of contents | The 32 Marks in the Early Buddhist Tradition 209
The "Triple Veda" Formula 211
The "Fame of Gotama" Formula 215
The "Two Paths of Great Man" Formula 218
The Theme of a Brahman Seeking the 32 Marks of a Great man on The Buddha 221
the Search for a Brahmanical List of 32 Marks 223
Parallels to the 32 Marks in the Brhatsamhita 226
Tracing the History of Brahmanical Physiognomy 240
Conclusions 242
Abbreviations 244
References 244
ABSTRACT 247
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| ISSN | 0193600X (P); 25070347 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.2143/JIABS.39.0.3200526 |
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| Created date | 2017.06.09 |
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| Modified date | 2021.03.13 |
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