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“As It Is Said in a Sutra”: Freedom and Variation in Quotations from the Buddhist Scriptures in Early Bka’-gdams-pa Literature
Author Roesler, Ulrike (著)
Source Journal of Indian Philosophy
Volumev.43 n.4-5
Date2015.11
Pages493 - 510
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: Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
KeywordTibetan Buddhism; Buddhist canonical scriptures; Tibetan translation; Bka’ gdams pa; Textual reuse
AbstractThe phyi dar or 'later dissemination' of Buddhism in Tibet is known to be a crucial formative period of Tibetan Buddhism; yet, many questions still wait to be answered: How did Tibetan Buddhist teachers of this time approach the Buddhist scriptures? Did they quote from books or from memory? Did they study Buddhism through original Sūtras or exegetical literature? To what degree was the text of the scriptures fixed and standardised before the Bka' 'gyur and the Bstan 'gyur were compiled? In search for some answers to questions such as these, the present article focuses on the gzhung pa or 'scriptural tradition' of the Bka'-gdams-pa school of Tibetan Buddhism. Their works contain quotations from the Indian Buddhist scriptures that sometimes differ markedly from the mainstream editions of the Bka' 'gyur and Bstan 'gyur. There are several possible explanations for such discrepancies: The Tibetan authors might be quoting a different Tibetan translation that was later discarded by the redactors of the Tibetan canon; they might be quoting from a secondary source such as a commentary or Buddhist anthology; or they might be quoting from memory, changing the text either deliberately or by accident. Giving examples from works of the early Bka'-gdams-pa masters this article discusses how textual deviations from the canonical versions can be explained. It will thereby provide insights into the way the Indian Buddhist scriptures were studied and transmitted in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition around the 11th—13th centuries.
Table of contents1 Introduction 494
2 Scriptural Quotations in Po-to-ba’s Dpe chos (‘Dharma Exemplified’) 496
3 Deviations in Quotations from the Scriptures 498
3.1 Evidence for Earlier Translations? 498
3.2 Quotations from Memory? 501
3.3 Secondary Quotations? 504
4 Conclusion 507
ISSN00221791 (P); 15730395 (E)
DOI10.1007/s10781-014-9245-4
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Created date2019.10.15
Modified date2023.10.11



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