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The Creation of Avalokiteśvara: Exploring His Origin in the Northern Āgamas |
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Zhang, Ju-yan
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
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| Volume | v.12 |
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| Date | 2017 |
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| Pages | 1 - 62 |
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| Publisher | Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies |
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http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cjbs
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| Location | Toronto, Canada [多倫多, 加拿大] |
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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 affiliation: The University of Texas at San Antonio |
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| Keyword | Avalokiteśvara; Āgamas; the Dīpaṃkara Buddha story; Sumedha |
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| Abstract | Through intertextual analyses between the northern Āgamas, Ava-lokiteśvara’s (A.) iconography-quality, and the early A.-related texts, this research argues that A. is a composite character representing the Buddha’s entire bodhisattva aspect. His iconography is based on Sumedha in the Dīpaṃkara Buddha story; his title is based on the narrative through which the Buddha recounted how he surveyed the world upon awakening. They are respectively the starting point and the ending point of the Bodhisattva Path. The research also demonstrates that the eleven-headed A. is based on the eleven benefits of and the eleven directions in practicing the brahmavihāras (divine abidings). The research proposes that A.’s identity first became dissociated with the Buddha-to-be likely due to the Amitābha cult. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 2
Early A.-related texts translated into Chinese 5
Theories on A.’s origin 8
A.’s iconography and quality 11
1. Probable early A. images 12
2. Definite A. images 14
Method, Texts, and their Validity and Reliability 16
1. Method 16
2. Texts 17
3. Validity and Reliability of Method and Texts 17
Intertextual analysis between A.’s iconography-quality and the northern Āgamas 19
1. Probable prototype of A. 19
2. Blue lotus flowers, matted hair of an ascetic, and the deerskin 24
3. The turbaned prince and the pensive bodhisattva 27
4. The compassionate Sumedha 32
A.’s title and the eleven-headed A. 36
1. The meaning of A.’s title 36
2. The eleven-headed A. and its probable Āgama origin 43
Discussion and Conclusion 46
Appendix 1: “A.’s iconography, quality, title and their sources in Chinese texts and the Jātaka-nidāna” 51
Bibliography 54 |
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| ISSN | 1710825X (P); 17108268 (E) |
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| Hits | 465 |
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| Created date | 2021.01.22 |
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| Modified date | 2021.01.28 |
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