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A Narrative in Prajñāpāramitā Literature and the Samādhi of Direct Encounter with Present Buddhas (pratyutpannabuddhasaṃmukhāvasthitasamādhi) |
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Zhao, Wen
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Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies=JIABS
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| Volume | v.43 |
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| Date | 2020 |
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| Pages | 253 - 274 |
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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 | The narrative concerning the bodhisattva Sadāprarudita’s journey in search of the prajñāpāramitā, found in both the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā and Larger Prajñāpāramitā, exhibits a quite different style from the majority of the Prajñāpāramitā collection, which mainly deals with philosophical discourse. In this study, I concentrate on the intertextuality exhibited between this narrative of the journey of Sadāprarudita, and the process of meditational practice in one Mahāyāna Buddha-visualization text, the Pratyutpannabuddhasaṃmukhāvasthitasamādhisūtra. The aim of this meditational practice is to be reborn in the Buddha-field of a present Buddha, such as Amitābha. The narrative, in its climactic phase, presents Sadāprarudita’s meeting with the Dharma-preacher Dharmodgata, who can be regarded as the Buddha, dwelling in a city resembling the ideal Buddha-field of Amitābha. This comparison reveals that the narrative is closely associated with the Buddha-visualization text, or based upon the relevant practice, which may have become popular among the worshippers of Amitābha in the second century CE or earlier. |
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| ISSN | 0193600X (P); 25070347 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.2143/JIABS.43.0.3289058 |
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| Created date | 2021.03.20 |
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