Buddhist legends; Śrāvastī miracle; Gāndhārī Kharoṣṭhī mss; Split Collection
摘要
Fourth part of the Split-Collection of Gāndhārī texts on birch-bark. A single sheet contains the episode called the Śrāvastī miracle, or the yamakaprātihārya, wherewith the Buddha put to rest all claims of the brahmin heretic Pūraṇa and his group aiming at political protection by the kings Prasenajit and Bimbisāra. This is the earliest preserved literary form of the narrative, first cent. AD, composed throughout in mātrācchandas meter. Any allusion to the so-called mango tree miracle is not apparent.
目次
Autograph or copy? 5 Pūraṇa the Maukhari 6 Transliteration 7 The text 8 Metrics 9 Rules for scanning 11 Short and long syllables 11 Consonant clusters 12 Phonetics 13 Morphology 14 Conclusion: Luminous duplication vs. mango trick 38
