The evolution of the Buddhist rakṣā genre in the light of new evidence from Gandhāra: The *Manasvi-nāgarāja-sūtra from the Bajaur Collection of Kharoṣṭhī Manuscripts
Buddhist literature; Dharani texts; Apotropaic texts; Gandhan literature; Mantras; Bajaur Collection of KharosthI Manuscript
摘要
This article examines the *Manasvi-nāgarāja-sūtra, a unique text in the rakṣā genre of Buddhist literature dating to the early centuries of the common era. In addition to exploring special features of the vocabulary and meaning of this text, the article places the *Manasvi-nāgarāja-sūtra in the wider context of Buddhist textual and ritual practice in the first, second and third centuries CE.
目次
Early representatives of Buddhist raksd literature 64 The Gandharl *Manasvi-ndgardja-sutra (BajC 3) 67 The effects of the mantra 69 The magical formula (vidydrdjay mantra) 74 Summary 81 Bibliography 82
