パーリ学仏教文化学会=SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF PALI AND BUDDHIST CULTURE
出版地
大阪, 日本 [Osaka, Japan]
資料類型
期刊論文=Journal Article
使用語言
日文=Japanese
附註項
<特集>前田惠學先生追悼論集=Papers in Memory of the Late President Professor Dr. Egaku Mayeda
摘要
Gotama attained enlightenment by his own way, so he became a Buddha. But he was still kept in his own interest. Brahman changed his mind, and he decided to preach to people, and taught the way to the enlightenment. The tale of Brahma-ayacana is a kind of literature to tell that the compassionateness (karunnata) evolved the Buddha to the tathagata. The first sermon is called "tathagatena vuttd", and it led to the formation of the Buddhist Order (Bhikkhusanghci). According to the Mahakhandhaka of the Vinaya-pitaka, first the word 'tathagata' was adopted to describe a process of the evolution from a buddha kept in his own interest to the bhagavant with compassionateness to people of the world. The present writer considers that 'tathagata' is composed of tatha and gata, it means 'proceeded thus'. The word shows an evolution of the Buddha. Secondly 'tathagata' was used to signify that bhagavant. Then it became an epithet for him.
