《大智度論》所引述之「阿毘曇菩薩義」與 《大毘婆沙論》「菩薩義」之比對研究=A Comparative Study on Sarvāstivāda’s View Regarding “Requirements of a Bodhisattva” Found in the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa and Mahāvibhāṣā
In the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa ( 大智度論 ) there is a quotation on Sarvāstivāda’s view concerning the “requirements of a bodhisattva,” which is very similar to a passage in the Sarvāstivāda’s Mahāvibhāṣā translated by Xuanzang. Nevertheless, it is interesting that there are many significant differences between the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa and Mahāvibhāṣā concerning this topic, such as the structure, key topics and explanations of the key topics. According to the account related to the quotation in the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa, the content quoted has a strong connection to the Sarvāstivāda’s Mahāvibhāṣā. If the source of that quotation is from the Sarvāstivāda’s Mahāvibhāṣā, then why is it that the two have such dramatic divergences? This paper attempts to explore this issue. In addition, it is noteworthy that the topic on pāramitā in the quotation indicates the items for a bodhisattva’s practice, which are dānapāramitā, śīlapāramitā, kṣāntipāramitā, vīryapāramitā, dhyānapāramitā and prajñāpāramitā while in the Sarvāstivāda’s Mahāvibhāṣā, only four pāramitās are mentioned. After careful analyses of the two texts, the conclusion is that the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa’s quotation is likely to have been derived from another text. Some clues suggest that the teaching on pāramitās in the quotation may reflect the viewpoint of so called “foreign masters” (外國師), or specifically, the “western masters” (西方師).
