『法蘊足論』の四無量定と勝解：『声聞地』との関連性から=Meditation on the Four Immeasurables and Adhimukti in the Dharmaskandha: Influences on the Śrāvakabhūmi and Other Literature
To examine the influence of the Dharmaskandha on the Śrāvakabhūmi, in this paper we consider the theory of the meditation on the four immeasurables (apramāṇa) in the Dharmaskandha, along with influence on the Abhidharma treatises and Dhyāna scriptures. A sentence of sūtras quoted in the Dharmaskandha includes the term “adhimukti,” which is inherited by the Śrāvakabhūmi and other Sarvāstivāda literature. The Dharmaskandha is common to the Xiu xing dao di jing (修行道地経) in emphasizing meditation rather than speaking. In addition, meditative objects in the Dharmaskandha are seen in the Xiu xing dao di jing and developed in the Zuo chan san mei jing (坐禅三昧経), the Da mo duo luo chan jing (達磨多羅禅経), the Mahāvibhāṣā, and the Śrāvakabhūmi. Clearly, however, the Śrāvakabhūmi introduces the theory of nine mental stabilities and the theory of śamatha-vipaśyanā based on the method of concentration of apramāṇa taught in the Dharmaskandha. Therefore, the Śrāvakabhūmi constructs its own yoga theory based on the Dharmaskandha although it is also influenced by the Dhyāna scriptures and other Abhidharma literature.
