Author Affiliation: École Pratique des Hautes Études
關鍵詞
Yogācārabhūmi; ritual violence; ahiṃsā; Indian Buddhism; Buddhist philosophy
摘要
The Yogācārabhūmi, a massive compilation of the early Yogācāra “school(s),” contains a comparatively short section dedicated to the critical examination of sixteen “allodoxies” (paravāda), mostly non-Buddhist doctrines, practices and institutions, some of which go back to the Brahmajāla- and Śrāmaṇyaphalasūtra of the Dīrghāgama. This section, which could be dated to the late 3rd century CE, is a remarkable milestone in the history of philosophy in the Buddhist environment, in that it summarizes and updates earlier, canonical arguments, adapting them to a new polemical context, and reveals Buddhist philosophy’s profound indebtedness to sūtra literature. The present paper analyzes allodoxy no. 8 (hiṃsādharmavāda), the brahmins’ claim that ritual violence is a religious duty and, as such, no violence at all. The Yogācārabhūmi’s arguments are among the most cogent and systematic Indian Buddhists ever directed against ritual violence.
目次
Abstract 365 Introduction 366 Ritual Killing is Not Killing 369 On the Kaliyuga and the Degeneration Pattern 372 Buddhist Ideas on Animal Sacrifice and Its Critique 378 Editorial Conventions 392 Diplomatic Edition of YBh ms 40b3–41a3 392 Critical Edition of YBh ms 40b3–41a3 393 Tibetan Version (YBh Tib D73b6–74b6/P85b6–86b6) 396 Translation 397 Abbreviations 403 References 406
