2. The Subtitle of the Journal: Buddhist Narrative Literature.
3. Author Affiliation: The Hebrew University of Jersualem, Israel.
關鍵詞
wisdom literature; Sagāthāvagga; Saṃyutta-nikāya; Tipiṭaka; Pāli Canon; early Buddhist literature; early Buddhist philosophy
摘要
The Sagāthāvagga, the Book with Verses, and especially its third chapter, the Kosala-chapter (Kosala Saṃyutta), is presented here as a collection of early Buddhist wisdom literature. As the first book of the Pāli Saṃyutta-nikāya, the Book with Verses seems as an anomaly—the other four books contain some of the denser articulations of early Buddhist philosophy in the canon. Thus, scholars question whether the first book, which normally introduces verses with stories, is a real part of the collection. Scholars are also inclined to assume that the verses are the heart of the text and have shown less interest in the work’s compelling literary style. This article has three aims: First, it shows how the book, and most distinctly its third chapter, is a form of wisdom literature, with protagonist King Pasenadi of Kosala being comparable to wisdom-kings like King Solomon or Alexander the Great, and anticipating the classic Buddhist wisdom-king Aśoka. Second, it shows how this collection was designed for a performance by storytellers or preachers, suggesting that this is a feature of the Buddhist genre of prose that introduces verses. Third, it demonstrates the organic connection between the first book and the other books of the Saṃyutta.
目次
Abstract 1 Keywords 1 1. Early Buddhist Wisdom Literature: The Case of the “Book with Verses” (Sagāthāvagga) of the Saṃyutta nikāya 1 2. Early Buddhist Wisdom Literature in The Kosala Chapter 4 3. The Inspired Poet Vaṅgīsa 14 4. Encounters with the Dark Side in the Māra-saṃyutta 17 5. The Bhikkhunī-saṃyutta: Female Subjectivity and Its Encounters with the Dark Side 18 6. Conclusions 18 Funding 19 Institutional Review Board Statement 19 Informed Consent Statement 19 Data Availability Statement 19 Conflicts of Interest 19 Notes 19 References 23
