A Study of Buddhist Sanskrit Literature from Central Asia

中亚佛教梵文文学研究

基本信息

批准号：
08610024
负责人：
WATANABE Shogo
金额：
$ 1.34万
依托单位：
Toyo University
依托单位国家：
日本
项目类别：
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
财政年份：
1996
资助国家：
日本
起止时间：
1996 至 1998
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

A Study of Buddhist Sanskrit Litcrature from Central AsiaThe aim of the present study is to shed light on Buddhism In Central Asia, where many different civilizations have converged, on thc basis of written sources. Since, however, Central Asia has today become Islamized, It has been necessary to rely on literary remains from ancient times. It has accordingly been attempted to elucidate the distinctive features of Central Asian Buddhism by examining the Buddhist manuscripts, especially those In Sanskrit, that are being discovered at numerous Buddhist sites.This report begins with survey of the characteristics of Central Asian Buddhism and summarizes historical research focussing on the manuscripts discovered there, as well as describing the current state of research and future Issues. By this means it should be possible to gain an outside view of research on the complexities of Central Asian Buddhism.Next, from among the various manuscripts, a number of manuscripts of the Prajnaparamit … More a-sutra and other scriptures were selected to be examined in greater detail through comparison with Chinese. As result, It has been possible to point out in concrete terms some distinctive features of the religious thought of Central Buddhism, and by building up a body of such research, It should be possible to clarify the historical development of Central Asian Buddhism.The following conclusions were reached.(1) The Activities of Buddhism in Central AsiaCentral Asia did not serve simply as a transit point for the spread of Indian Buddhism to neighbouring regions, but produced many monks and functioned as a center of Sectarian (or Mainstream) Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism.(2) The Religious Thought That Developed in Central Asian BuddhismSome basic doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism, such as the idea that the Buddhist teachings will eventually cease to exist, as well as the scriptures forming the basis of these doctrines, actually evolved in Central Asia. At the same time, numerous scriptures of Indian provenance assumed new significance by being translated into languages used in Central Asia. Less

中亚佛教梵文文献研究本研究的目的是在书面资料的基础上阐明中亚的佛教，那里有许多不同的文明。因此，人们试图通过研究佛教手稿，特别是在众多佛教手稿中发现的梵文手稿来阐明中亚佛教的独特特征。本报告首先对中亚佛教的特征进行了调查，并以那里发现的手稿为中心总结了历史研究，并描述了研究的现状和未来的问题。通过这种方式，应该可以获得外界的看法。接下来，从众多的手稿中，挑选了一些《般若经》和其他经典的手稿，与汉文进行比较，进行更详细的考察。由此，可以具体指出中亚佛教宗教思想的一些鲜明特征，并通过建立这样的研究体系，理应可以厘清中亚佛教的历史发展。以下结论（一）中亚佛教活动中亚不仅是印度佛教向周边地区传播的中转站，而且产生了众多僧侣，并成为宗派（或主流）的中心。佛教与大乘佛教。（二）中亚佛教发展起来的宗教思想大乘佛教的一些基本教义，如佛教教义终将不复存在的思想，以及构成这些教义基础的经典，实际上与此同时，许多源自印度的经文被翻译成中亚使用的语言，从而具有了新的意义。