By Guang Xing
ISBN-10: 041533344X
ISBN-13: 9780415333443
Guang Xing gives an research of 1 of the basic Mahayana Buddhist teachings, particularly the 3 our bodies of the Buddha (the trikaya Theory), that is thought of the root of Mahayana philosophy. He examines how and why the philosophical notion of 3 our bodies was once shaped, relatively the Sambhogakaya, that is the Buddha to be worshipped by way of all Mayahanists. Written in an available manner, this paintings is a phenomenal examine textual content for college kids and students of Mayahana Buddhism and somebody drawn to Buddhist philosophy.
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As evidence, the term ‘eighty minor marks’ is not found in the four Pali NikAyas. 59 The term appears more frequently in biographical sEtras of the Buddha as well as in the Mahayana sEtras and treatises. The first complete list of the eighty minor marks is found in two biographical sEtras of the Buddha. 61 The list of eighty items is also found in the Sanskrit version of the Lalitavistara. It is possible that the list was inserted at a later date into both the *VaipulyamahAvyEhasEtra and the Sanskrit version of the Lalitavistara, which had perhaps been revised by the Mahayanists since the title includes the word vaipulya.
56 Yinshun provides us with two pieces of textual evidence. ’58 The term ‘eighty minor marks’, therefore, was probably interpolated into the original version of the Ekottara by the transmitters according to the teaching of their own school after Buddhism had split into different schools. As evidence, the term ‘eighty minor marks’ is not found in the four Pali NikAyas. 59 The term appears more frequently in biographical sEtras of the Buddha as well as in the Mahayana sEtras and treatises. The first complete list of the eighty minor marks is found in two biographical sEtras of the Buddha.
With regard to the fifty thoughts, opinions were again divided among the Sarvastivadins. Some explained that there are five thoughts for each of the ten kuXalakarmas: (1) the thought not to kill; (2) the thought of exhortation; (3) the thought of praise; (4) the thought of enjoyment of other people’s good deeds; (5) the thought of one’s good deeds for bodhi. But others interpreted the five thoughts for each of the ten kuXalakarmas differently, as lower, medium, upper, superior and highest thoughts.
The Concept of the Buddha: Its Evolution from Early Buddhism to the Trikaya Theory (Routledgecurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism) by Guang Xing
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