The splendid Vision : reading a Buddhist sutra
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書誌事項
The splendid Vision : reading a Buddhist sutra
Columbia University Press, c2012
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- : pbk
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Sarvatathāgatādhiṣṭhānasatvāvalokanabuddhakṣetrasandarśanavyūha
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注記
Based on a ms. "Sarvatathāgatādhiṣṭhānasatvāvalokanabuddhakṣetrasandarśanavyūha" discovered outside the village of Naupur, near the town of Gilgit
English translation from Tibetan and Sanskrit sources
Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-148) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Featuring the first-ever English translation of the "Splendid Vision Sutra," a sixth-century Indian Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its rich ritual magic and worship of bodhisattva-goddesses, this volume explicates the text's cultural significance as a source of extraordinary value, cosmic truth, and existential meaning. The ancient author of the "Splendid Vision Sutra" promises every imaginable reward to those who heed its words and rites, whether one's desire is to become king, enjoy heavenly pleasures for thousands of millennia, or attain the spiritual summit of advanced bodhisattvahood. Richard S. Cohen carefully analyzes this religious rhetoric, developing a heuristic model of "scripture" that extends beyond Buddhist literature. In his framework, a text becomes sacred scripture when a community accepts it as a receptacle of extraordinary value, an authoritative source of cosmic truth, and a guide for meaningful action.
While clarifying these points, Cohen untangles the discursive skein through which the "Splendid Vision Sutra" expresses its authority, inspires readers to accept that authority, and promises superior power and accomplishments to those who implement its teachings. Exploring ways of living and reading a text, Cohen draws on Marcel Duchamp's theory of found art, Jerzy Grotowski's idealization of the holy actor, and other formulations, identifying contingencies, uncertainties, and incompleteness in the lived present and its determination of our reception of the past. More than a mere introduction to an important work, The Splendid Vision opens a window into religious experience and practice in contemporary environments as well as in the world of the sutra.
目次
Preface Introduction to the TranslationTranslationInterpretive Essay Glossary Notes Works Cited Index
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