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Colophons of Sanskrit manuscripts originating in Eastern India

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K02045
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Chinese philosophy/Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
Research InstitutionInternational College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies

Principal Investigator

Hori Shin'ichiro  国際仏教学大学院大学, 国際仏教学研究所, 研究員 (60339778)

Research Collaborator Furui Ryosuke  東京大学, 東洋文化研究所, 准教授 (60511483)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywordsサンスクリット写本 / 写本識語 / 後期インド仏教史 / 東インド中世史 / 東インド写本 / インド暦 / 放射性炭素年代測定 / パーラ朝 / ヴァルマン朝 / 赤外線撮影
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The project focused on the study of colophons of Sanskrit manuscripts originating in Eastern India. In order to decipher the colophons as accurate as possible, I have conducted actual surveys of manuscripts housed in Japanese and foreign institutions. In the case of dated colophons, I have tried to determine the exact dates and to convert the Indian dates to the Common Era. I have also collected such data as places, monasteries, rulers, scribes, donors, owners, titles, etc. connected to the colophons. The publication of colophons confirming the activities of Mahayana Buddhists in Eastern India in the 15th century CE, together with their digitized images, constitutes an important contribution to the understanding of the Buddhist history. Moreover, a radiocarbon test has confirmed the copying date of a Sanskrit manuscript in a private collection whose colophon is dated.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

「インド仏教は13世紀初頭に滅亡した」という従来の通説を覆し、15世紀まで東インドで大乗仏教徒が活動していたことが、年代・日付、村落名・筆写者名・所有者名・肩書を明記する複数のサンスクリット写本識語によって明らかとなった。個人所蔵のサンスクリット写本について実施した放射性炭素年代測定は、作成年代の確定したサンスクリット写本を測定対象とした最初の事例となった。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 4 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] In the Wake of a Buddhist Monk in 15th-Century Eastern India: The Manuscripts of Sanskrit Grammatical Texts Originally Owned by Vanaratna2018

    • Author(s)
      Shin'ichiro Hori
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of the International Institute for Buddhist Studies

      Volume: 1 Pages: 45-60

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 古宇田亮修所蔵サンスクリット法学文献Gopala著Krtyakamadhenuヤシ葉写本の書写年代と放射性炭素年代2017

    • Author(s)
      堀 伸一郎・米田 穣・大森 貴之・古宇田 亮修
    • Journal Title

      第19回AMSシンポジウム・2016年度「樹木年輪」研究会共同開催シンポジウム報告集

      Volume: - Pages: 106-109

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Subordinate rulers under the Palas: Their diverse origins and shifting power relation with the king2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Journal Title

      The Indian Economic and Social History Review

      Volume: 54, 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 339-359

    • DOI

      10.1177/0019464617710745

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 古宇田亮修所蔵サンスクリット法学文献Gopala著Krtyakamadhenuヤシ葉写本の書写年代と放射性炭素年代2016

    • Author(s)
      堀 伸一郎・米田 穣・大森 貴之・古宇田 亮修
    • Journal Title

      第19回AMSシンポジウム・2016年度「樹木年輪」研究会共同開催シンポジウム 要旨集

      Volume: - Pages: 13-13

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Ajivikas, Manibhadra and Early History of Eastern Bengal: A New Copperplate Inscription of Vainyagupta and its Implications2016

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

      Volume: 26 Issue: 4 Pages: 657-681

    • DOI

      10.1017/s1356186315000437

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Bharat Kala Bhavan Copper Plate Inscription of Rajyapala, year 2: Re-edition and Reinterpretation2016

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Journal Title

      Puravritta: Journal of the Directorate of Archaeology & Museums

      Volume: 1 Pages: 41-56

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Rajibpur Copperplate Inscriptions of Gopala IV and Madanapala2015

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Journal Title

      Pratna Samiksha: A Journal of Archaeology, New Series

      Volume: 6 Pages: 39-61

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Changing Structure of Political Powers in South Asia: Bengal from the Fifth to the Thirteenth Century2018

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Organizer
      Lecture at Department of History, University of Delhi
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Buddhism in 15th-Century Eastern India: Sanskrit Manuscript Evidence and Tibetan Sources2017

    • Author(s)
      Shin'ichiro Hori
    • Organizer
      XVIIIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Changing Patterns of Agrarian Development in Early Medieval North Bengal: A Delineation from the Inscriptions2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Organizer
      An International Conference on ‘Early Medieval/Medieval’ in Bengal: Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Archaeology with special reference to Bangladesh
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Reading Copper Plate Inscriptions of Bengal: Forms, Formats and Contents2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Organizer
      Seminar held at Bangladesh National Museum
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Changing Structure of Political Powers in South Asia: Bengal from the Fifth to the Thirteenth Century2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Organizer
      Paris EFEO Seminar
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 古宇田亮修所蔵サンスクリット法学文献Gopala著Krtyakamadhenuヤシ葉写本の書写年代と放射性炭素年代2016

    • Author(s)
      堀 伸一郎・米田 穣・大森 貴之・古宇田 亮修
    • Organizer
      第19回AMSシンポジウム・2016年度「樹木年輪」研究会共同開催シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      国立歴史民俗博物館(千葉県佐倉市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 15 世紀東インド仏教徒の軌跡―Vanaratna旧蔵サンスクリット写本について―2016

    • Author(s)
      堀 伸一郎
    • Organizer
      日本印度学仏教学会第67回学術大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学(東京都文京区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Colophons of Sanskrit Manuscripts from Eastern India and Their Contribution to the Pala Chronology2015

    • Author(s)
      Shin'ichiro Hori
    • Organizer
      16th World Sanskrit Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      バンコク(タイ)
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-30
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] History of Bangladesh: Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (up to c. 1200 CE), Vol. 2: Society, Economy, Culture2018

    • Author(s)
      Abdul Momin Chowdhury and Ranabir Chakravarti (eds.)
    • Publisher
      Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 前近代南アジア社会におけるまとまりとつながり2017

    • Author(s)
      太田 信宏 編
    • Publisher
      東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] サンスクリット仏教写本所蔵機関リンク集

    • URL

      http://www.icabs.ac.jp/wp/iibs_html/links.html

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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