A Study of Non-Canonical Buddhist Literature Based on Manuscripts Preserved in Wat Ratchasittharam etc.

• Project/Area Number: 21520055
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: UNEBE Toshiya 名古屋大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (10362211)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 貝葉写本 / 仏伝壁画 / パンニャーサ・ジャータカ / パタマサンボーディ / 蔵外仏典 / タイ仏教 / 仏教学 / Pannasajataka / サムット・コーイ / 仏伝絵画 / Pannasa jataka / タイ写本 / 仏頂尊勝陀羅尼経

Research Abstract

The followings are results of this project : P. li texts and their Japanese translation of some of j. taka tales based on palm leaf manuscripts of the Pann. saj. taka preserved in Wat Ratchasittharam(Bangkok Yai, Thailand); An article on bodhisatta's declarations of self-sacrice based on the textual studies of Pann. saj. taka ; A chapter of a book on illustrations of a folding paper manuscript from Kingdom of Siam, which is preserved in the Bodleian library, Oxford University. In this study, the illustrations are compared with mural paintings of Thai temples such as Wat Ratchasittharam and descriptions in a non-canonical P. li biography of the Buddha, Pa. hamasambodhi.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Toward an edition of the Pannasajataka : Problems and solutions (2009)
  • Author(s): Toshiya Unebe
  • Journal Title: Thai International Journal for Buddhist Studies 1 Pages: 44-63
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Not for the Bliss of a S. vaka or Paccekabuddha : The Motive behind Bodhisattas' Self-sacrifice in the Pann. sa-J. taka
  • Author(s): Toshiya UNEBE
  • Journal Title: Buddhist Studies Review Volume: (In Press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Two Popular Buddhist Images in Thailand
  • Author(s): Toshiya UNEBE
  • Journal Title: Buddhist Narrative in Asia and Beyond Volume: vol.2(In Press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Not for Bliss of S. vaka, Nor that of Paccekabuddha (2011)
  • Author(s): Toshiya UNEBE
  • Organizer: The XVIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies Dharma Drum Buddhist College
  • Place of Presentation: Jinshan Taipei City, Taiwan
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-21
• [Presentation] Not for Bliss of Savaka, Nor that of Paccekabuddha : The Motive For Bodhisattas' Self-sacrifice in the Pannasa-Jataka (2011)
  • Author(s): Toshiya UNEBE
  • Organizer: he XVIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies Dharma Drum Buddhist College
  • Place of Presentation: 法鼓山中華仏学研究所、台湾
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-21
• [Presentation] Two Popular Buddhist Images in Thailand (2010)
  • Author(s): Toshiya UNEBE
  • Organizer: The International Conference : Buddhist Narrative in Asia and Beyond, The Imperial Queen's Park Hotel
  • Place of Presentation: Bangkok, Thailand
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-10
• [Presentation] Two Popular Buddhist Images in Thailand (2010)
  • Author(s): Toshiya UNEBE
  • Organizer: International Conference : BUDDHIST NARRATIVE IN ASIA AND BEYOND
  • Place of Presentation: The Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-10
• [Book] タイ国ワット・ラジャシッダラム寺院他所蔵写本に基づく蔵外仏典の研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 畝部俊也
  • Total Pages: 143
• [Book] 越境する仏教写本:オックスフォード大学所蔵タイ装飾写本研究報告名古屋大学大学院文学研究科公開シンポジウム報告書『マンダラと論理のインド』(和田壽弘編) (2011)
  • Author(s): 畝部俊也
• [Book] Unfolding the Life of the Buddha : An Illustrated Manuscript from 18th Century Siam
  • Author(s): Naomi Appleton Sarah Shaw and Toshiya Unebe
  • Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing