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Buddhism from India to China via Turfan: Investigation of Tocharian Buddhist Scholastic Texts based on the Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese and Tibetan Parallels

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K20021
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0102:Literature, linguistics, and related fields
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Pan Tao  京都大学, 文学研究科, 特定講師 (40961553)

Project Period (FY) 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
KeywordsTocharian / Buddhism / Linguistics / Sanskrit / Abhidharma
Outline of Research at the Start

This research investigates Tocharian scholastic texts (Abhidharma), Tocharian Buddhism and Buddhist terminology. The relevant Tocharian fragments will be re-edited and translated into English with detailed philological, buddhological and linguistic commentary.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The principal investigator (PI) has re-edited and translated Tocharian texts, specifying their parallel texts in Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese and other languages so as to decipher unclear Tocharian words based on the parallel texts or the original Sanskrit terms in the case of loan translation. Research on Tocharian Abhidharma and other Buddhist texts has been carried out. The relevant Tocharian texts are re-edited and translated into English with philological and buddhological commentary. Computer-assisted philological investigation and linguistic analysis of Tocharian lexemes are performed.
PI has published several papers on Tocharian lexicon and Buddhism, given talks on Tocharian in Germany, China and Japan. PI has attended conferences in Tokyo and discussed research problems with Japanese and foreign colleagues. PI has conducted field work and research in archaeological sites in Xinjiang China. International cooperation with colleagues in China and Europe is proceeding smoothly.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

By opening up new avenues for the investigation of Tocharian scholastic texts and translation strategy, this research will contribute to the understanding of scholastic affiliation of Tocharian Buddhism and influence of Tocharian language on the transmission of Buddhism from India to China.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 3 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Shanghai University/Peking University/Chinese Academy of Social Sciences(中国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich/Heidelberg University(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Vienna(オーストリア)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Sapienza University of Rome(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Comparative Study of the Tocharian Rama Story2024

    • Author(s)
      Pan Tao
    • Journal Title

      Forthcoming in a Festschrift

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Figura Etymologica, Etymological Compounds and Pali bakkula-2024

    • Author(s)
      Pan Tao
    • Journal Title

      Forthcoming in conference proceedings.

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Tocharian B ore (plural wrenta) and nominal reduplication in Tocharian and PIE2023

    • Author(s)
      Pan Tao
    • Journal Title

      Indogermanische Forschungen

      Volume: 128 Issue: 1 Pages: 305-320

    • DOI

      10.1515/if-2023-0012

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Investigation of Abhidharma Texts in Tocharian, Sanskrit and Chinese2023

    • Author(s)
      Mao Yufan; Pan Tao
    • Journal Title

      Final report of joint research project

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Study of Tocharian Abhidharma Texts2023

    • Author(s)
      Tao PAN
    • Journal Title

      East-West-Forum

      Volume: 1 Pages: 57-80

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Vyaghri-story in Xinjiang - A new textual version rediscovered in Tocharian2022

    • Author(s)
      Yu MENG, Tao PAN
    • Journal Title

      Historical and Philological Studies of China’s Western Regions

      Volume: 17 Pages: 22-42

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ille ego and Recognitional Use of Demonstratives2023

    • Author(s)
      Pan Tao
    • Organizer
      26th International Conference on Historical Linguistics
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Tocharian Sound Change and Tocharian A Nouns ending in -e2023

    • Author(s)
      Pan Tao
    • Organizer
      Arbeitstagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Recent Advances in Tocharian Studies2023

    • Author(s)
      Pan Tao
    • Organizer
      School of Philosophy, Fudan University, Shanghai China
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Recent Advances in Tocharian Studies2023

    • Author(s)
      Pan Tao
    • Organizer
      School of Chinese Classics, Renmin University of China, Peking China
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Tocharian Fachsprache in the Medical, Magical and Legal Context2023

    • Author(s)
      Tao PAN
    • Organizer
      Hethitische Festrituale (HFR) Colloquium
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] From India to China via Turfan Chin. 和尚 he shang ‘teacher, monk’ and Toch. A arkisosi2022

    • Author(s)
      Tao PAN
    • Organizer
      Der 34. Deutsche Orientalistentag
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Forgotten Life of the Buddha: The “Vajrapani-Buddhacarita” in its Tocharian B and Chinese Versions2022

    • Author(s)
      Diego LOUKOTA, Tao PAN
    • Organizer
      Der 34. Deutsche Orientalistentag
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] Published papers by PAN Tao

    • URL

      https://researchmap.jp/pantao

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Published papers by Tao PAN

    • URL

      https://researchmap.jp/pantao

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2022-09-01   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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