2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The relationship between the Yogacarabhumi and abhidharma

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20529002
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	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	TAKAHASHI Koichi The University of Tokyo, 大学院・人文社会系研究科, 特任研究員 (70345239)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	ヨーガーチャーラ / アビダルマ / ヴァスバンドゥ
Research Abstract	This study found new examples of the relationship between Yogacara and Abhidharmika. The following example is considered to be especially significant. The Abhidharmakosabhasya, one of the most important works of the Abhidharma Buddhism, cited a sutra named Manusyakasutra as a proof of the Selflessness or nairatmya. A paragraph parallel to the sutra can be found in the Bodhisattvabhumi, one of the oldest texts of the Yogacara School. This fact provably indicates that the early Yogacara philosophers were influenced by the canonical texts preserved among the Abhidharma Buddhism.

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