Formation of Tibetan Buddhist Scholastic System with Special Reference to Tibet's Relation with Kashmir and Other Neighboring Countries

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23320011
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIMIZU Chizuko 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (10361297)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SAKUMA Hidenori 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (90225839) ; ONO Motoi 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (00272120) ; TAKEUCHI Tsuguhito 神戸市外国語大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (10171612) ; FUNAYAMA Toru 京都大学, 人文科学研究所, 教授 (70209154)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KYUMA Taiken 三重大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (60324498)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: チベット仏教 / カダム派 / インド後期仏教 / カシミール / 中央アジア / 仏典翻訳 / 僧院仏教 / 人文情報学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

From the end of the tenth century up to the twelfth century, Tibetans revived Buddhist tradition by reintroducing it through their neighboring countries such as the Northeast India, Nepal, Kashmir, and Central Asia. Under the influences of these neighbors, Tibetans built a new scholastic system in their own monasteries during this period, which has survived until today. The historical circumstances as well as the process of the formation of this Tibetan scholastic system have been investigated on the grounds of historical materials in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese. As a result, we have indicated several examples of the transmission of Mahayana Buddhist teachings to Tibet from these neighboring countries. In particular, handwritten Tibetan manuscripts which were newly discovered served to clarify the process of the translation and transmission of Madhyamaka thought by the cooperation of Indian masters of Kashmir with Tibetan translators.

Free Research Field

インド学　仏教学　チベット学