Studies on descriptions of the cognitive mechanism in the Buddhist texts, with a structural comprehension of the texts from earliest times to Mahayana period.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25284014
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Chinese philosophy/Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
• Research Institution: Kansai Gaidai University
• Principal Investigator: Nakatani Hideaki 関西外国語大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (20140395)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 榎本 文雄 大阪大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (70151991) ; 室寺 義仁 滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (00190942) ; 宮崎 泉 京都大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (40314166) ; 加納 和雄 高野山大学, 文学部, 准教授 (00509523) ; 志賀 浄邦 京都産業大学, 文化学部, 准教授 (60440872) ; DEROCHE HENRI 京都大学, 学内共同利用施設等, 准教授 (90712076) ; 熊谷 誠慈 京都大学, 学内共同利用施設等, 准教授 (80614114) ; 山畑 倫志 北海道科学大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 講師 (00528234)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 認識機序 / dhamma / 潜在意識 / nibbana / papanca / rupa / 十二支縁起 / 五蘊

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this project, we have analysed the description of cognitive process found in the Kalahavivada-sutta of the Suttanipata (Sn 862-874) and identified the precise meaning of ito-nidana, rupa, nibbana, sanna, etc., in this oldest part of the Pali canon. We have also pointed out the correspondence of descriptive framework between the description of Kalahavivada and that of atman-brahman of Yajnavalkya on one hand, and that of Panca-kkhandha on the other hand. Based on this clarification, we have investigated the meaning of sanna in such texts as Abhidharmakosha, Samadhirajasutra, Mahaparinirvanasutra, Munimatalamkara, Ayaranga etc., and have proposed new interpretations.

Free Research Field

インド仏教学