2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on unstudied Tibetan manuscripts of the commentary on Madhyanta-vibhaga
| Project/Area Number |
25770018
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Chinese philosophy/Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
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| Research Institution | Otani University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | インド仏教 / 瑜伽行唯識学派 / 『中辺分別論』 / チベット語写本 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project has primarily focused on understanding the contents of the various manuscripts of commentaries on the Madhyanta-vibhaga by Tibetan authors that are held in Otani University’s library. The Madhyanta-vibhaga was contains the commentary of Vasubandhu. A Sanskrit version of Sthiramati’s commentary on Vasubandhu’s text is partially extant and currently serves as a major resource for research attempting to grasp the content of Yogacara thought.
However, since the a third of the right side of the extant manuscript is missing, it is necessary to use Tibetan translations to attempt to fill in the lost portion in light of the content of the extant text. Therefore, this research project focused on understanding the Tibetan manuscripts in the Otani collection that help in understanding the content of the Madhyanta-vibhaga. Through these investigations, the problem of the authorship of this text and various issues in the development of Yogacara thought became clear.
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| Free Research Field |
人文学
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