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1990 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Functions of Language to Express the Truth in Buddhism

Research Project

Project/Area Number 63301003
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 印度哲学(含仏教学)
Research InstitutionFaculty of Letters, the University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

EJIMA Yasunori  Fac. of Let., Tokyo Univ., Prof., 文学部, 教授 (70115103)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SAITO Akira  Fac. of Hum., Mie Univ., Ass. Prof., 人文学部, 助教授 (80170489)
MIYAMOTO Kei'ichi  Fac. of Let., Kokugakuin Univ., Ass. Prof., 文学部, 助教授 (40190813)
KAWASAKI Shinjo  Fac. of Philosophy, Tsukuba Univ., Prof., 哲学思想学系, 教授 (00072538)
KATO Junsho  Fac. of Let., Nishogakusha Univ., Prof., 文学部, 教授 (40101638)
YOSHIDA Hiroaki  Fac. of Buddhist Studies, Taisho Univ., Prof., 仏教学部, 教授 (10054644)
Project Period (FY) 1988 – 1990
KeywordsIndian philosophy / Indian Buddhism / Chinese Buddhism / Buddhism in East Asia / language / truth
Research Abstract

The project has aimed to clarify the four points : (1) linguistic view in Indian philosophy, (2) relation of language and verbal expressions of the truth in Buddhism, (3) language in the history of Buddhism in Indian, China and Japan, and (4) general history of verbal expressions of the truth in Buddhist philosophy. Each of the investigators belongs to four groups (A-D) in accordance with his specialized field.
Out of the research results only some are picked up here as follows :
A. Linguistic view in Indian philosophy (Hara, Mayeda, Tsuchida, Miyamoto, Kamimura, Tanizawa) : Tsuchida studied on a mystical power of language which the Vedic brahmanas, especially medicant ones, presuppose. Miyamoto analyzed the meaning of a Sankskrit word "artha" in the Nyaya school. Kamimura surveyed the way of philosophical wording in Matraraja's drama Tapasavatsraja. Tanizawa wrote an article on relation of language to the truth in Paninian grammatical theory.
B. Verbal expressions of the truth in Indian Buddhism (Tanaka, Kato, Ejima, Saito, Yokoyama, Takasaki, Tsuda, Kawasaki) Ejima introduced Bhaviveka's theory on relation of significant and signifie. Saaito threw okght on the problem of theoretical connotations of the words "dharma", "dharmin", "dharmata" and "dharmadhatu" in Buddhist philosophy. Kato, who has so far studied on theory of language in Abhidharma literatures, made a special analysis of role of "yukti" and "agama". Yokoyama made up a text data base of the Yogacarabhumi in order to begin on comparison of the Sanskrit original with the Chinese or Tibetan versions.
C. Verbal expressions of the truth in Chinese Buddhism (Kimura, Tada) Kimura and Tada carried on their studies on relation of language to the truth in ROO<Zhiyan's>. Huayan philosophy and in Kumarajiva's Chinese translation of the Saddharmapundarika-sutra respectively.
D. Verbal expressions of the truth in Japanese Buddhism (Yoshida, Sueki) Sueki translated Hoho's Shinnyoron into modern Japanese with annotation.

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All Publications (23 results)

  • [Publications] 江島 惠教: "『倶舎論』サンスクリット・テキスト校訂について" 仏教文化 学術増刊号. 5. 1-10 (1989)

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  • [Publications] 江島 惠教: "Bhavavieka/Bhavya/Bhaviveka" 印度学仏教学研究. 38ー2. 846-838 (1989)

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  • [Publications] 宮元 啓一: "インド論理学派の言語論ーManikanaの和訳と註解" 国学院大学紀要. 27. 83-97 (1989)

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  • [Publications] 上村 勝彦: "クラシェ-カラ作『タパティ-・サンヴァラナ』" 東洋文化研究所紀要. 110. 1-152 (1989)

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  • [Publications] 谷沢 淳三: "意味の二要素ーBhartrhariとFrege" 比較思想研究. 17. 39-45 (1990)

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  • [Publications] 木村 清孝: "「如来林偈」の思想史的位相" 南都仏教. 61・62. 59-72 (1989)

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  • [Publications] Yasunori EJIMA (ed.) (江島 惠教): "Abhidharma Kos´a of Vasubandhu, Chapter I." 山喜房仏書林, 89 (1989)

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  • [Publications] Ejima, Y.: "Some remarks on linguistic view of Bhaviveka" Report of the research project. 1-17. (1991)

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  • [Publications] Kamimura, K.: "Loanwords in Sanskrit poems" Memoirs of the Institute of Oriental Culture, the Uni. of Tokyo. 108. 1-60. (1989)

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  • [Publications] Kato, J.: "On "anusaya"" Buddhist studies. 28. 1-32. (1990)

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  • [Publications] Kimura, K.: "Zhiyan's theory on the Buddha-ksetra" Report of the research project. 1991. 45-55.

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  • [Publications] Miyamoto, K: "Linguistic view of the Navya-nyaya school-annotated Japanese translation of the Manikana-" Memoirs of the Kokugakuin Univ.27. 83-97. (1989)

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  • [Publications] Saito, A: "Some notes on "dharma" and "dharmata"-theory on dharma in Buddhism-" Report of the research project. 18-34. (1991)

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  • [Publications] Tada, K.: "Tiantai's theory on Buddha" Journal of the Nippon Buddhist Research Association. 53. 185-201. (1988)

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  • [Publications] Takasaki, J: "Buddhism in Eastern Asia" The Lecture series on oriental philosophy. 12. 1-31. (1988)

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  • [Publications] Tanaka, K.: "System of Buddhist practices-sila, samadhi and prajna-," The Lecture series on oriental philosophy. 10. 4-25. (1989)

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  • [Publications] Tanizawa, J.: "Language and truth in Paninian grammtical school" Report of the research project. 35-44. (1991)

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  • [Publications] Yoshida, H.: "Chinese-English and English-Chinese indices to the Mahayanasraddhotpada" Studies on Buddhist culture. 5. 1-179. (1988)

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  • [Publications] Hara, M.: Shunjusha. A simile of "bubble", with reference to the Upadesasa 2.1.19, A commemoration volume dedicated to Prof. Sengaku Mayeda on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday, (1991)

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  • [Publications] Kawasaki, Sh.: Chikuma shobo. Tibentan book of death, tr. from Tibetan into Japanese, (1989)

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  • [Publications] Mayeda, S.: Iwanami shoten. Sankara's Upadesasahasri(a Japanese translation), (1988)

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  • [Publications] Sueki, F.: Sankibo Busshorin. Some problems on the Myogyoshinyoron Studies in the Tiantai doctrine-A commemoration volume dedicated to prof. Koryu Tada on the occasion of his seventieth birthday-, 279-303. (1990)

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  • [Publications] Tsuchida, R.: Shunjusha. Construction of the last chapter of Mahanarayana-upanisad, A commemoration volume dedicated to Prof. Sengaku Mayeda on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday, (1991)

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