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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The Buddhist Aspects as seen in the Avadanakalpalata

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 26370058
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Chinese philosophy/Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
Research InstitutionAichi Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

Hikita Hiromichi  愛知学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (00192287)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywordsアヴァダーナ / 仏教説話 / サンスクリット文学 / チベット仏教美術 / 仏教説話図
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to translate Bodhisattva-avadana-kalpalata from Sanskrit and Tibetan to Japanese with annotations, to investigate paintings based on the text, and to study some aspects of Buddhist practices in North India and Tibet. Among the 108 chapters of the text, from the 29th to the 38th chapters and the introductory remarks have been translated. The translations have been or will be published with identification of the stories and scenes in paintings based on the descriptions of the texts. Related to the text, some studies has also been published to investigate various aspects of Buddhist practices.

Free Research Field

印度学仏教学

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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