著者

鈴木 隆泰

出版者

山口県立大学

雑誌

山口県立大学大学院論集

巻号頁・発行日

vol.8, pp.a1-a15, 2007-03-22

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It has been generally accepted that Buddhism is the teachings of Buddha by which all sentient beings can become buddhas. This general understanding among the Buddhists led to the continual compilation of the Buddhist scriptures called sutras even after the Buddha Sakyamuni had entered into his perfect peacefulness (parinirvrta), and at length gave rise to Mahayana Buddhism, great teaching of Buddha that can convey all sentient beings from the world of suffering to the sphere of supreme enlightenment. This paper takes up several typical and famous examples from among Mahayana Sutra Literature and attempts to elucidate how the followers of Buddha have interpreted "the Buddha's real intention" in relation to the difference of time, place, and the people concerned.