著者

三澤 祐嗣

出版者

東洋大学国際哲学研究センター

雑誌

国際哲学研究 = Journal of international philosophy (ISSN:21868581)

巻号頁・発行日

no.7, pp.189-200, 2018-03

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Lakṣmītantra is one of the major texts of the Pāñcarātra sect and is estimated to have been compiled and edited between the ninth and twelfth centuries. The major t hemes o f t he t ext i s t he p hilosophy and cosmogony that are unique to the Pāñcarātra sect, and the text has widely taken in various thoughts to produce eclectic thoughts.According to the creation theory of Lakṣmītantra, as i n the c ase o f o ther texts b y t he Pāñcarātra sect, divine creation is seen as the "pure creation" (śuddhasṛṣṭi) and the creation of the material world is the "non-pure creation" (śuddhetarasṛṣṭi). The metaphysical development of various principles, and mythic creation is explained in a complex and intertwined manner. In this theory, something called guṇa appears from time to time. The term, which means attributes or nature, particularly when i t i s r eferred to a s t hree kinds of guṇa as seen in the Samkhya school, is explained as something like constitutive elements which diversify the world as well as an attribute which governs the mind. On the other hand, in Lakṣmītantra, it appears in various places in the creation theory and has different meanings according to the phase in which it appears.The present article identifies and classifies guṇa-s that appear in the creation theory in Lakṣmītantra. Guṇa-s can be roughly divided into "mythic six guṇa-s" and "what is made up with three guṇa-s." The former is related to the "pure creation" and the latter the "non-pure creation." Although it appears irregular at first glance, the article has shown that each guṇa is relayed and merged in a complex manner.