著者

山口 正晃

出版者

関西大学東西学術研究所

雑誌

関西大学東西学術研究所紀要 (ISSN:02878151)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.51, pp.233-259, 2018-04-01

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This paper aims to clarify part of the situation where so-called "Chinese Buddhism" is established, by analyzing the currency situation of "Fo-ming jing 仏名経". Chinese Buddhism was established mainly in the Chang'an 長安 Buddhist circle led by the Sui 隋 Tang 唐 Dynasty. At the time, the Buddhist church repeatedly created a catalog of sutras to arrange Chinese-translated Buddhist scriptures and tried to establish authority by creating a system called "Tripitaka 大蔵経". There are also many Buddhist scriptures that were culled out during the process, the influence of which is also strongly seen in the "Fo-ming jing 仏名経". Originally, in Dunhuang 敦煌, a unique Buddhist world spread and from the Sui 隋 to midway through the Tang 唐 period, the influence of the Chang'an 長安 Buddhist world was accepted, although limited. The Nara 奈良 dynasty in Japan was far more strongly influenced by the Chang'an 長安 Buddhist world than the Dunhuang 敦煌, but common elements with Dunhuang also emerge. It was found that one variety of "Fo-ming jing 仏名経" didn't spread in Chang'an 長安 Buddhist circle, but spread to both Dunhuang 敦煌 and Japan. From here, we can see how the Buddhist world in the private sector, which is closer to common people, has spread widely around the "orthodox" Buddhist world by the Chang'an 長安 Buddhist world.