Essay name: Theravada Buddhist studies in Japan
Author:
Keiko Soda
Affiliation: University of Calcutta / Department of Pali
This essay studies the acceptance of Buddhism in Japanese culture and nature, in light of the concept of 鈥淚mpermanence鈥�. The history of Japanese Buddhism traces its origins from its introduction through Korea, evolving significantly over various periods.
Chapter 3 - Theravada and Mahayana (comparison and contrast)
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found.
Amida-ky艒 (Sukh膩vati-vy奴ha-s奴tra) was translated
by Chih-ch'ien where the teaching of the Wisdom Sutras
(Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩-s奴tras) and the name of Mah膩y膩na are not
There is another old sutra named Pratyutpanna-
sam膩dhi-s奴tra concerning the faith for Amitabha-buddha.
It is translated by Lokak峁ma. The translation of 3
Vols. is older than the translation of 1 Vol. Only
Amitabha-Buddha has been described in the translation
of 3 Vols.
鈽� Powerful Samadhi Sutra (Surangama-Sam膩dhi-S奴tra)
and Monjubosatsu (Ma帽ju艣r墨-bodhisattva). ]
The word s奴rang ama-sam膩dhi means the existence
of Bodhisattva who is the leader of the new Buddhist
movement. Ma帽ju艣ri-Bodhisattva is that symbol. Generally,
Ma帽ju艣r墨 is considered to be combined with the Wisdom
S奴tra (Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩-s奴tra), but in the earliest Wisdom
S奴tras (Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩-s奴tras), he was not mentioned.
Of the Surangama-Sam膩dhi-s奴tra, only the translation by
Kumarajiva (344-413) is left. But the translation by
Lokak峁ma is not available.
/ Diamond S奴tra (Vajra-P膩ramit膩 sutra).7
It is generally accepted that among the Wisdom
S奴tras (Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 s奴tras), various groups of Sutras
beginning from the Small Wisdom Sutra were written at
